Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has lambasted
those seeking to secede.
”A lot of those who say we are better divided as a nation,
don’t understand that the greatness of this country lies first in its diversity
and then in the size of the country,”,Osinbajo said on Tuesday.
Speaking to a delegation of the northern socio-political
group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) who visited him in his office at the
State House, Abuja, Osinbajo condemned those who see nothing good in the unity
of Nigeria.
He averred that with the diversity and huge size of the country, “it is better to be a part of a great thing than to be one tiny part of something that is not necessarily great.”
He averred that with the diversity and huge size of the country, “it is better to be a part of a great thing than to be one tiny part of something that is not necessarily great.”
“So, I think that we must not allow those who advance
personal causes to defeat the very strong objectives of bringing this country
together as a nation and forging ahead”, he submitted.
Osinbajo told the delegation, made up of eminent
personalities from the northern part of the country, that President Muhammadu
Buhari is one leader who possesses the willingness and passion “to ensure this
country is a united country.”
Osinbajo added that the President has shown that, “this
country has men who are determined to remain honest, straight forward and are
able to speak their minds without deceit.”
Before being presented with publications of ACF by the
Deputy Chairman and leader of the delegation, Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande, the
Vice President expressed support for the proposed security summit being
organized by the Forum.
He also underscored the importance of the security summit at
this time in the nation’s history, saying, “it’s a very important thing, the
security of this country is a very important thing”.
Earlier, after an address read by the Vice Chairman of the
Forum, Senator Abubakar Girei, the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, former
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie, lauded the Federal Government
under the leadership of President Buhari for its achievements, especially in
degrading insurgency in the North East.
He informed Osinbajo that the Forum was organizing a
security summit that will bring all stakeholders together to articulate
strategies that will address the menace of insecurity and proffer practical
solutions towards ensuring sustainable peace and development in the country.
By Wale Odunsi
