Osinbajo stated this at a town hall meeting to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war organised by Ken Nnamani Leadership and Development Center in conjunction with the National War Museum in Umuahia, Abia State yesterday.He said that the anniversary serves as a way of remembering the war and would offer Nigerians the opportunity to take necessary steps to prevent its reoccurrence. The Vice President added that the greatest tribute to those who died in the war was to ensure that setbacks do not induce hopelessness in the country, stressing that there was always hope for a better future. “We must admit that the war was a collective failure of all Nigerians and all segments of the country and that those setbacks must not induce hopelessness as a nation.“The cost of resolving our differences peacefully is far less than doing so through war. Responding, Nnamani said the 50th anniversary of the end of the civil war was in every respect, a significant milestone in the life of the nation and an occasion for reflection. “For those of us who witnessed and participated in the war, there is no gainsaying the fact that the conflict was a costly catastrophe that has left its ugly marks on generations of Nigerians,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 04:30 UTC