Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that it is possible for Nigeria to conquer ethnic and religious prejudices as they are crucial issues in building a unified nation. Osinbajo said this on Monday at the maiden “Policy Making and Good Governance Lecture Series” of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Jos, Plateau State. The title of the lecture was: “Creating a homeland for all: Nation-building in a diverse democracy.”
April 19, 2023
“Social integration is one of the highest ideals of Nigeria’s Constitution which guarantees citizens the right to traverse the length and breadth of this country without hindrance. The Constitution affirms the right of all Nigerians to not be discriminated against on the basis of their identity,” he stated.
“As humanity seeks to build a more durable, just and sustainable civilisation, our natural prejudices and allied irredentist urges have to be disciplined and sublimated in a mutuality rooted in our shared humanity.”
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