Nigeria cannot afford another civil war, Gambari warns
Jun 11, 2017 6:28 AM From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin Former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, yesterday, warned that recent developments in the country were reminiscent of the events that led to the civil war in 1967. Gambari, who noted that hate speeches, ethnic and regional irredentism and intolerance were on the rise in the country, said these indicated the seeming unwillingness of Nigerians to live together in peace. Gambari warned that “this nonsense must stop. It must stop because Nigeria cannot afford it.” The former envoy, who is also the Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, spoke at the fifth
convocation of the eight-year-old institution. His words: “We can’t afford it because it is distractive. At a time when we seek to reposition our country for stronger national cohesion and economic resurgence, to play our destined role in Africa and the world, we do not need th...