Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo attended Bishop Kukah’s book presentation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday, IGBERETV reports.
Sharing photos from the event, Peter Obi wrote on his Twitter handle;
“Yesterday, I honoured the invitation to presentation of Most Rev. Bishop Mathhew Hassan Kukah’s new book: “Witness to Reconciliation – My Personal Journey Towards Reconciliation,” in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
“Among the eclectic special guests were President Olusegun Obasanjo, retired Justice Kumai Akaahs of the Supreme Court, and so many others. Gov. Nyesom Wike was the Host. I ended up not speaking at the event due to a protocol mix up, which required me to speak after President
“Obasanjo had spoken, which I naturally declined. However, my compelling reason for attending the event was in part to acknowledge and further underline the overwhelming imperative of reconciliation processes in our country, Nigeria, today.
“As I have always stressed, what is happening in the South-South, and indeed all over Nigeria, requires adequate attention and reconciliation in order to engender sustainable peace and progress.
“The environment blight which Ogoni people have experienced and the unfulfilled promises, which by extension pertains to the larger South-South and indeed to the entire nation, continue to be a source of deep-seated mistrust, agitations, civil unrest and tribal division;
“all of which require urgent attention and reconciliation.
I thank Bishop Kukah for the painstaking efforts of putting together his experiences in this literary piece. I also urge the government to do more in the area of reconciliation, pacific settlement of disputes and promotion of national unity and development. -PO”
Yesterday, I honoured the invitation to presentation of Most Rev. Bishop Mathhew Hassan Kukah's new book: "Witness to Reconciliation – My Personal Journey Towards Reconciliation," in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. pic.twitter.com/56eC9p61Cv
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) May 27, 2023
