Former Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, has urged those wishing Nigeria’s division to perish the thought, and that they shouldn’t allow politics to ruin Nigeria’s sense of unity and sovereignty, predicting that the country would continue to remain a united nation.
Buratai spoke in Kuta, Osun State on Sunday at the 60th birthday celebration of Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude, an event attended by dignitaries that include; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo, ex-Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola among others.
He noted that the experience of civil war has taught Nigerians that agitation to divide the country would always fail.
He said, “Those agitating that the country should disintegrate must be ready to carve out their own part and move it to the ocean.”
“There are many Hausas here, there are many Yoruba and Igbo in the north. So, we should not allow politics to becloud our sense of unity and sovereignty.”
“Anybody that says that he wants to leave Nigeria is a dreamer because we had bitter experience during the civil war. So it is not something that we will joke with,” Buratai added
However, he encourages Nigerians to embrace peace and focus on development.
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