Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has proposed that the Nigerian government engage with Zimbabwe to tackle its current inflation crisis.
The former military leader and two-time president spoke at a youth leadership symposium on March 4th as part of his 87th birthday celebration.
He said Nigeria had Zimbabwe to learn from, given Zimbabwe’s recent success in overcoming a similar challenge.
Obasanjo charged Nigerians to remain strong in the face of the current situation, adding that the tough must get going when the times are rough and tough.
He said: “When the time is rough and tough, the tough must get going problem is new and no problem will be permanent.
“Committing suicide is not the end of any problem, confront it and take it to God because he could do anything.
“When you have a problem, look at those who have had this problem before and how they overcame it.
“We have this problem of galloping inflation in the country now, but do we have a country with such problems recently? Yes, we do. Zimbabwe had this problem recently. Shouldn’t we ask them how they did it, even if our approach differs? Even if whatever we do will be different, we can ask questions to navigate our way out.”
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