AUN honours AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, with honorary doctorate as 475 graduate
speak to you today as a Nigerian. As I have quite often said, I will live as a Nigerian, die as a Nigerian, and on the resurrection morning I will ask God for permission to rise as a Nigerian, with the green-white-green flag in my hand!” Mr Adesina said.
“Nigeria is blessed with incredibly rich diversity: of people, of cultures, of religions, of mineral resources, oil, and gas, an amazingly rich biodiversity, that should make us the envy of the world. We are blessed with abundantly diverse agro-ecologies, that should also make us a land of bountiful harvests with capacity to feed Africa.
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“We are a religious nation, so we should understand that God loves diversity. The diversity of rich and brilliant colours that we see in our forests, oceans, seas, and in flora and fauna, reflect the beauty of the Creator.
“Therefore, our diversity is not our problem. Diversity is our strength.
“But when mismanaged, diversity becomes divergence. Rather than unite, we become splintered, with each entity believing that, somehow, it is better without the other.”
While urging Nigerians to learn from the Singaporean example, Mr Adesina urged Africa’s most populous nation to manage its diversity well for the collective good of its people.
The AfDB President added, “The
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