Practice what you preach, Man of God tells Obasanjo

THE Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has applauded former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on his recent comment on the Nigerian civil war.
Okogie in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos urged Obasanjo to match his words with action.

He said that for such a call to be meaningful, there was also the need for the country’s leaders to forgive one another and work together for the peaceful co-existence of the country.

Obasanjo, at a reception in his honour by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South West Zone, urged Nigerians to put behind them the harrowing experience of the Nigerian civil war and work for the unity of the country.

“I want to congratulate former President Olusegun Obasanjo for telling Nigerians to forget about the ills of the civil war. It is a patriotic comment. But it should go beyond that.

“How I wish that the former president and all our leaders can put the words into action.