I’m Against Separation Of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar Says

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and a Presidential candidate in the 2019 election said that Nigeria’s should be maintained.

Atiku urged governors across the federation to come up with solutions to resolve the current crises and not wait on President Buhari.

He said this in a statement on Sunday; “We have no choice, considering the alternative, which is a calamity that we would not wish to return to,” said Mr Atiku.

He explained that the major problem facing us today in Nigeria is that the entire citizenry are drifting, not just politically and economically, but also drifting part from each other.

“I have often said that the difference between us is not North and South, but between good and bad. Therefore, those who are good should come together to show those who are bad that we are in the overwhelming majority,” explained the former vice president.

“Governors representing some states have met,” Mr Atiku disclosed. “For too long, we have erroneously thought that the power to make effective changes lies at Aso Rock. But without the states, nobody can get to Aso Rock. That is why for anyone to emerge as President of Nigeria, he or she must secure enough votes in two-thirds of the states that make up the Nigerian federation.”

He further urged the governors, “Forget about your party. Forget about your tribe. Respect your religion and allow it to bring out the better part of you. Meet together. Talk together. Come up with the solutions to all our collective challenges.

“Go back to your states, and consult with your federal and state legislators, with a view to getting them to work with their colleagues to implement the solutions you came up with. That is how to save Nigeria.”

Reacting to the purported secession plan currently being fueled in some region, Atiku said, “That is why we cannot fail. That is why we cannot retreat into our regional enclaves. Too much is at stake. We are too centrally located to be dislocated. Together we must win forever.

“Where would my children, who have a parent from each leg of Nigeria, go? Where would your children, who have sunk roots far from their ancestral heritage, go?”