Founder and Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) Are Afe Babalola has said Nigeria needs genuine patriots and not ethnic champions or religious warriors to actualize its greatness.
Babalola said this in Lagos during the public presentation of a book in honor of Nigerian columnists and their contributions to nation-building.
The book is THE PATRIOTS: Conversations with Nigerian Columnists and Public Intellectuals on Dividends of Democracy, Governance, Leadership, and Nation-Building, authored by award-winning journalist and writer, O’Femi Kolawole.
