Fmr. President authors children's book on peace

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September 24, 2015 6:01 AM

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, launched a children’s story book on peace to celebrate the the 2015 International Day of Peace.

The former head of state and President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said he decided to launch the story book entitled, “Peace Story for Children” to ensure the entrenchment of sustainable peace in the country, Punch reports.

Speaking at the launch of the 14-page booklet illustrated with various cartoons at an event held at the OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, attended by pupils from different secondary schools in the state, Obasanjo said that it had become imperative to sow the seeds of peace in the minds of children whose minds were more receptive to ideas.

Represented at the launch of the booklet by the Director of the OOPL Centre for Human Security, Prof. Peter Okebukola, the President noted that since the youths were the leaders of tomorrow, imbibing the essence of peace when young should be vigorously pursued.

Addressing the pupils from the various schools who also participated in a debate with the theme, “Whose Responsibility Is It to ensure peace? Is it the people or the government?”, Okebukola disclosed that Obasanjo called him overnight to tell Nigerian children to imbibe the culture of peace while still young.

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