A former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday asked Nigerians to take responsibility for elusive peace in the country and stop blaming God.
Obasanjo disclosed this at the 2018 Christmas Carol Service of Six Lessons of the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King (CCKG) of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta in Ogun state.
He said the importance of peace now is very important in view of the growing insecurity in the country.
The former President, however, raised hope of countrymen ahead of 2019, saying, “it will indeed be a year of blessings for all and sundry in the country.”
Obasanjo, who expressed delight on the service, said the current situation in the country was not encouraging.
“The situation is getting worrisome by the day. I was in Kaduna and I thought that the story would be different. The people there said insecurity, kidnapping and killings are happening.
“If peace eludes us, it is not an act of God, but, our making. That is why I am happy that our Bishop in his sermon also talked about peace. This is the appropriate time to talk about peace, this is the season of peace,” he said.
On 2019, Obasanjo assured that, “it will be a year of blessings for each one, and particularly for Nigeria. When people come to me and say they are giving up on the country, I tell them, no!; that next year is year of blessings for all.
“With right statements, right actions, people will be trooping back into the country. We had it before; there is no reason not to have it again.”
A statement made available to our correspondent by Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said the Carol service witnessed special rendition from various choir groups, among others.
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