Nigeria: Separate Politics From Religion, Kufuor, Atiku, Mark Tell Politicians

20 February 2013

Lagos — Former President of Ghana, Mr. John Kufuor, and other eminent leaders yesterday, called for urgent steps to separate religion from politics to stem the current security challenges in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general.

Speaking at the 10th Anniversary lecture of Sun Newspapers in Abuja, Mr. Kuffor lamented that religious conflicts devastated many countries of the continent had become a cog in the wheel of the development of such nations, including Nigeria.

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