Nigeria, April 29 -- "Those advocating that Nigeria should be balkanised should learn from how China took advantage of its size, population and manpower to become a leading civilised and industrialised country in the world," Mr Babalola said.

The founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola on Monday called on those seeking the dissolution of the country to learn from China on how diversity could be used for economic prosperity.

Mr Babalola made the appeal at the 1st Inter-Continental Universities Conference, hosted by the ABUAD in collaboration with China-Africa Discourse Studies (CECADS), at the University campus in Ado Ekiti.

Speaking at the conference with the theme, 'Building Bridges for Advancing the SD...