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…backs calls for restructuring
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has reinstated his believe and support for the unity of the country despite its cultural and ethnical diversity.
The former Nigerian leader noted that staging a breakup won’t save Nigeria from its present challenges until the citizens change their mentality.
Obasanjo spoke at an event on Thursday in Lagos.
Obasanjo said if he had a magic wand, “I would make one wish that God should change our mentality; I believe that is the problem of this country.”
He advised Nigerians not to be deceived by those calling for war, noting that they had not witnessed one before.
The former President went on to state that his wish was for the country to remain as one.
“Anybody who thinks Nigeria is going to be breaking up is wrong”, he said.
He, however, stressed that the recent clamours for restructuring were legitimate.
“We need to do more about the equity of this country. We need to see ourselves as our brother’s keepers. We need to share our natural God-given resources together,” he said.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, had earlier issued a statement that the former Nigeria leader will die if he dares stops him and other agitators from achieving Biafra.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that IPOB had also alleged that the former president was planning to assassinate its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.