Buhari Insist On National Unity, Says Nothing Can Break NigeriaOresident of the P
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President of the federal republic of Nigeria |
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the essence of the unity of
Nigeria, urging those contemplating its break-up to have a rethink.
The President said this at a meeting with the Council of South-East Traditional Rulers at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.
In a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, the President warned that the
question of having another country out of Nigeria was misplaced.
“The question of having another country out of Nigeria is going to be very difficult.
“From 1914, we have more than 200 cultures living with one another.
God had endowed this country with natural resources and talented people.
“We should concentrate on these and be very productive,” he said.
Addressing specific issues raised by the traditional rulers, the
President assured that the South-East would also benefit from the new
railway architecture being put in place by his administration.
On their request for more representation for the South-East in his
government, Buhari said that he was “very conscious of the sensitivities
of the South East”, on account of which, he gave the region’s four out
of five states senior ranking ministers in the federal cabinet.
He appreciated the good work of the ministers from the region in the
federal government, saying that “they are doing very well for the
country”.
He appealed to the traditional rulers from the South East to persuade
their people to give his government a chance and to continue to serve
as beacons of culture and traditions of their people.
The president assured the delegation that kidnapping and cattle
rustling, which he described as “unfortunate” would be the government’s
next target “now that we have managed to calm down the North-East”.
In taking note of the profuse commendation for his administration’s
war against corruption and insecurity by the traditional rulers, Buhari
frowned at the endless nature of some ongoing trials, citing some of the
cases as going far back to the tenure of former president Olusegun
Obasanjo.
“We are asking the judiciary to clean itself. Nigerians are tired of waiting. They want some actions,” he said.
The president said he hoped that the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria
and Attorney-General of the Federation would come to “some form of
agreement by which specially designated courts will give accelerated
hearing to some corruption cases that are pending.
“We want Nigerians to know we are serious”.
Earlier in his address, the Chairman of the South East Council of
Traditional Rulers, Dr Eberechi Dick, had made requests for roads and
other projects, among other issues, even as he assured the President of
their support for his leadership and programmes.
NAN
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