{"id":24898,"date":"2014-03-31T17:29:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=24898"},"modified":"2014-03-31T17:29:53","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T16:29:53","slug":"an-eye-for-an-eye-will-make-nigeria-go-blind-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/an-eye-for-an-eye-will-make-nigeria-go-blind-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"An eye for an eye will make Nigeria go blind &#8211; Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1396263667237_22234\">Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the olive branch extended to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and urged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness in the interest of national unity.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1396263667237_22255\"><\/div>\n<div>In a statement issued by his media office in Abuja yesterday, Atiku said \u2018\u2019forgiveness is divinely inspired and is an oil that lubricates the wheels of continued human interactions and engagements.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1396263667237_22231\">The former Vice President commended Obasanjo, his &#8220;former boss for taking this bold and Godly step in the interest of the nation and humanity.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1396263667237_22230\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1396263667237_22229\">According to Atiku, the process of national healing and reconciliation should advance to a new level and extend to other citizens of our great nation, who may have had grievances against one another.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He urged politicians to learn from the words of Mahatma Ghandi that an eye for an eye will make our nation go blind.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;<\/span>When I made a similar effort few years ago, it was on the conviction that it would not be beneficial to me before Allah, if I went to the grave with bitterness. 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