A group of Southern elder
statesmen, on Tuesday, stated that no region will gain meaningfully from
disintegration of Nigeria.
The elders, led by the country’s
former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade and
former Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Prof.
Anya o. Anya, spoke in Lagos.
They met under the aegis of
YIIEGBA, an inter-ethnic coalition established to ensure unity, progress and
good governance in the country.
“We believe that staying together and working together is the only viable way to go.“There is no alternative to one Nigeria. As elders, we shall do everything necessary to keep the nation as one.“We are facing current challenges with the wisdom of the past for a better future”, Kolade said.
Kolade warned that those who
witnessed the civil war must not keep silent now that some groups seemed to be
clamouring for violence against the state.
He appealed against hate speeches
and other acts capable of disintegrating the nation, saying the price for peace
are always cheaper than that of war.
Anya, who is co-chairman of the
coalition, advocated that the nation must restructure to avoid the looming
conflagrations.
He assured that the coalition
will continue to push for a new Nigeria “with equity, fairness and progress”.
Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo
Adebanjo, in his remarks, advised those beating the war to calm, saying
non-violence approach remains the most viable way to resolve nagging problems
in the country.
Others in attendance at the
meeting were Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife; Senator Ebenzer Ikenyina; Gen. Ike
Nwachukwu (retd); Navy Capt. Alison Maduekwe (retd); Sen. Oladipo Olaitan and
Amb. Uche Okeke.
Others are Elder Nathaniel Okoro,
Capt. Prekeme Porbeni (retd); Shyggle Wigwe and Yinka Odumakin, among others.
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Please dont misled Nigerians,Disintegration will favor every region in Nigeria. Bad Leaders in old school style and thinking
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