Nigeria moving towards disintegration, Abdulsalami warns
A former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has warned that the country may disintegrate if Nigerians do not remain calm and united in the face of recent challenges.
While expressing dismay over the recent attacks in parts of the country, Abdulsalami called on governors to take full responsibility for managing the divergent voices and frustration in their states that could fuel disunity, anarchy and disintegration.
“As if the continued insurgency in the country, the kidnapping and armed robbery is not cup full, the recent happenings in some parts of the country of ethnic attacks are unfortunate and adding to the problems”, he stated.
Abdulsalami, who is the Chairman of the National Peace Committee said on Sunday at his Minna home that there was the need for all Nigerians to come together to overcome the current challenges being faced.
Thousands of our people are homeless and refugees across the length and breath of our own country. We know the difficulties that our farmers have faced in the last few years and that harvesting will be a serious challenge this year. Therefore, let us all rally together in these hard times, make the required sacrifices and remain vigilant by standing by one another”.
“It is true that we are all in a state of fear and collective anxiety. However, the last thing we need is for the enemy to sense a lack of unity on our part or break in our ranks”.
He urged the new service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police to rise up to the urgent demands of the moment, saying, “You need to rally your troops and design the best strategy for ending tis tragic war that has continued to consume and destroy the foundation of our dear country”.
Meanwhile, the Afenifere Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba, has condemned the recent breakdown of law and order which led to loss of lives and properties, as well as a loss of trust and sense of community among the hitherto peaceful residents of Shasha.
The acting National Leader of the group, Senator Olabiyi Durojaye, described the incident as one major security breech too many, observing that no patriotic Nigerian could feel comfortable in the face of the ominous signs that had unfortunately been allowed to persist unabated nationwide for too long.
In a statement by the National Secretary of the group, Mr Bayo Aina, the elder statesman observed that the time had come for all those who sincerely love Nigeria and desired its continued peaceful existence as a corporate body, particularly those constitutionally mandated to maintain peace and order, to put heads together quickly and find a just, equitable and lasting solution to the recurring breaches of peace and security nationwide.
