Ethnic Diversity Can Be Source of Africa’s Greatness — Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Africans to harness the continent’s diversity and differences for greatness.

Jonathan, who made the call on Friday in Abuja at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s policy dialogue, said that if diversity is well harnessed, it would be a source of greatness.

NAN quoted him as saying: “As president and out of office, I have been involved in managing conflicts in many African countries,”

“In the course of such missions, I had observed that one of the major sources of problems is the inability to manage diversities.

“In Africa, we need to harness our diversities and differences and translate them to strength for a more peaceful and prosperous future.

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“Our diversity is often misconstrued to be the source of our challenges, but I feel, if properly harnessed, it will be the source of our greatness.

“One good way to make progress in this regard is to strengthen government institutions to improve integration, equity, and social inclusion in our various nations.”