Secession: Former President Obasanjo Rules Out Yoruba Nation, IPOB, Gives Reason
- Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, seems not to be pleased with recent calls for secession by groups in Nigeria
- The elder statesman explained why Nigerians should dismiss secession calls and support a united nation
- The federal government has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Yoruba Nation agitators of fueling crisis in the nation
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Victoria Island, Lagos state - Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has spoken against the agitation for secession, arguing that Nigeria has more to gain by being united.
TVC reported that the Obasanjo made the statement on Friday, August 27, at a book launch held at the Admiralty Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos state.
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The elder statesman pointed out that the cost of staying together as a nation is cheaper than the cost of dividing Nigeria.
He expressed the confidence that Nigeria will continue to exist despite calls by some people for the breakup of the country, according to The Punch.
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Obasanjo said:
…’’We want to assure you that Nigeria will continue to exist because the cost for Nigeria not to continue to exist is much more than the cost for us to make Nigeria to continue to exist.
“There are many people –high and low – who can be described as enemies of Nigeria but they will not win over those who are friends of Nigeria.”
Secessionist groups like the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Yoruba Nation agitators have been calling for a breakaway country.
Governor Uzodimma says IPOB has no power over Imo people
Meanwhile, the idea that the IPOB sit-at-home order will work in Imo state has been rubbished by Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Uzodimma made this known when he spoke with State House correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, The Nation Newspaper reports.
He said only a constituted authority can give order such an order and the people would obey, The Cable added.
Governor Sanwo-Olu’s aide alleges that IPOB has threatened to kill him
In another news, Joe Igbokwe, the special adviser on drainage and water resources to the Lagos state governor, has claimed that the proscribed group, IPOB, has threatened to kill him.
The politician made the claim in an open letter addressed to the inspector general of police and southeast governors via his official Facebook page.
He said the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the paramilitary arm of IPOB has banned him from visiting the southeast region of the country.
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