Obasanjo charges incoming government to end ethnic division caused by elections 

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has charged the incoming administration to  work towards facilitating national moral rearmament and reconciliation. 

Obasanjo said this was necessary, following the divisiveness occasioned by the just concluded general elections.

This he said had the potential to bring about healing and to assuage Nigerian youths who were angered by the shortcomings of the elections.

He stated this while delivering his speech at a Conference in Abuja, organised by Nextier and the Ibadan School of Governance and Public Policy themed, “From Elections to Governance and Performance”.

He also used the medium to charge the incoming government to think outside the box in order to rescue the nation, in terms of its plunging economy and huge national debt burden, adding that there must also be the political will and action, as well as administrative efforts, to reform the public service, and turn it into a capability-ready unit.

Obasanjo noted that in light of the challenges facing the country, he was now “too old to keep quiet”, stating that he would continue to voice concerns for the benefit of the nation.