The Presidency says as the nation commentates 50 years of the end of the nation’s tragic civil war, it remember the victims of the conflict and honour those on both sides that lost their lives.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, noted that their tragedy shall be neither forgotten nor repeated.
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The statement maintained that war serves as a potent warning on the dangers of aggressive regionalism, ethnic baiting, and political corruption noting that Nigerians must forge common memory that can serve as a bridge to a future free from the ravages of sectarianism.
The statement added that Nigerians should move forward together and live in peace rather than repeat its mistakes, preaching inflammatory rhetoric meant only to divide.
