Obasanjo warned that Nigeria should not go way of the Cote d ‘Ivoire after that country’s last presidential election.

“I said it. This is what they had in Cote d’ Ivoire that led them to a very serious problem; not issue of religion, not issue of tribe, not issue of section but issues of unity of this country. The hate campaign that we have embarked upon now, I hope this will be the last time in the history of this country that we will have this type of campaign of hatred or division.

“I think the emphasis should be on what unite us, not what divide us.”

The former president urged the women to always play their role well when things do not work well for the citizens.

“When things are going wrong, if women don’t act, things will continue to go wrong because you have ability to act. The men who invariably make things to go wrong are your fathers, your husbands, your sons, you sons-in-law, and with your husbands. You can have pillow talk, but when things are going wrong and you do not talk or act, you will also be the greatest victim at the end of the day because it will have effect on your children and would have a direct effect on you, and will have the effect on all of us,” he noted.

Obasanjo said Nigeria should not just be the largest country in Africa but should serve as role model to other nations.

“It shouldn’t be – we are the largest country in Africa, we should be a model, setting examples, we shouldn’t be drawing Africa backward. I hope we will not. I hope at the end of this exercise, we would be where we should be, leading Africa and showing examples for the rest of Africa and indeed the rest of the world,” Obasanjo stated.

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