President Muhammadu Buhari has told those contemplating Nigeria’s break up to desist from such thoughts as he said the country’s unity is not negotiable.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Thursday, 1st December, the President spoke at a meeting he had with the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“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,” the president said.
Addressing specific issues raised in the address by the traditional rulers, the President gave the assurance that the South-East will 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, the President 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.
Buhari used the occasion to appreciate the good work of the ministers from the region in the Federal Government, saying that they are doing very well for the country.