– President Buhari tasks traditional rulers on the unity
of Nigeria
– Explains the reason for current hardship in the
country
– Wants uprightness and straightforwardness in
dealings of community leaders
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are
still canvassing for a country of their own.
President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the issue
of Nigeria breaking into different parts following series
of unrest across the country.
Speaking in Katsina on Monday, May 9 when during his
visit to the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumuni Kabiru
Usman, President Buhari urged traditional rulers to fight
against the unrest and champion the cause for peaceful
and harmonious co-existence among the diverse socio-
political groups in the Nigeria.
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According to him, the call became very important due to
some activities of several groups preaching hatred,
disunity and divisive tendencies among the populace for
selfish gains.
The president has now called on all Nigerians to ignore
such individuals or groups calling for the country’s
break-up, narrating that over two million people died
during the last civil war in Nigeria.
While expressing concerns over the current economic
hardship in the country, President Buhari urged
traditional rulers to educate their subjects on why they
have to be patient, he also implored community leaders
across the country to introduce monthly or quarterly
meeting with their community members where they will
address issues relating to their welfare.
Attacks by Fulani herdsmen have killed hundreds in
Nigeria recently.
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Such meetings, the Daura native noted, would provide
solutions to some challenges facing the people instead
of the long wait for government intervention.
According to Vanguard reports, President Buhari tasked
leaders with the responsibility of being honest and
straightforward in their dealings with the people so that
the younger ones in the society can be well brought up.
The president also spoke on the present economic
situation of the country, stating that the dwindling oil
revenue occasioned by the unstable global oil price is
one of the key reasons for the anomalies and has asked
Nigerians to diversify their means of livelihood by
engaging in agricultural activities to alleviate their
sufferings.
And Niger Delta militants have also resumed their
attacks.
Meanwhile, the Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) has
declared that President Buhari “is not God” , whom the
“boys in the creek” would be afraid of. .
The group recalled that as at the time they surrendered
their weapons during the reign of ex-president Goodluck
Jonathan, they made it clear to the world that bombing
of pipelines was not over.
NDLF asked the president to sack Paul Boroh,
coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme, if
he wants to be in control of the “current oil war”.
Monday, 9 May 2016
President Buhari warns against break-up of Nigeria
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