Obasanjo speaks on threatening to break up Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Thursday dismissed claims that he would fight to divide Nigeria.
He made the remark in response to statement
credited to him that if President Muhammadu Buhari rigs the upcoming
presidential election, he would divide Nigeria.
Obasanjo said he is a “strong believer in the
non-divisibility” of Nigeria because he fought for the unity of Nigeria and
“spit part of my blood in the war front.”
A statement signed by Obasanjo’s media aide,
Kehinde Akinyemi, explained that the former President, while speaking at a book
launch in Abuja, said he could understand “the frustration and feeling of
despondency by Nigerians who watch seemingly, helplessly as Nigeria is being
destructively and divisively administered.”
The statement reads: “I read a couple of days
ago in the social media a statement ascribed to me that if Buhari rigs the
election, I will fight to divide Nigeria. Those who know me will know that such
a statement will never come from me.
“Melancholic despondency is no option for us
at any time. I believe Nigerians will fight back not to divide the country but
rather to unite it in democracy and good governance and God, the Creator of
Nigeria, will be on the side of such valiant Nigerians to get us out as He has
got us out in the past.
“I fought for the unity of Nigeria and I spit
part of my blood in the war front. I am a strong believer in non-divisibility
of Nigeria, as Nigeria divided diminishes each of us who proudly call ourselves
Nigerians.”
He said he was optimistic “and full of hope
for a continued democratic Nigeria which will surely be attended with good
governance leading to a great, happy, equitable, united, prosperous, secure and
wholesome nation.”
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