Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo has said that Nigerians must do everything possible to stop the
agitation for Biafra led by Nnamdi Kanu.
He stressed that failure to do so
could lead to a repeat of the 1966 coup and the events that led to
unprecedented bloodshed in the country.
He said this at the International
Conference Centre, Abuja during the launch of the biography of late Brigadier
Zakariya Maimalari on Tuesday.
According to Obasanjo, the top
most lessons for Nigerians to learn from unfolding events in the country are
that the nation has had enough of tragedies.
“What lesson can we learn? The lesson we can learn is that we have had enough tragedies in this country.
“So far, since 1999, it seems that we have got it right. Let us hope that we continue to get it right and learn that Nigeria has had enough of bloodshed, enough of sacrifices by those victims, that Nigeria deserves peace, unity and progress,” Obasanjo asserted.
The two-time Head of State also
gave reasons for some of the decision taken by his government in his second
coming as civilian president in 1999
He said he decided to retire
Maimalari’s son who was the then Military Administrator of Jigawa State for
certain reasons.
Obasanjo said: “I have no apology but I have explanation. It’s because it’s necessary to stop this sort of things that took the life of your father prematurely, that we had to take the decision that all those who have tasted power, that they should never have tasted, of political office that we should ease them out of the Army so that we can have an Army that is free from political aberration.”Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Must there be a civil war? We're not in 1966 for God's sake. Referendum is what's needed. You might all be deceiving yourselves.
ReplyDeleteNo mind the idiots. They continued to reason like savages. OBJ should know that in 10yra time both him and his other 1966 will be HISTORY. MUMUs!
DeleteMost of u are mumu First Class, how many people have lost their lifes I. Dis ur yeye agitation and u are saying there won't be blood shed. Little wonder because an average biafran act before thinking. I know for sure that u people are confuse. Mumu set if people
DeleteThere musnt be blood shed. Gradually pple will see reasons. The suffering ing in Nigeria is too much. So much cheating, no one has conscience again. Pple are living like animals. Whereby u take the money for others and enrich yourself while they remain in abject poverty. Its not a good thing. Am not proud of this country cos everyday its fucking up. Am sure Biafra has dictated some of these issues and will not live by it
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ReplyDeleted man has spoken d factory of fact. let ekwaramadu, d senators, reps in d south east also speak out, except if dy r in support of KANU.
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