Former President, Olusegun
Obasanjo has dismissed calls by those advocating the division of the country
through the creation of a sovereign Biafra State.
He appealed to those advocating
for the division of the country to purge their minds of such notions.
Obasanjo made the call in Kano
yesterday when he visited Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the Government
House to commiserate with the people of Kano over the death of Maitama Sule.
He described Nigeria as a land of
prosperity where the citizens must continue to learn from each other, live in
peace and be each other’s keeper.
The former President said: ‘”I encourage all Nigerians to look forward towards a future as a united country flowing with milk and honey.
“Nigeria is a country where everyone is a stakeholder, the thought of a divisible Nigeria should disappear from the minds of those leading such a campaign.
“Nigerians need to learn from Maitama Sule’s experience, wisdom and what he believed and preached.”
Obasanjo, who extolled the
virtues of Maitama Sule, described the late Danmasanin Kano as a patriotic
Nigerian whose shoes would be difficult to fill.
He stated that the likes of the
former diplomat and elder statesman are rare, and that of those still alive,
very few are of his quality.
He identified such honest and
exceptional statesmen who are revered like the late Maitama Sule to include
former President Shehu Shagari, Sule Gaya and Richard Akinjide.
He further stated that the death
of Maitama Sule was a loss to all Nigerians, and that everyone should be
condoled over the loss.
The two-time Head of State urged
all Nigerians to emulate the late statesman by rendering the type of services
Nigeria benefited from him.
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