Acting
President Yemi Osinbajo has delivered a dispassionate call for the nation to
stay united, amid renewed agitation for a breakup and the creation of an
independent state of Biafra.
Mr. Osinbajo said Nigerian s should think more
of what unites them than what separates them.
“No country is perfect; around the world we
have seen and continue to see expressions of intra-national discontent,” the
acting president said. “The truth is that many, if not most nations of the
world are made up of different peoples and cultures and beliefs and religions,
who find themselves thrown together by circumstance.”
Mr. Osinbajo made the statement Thursday in
Abuja at the colloquim on “Biafra: 50 years after’’ organized by the Yar’ Adua
Foundation at the Shehu Musa Yar’ adua Centre, Abuja, where he spoke to a cross
section of political leaders which include former President Olusegun Obasanjo,
John Nwodo, leader of Ohaneze, the Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization and
Ahmed Joda amongst other dignitaries that graced the occasion.
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