The Presidency has reacted to the renewed calls by some
individuals and socio-ethnic groups to restructure Nigeria.
Buhari in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said his
administration will not succumb to threats and undue pressure over the matter.
This is coming days after Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General
Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG urged President
Muhammadu Buhari to restructure Nigeria to avoid the possibility of break up.
Some socio-cultural groups including Ohaneze Ndigbo and
Afenifere, as well as Niger Delta agitators and individuals have renewed the
call for restructuring of Nigeria.
Buhari dismissed the recurring threats as unpatriotic
outbursts, adding that the government would not take any decision against the
interest of 200 million Nigerians.
Part of the statement read: ”The Presidency responds to the
recurring threats to the corporate existence of the country with factions
giving specific timelines for the President to to do one thing or another or
else, in their language, “the nation will break up.”
”This is to warn that such unpatriotic outbursts are
unhelpful and unwarranted as this government will not succumb to threats and
take any decision out of pressure at a time when the nation’s full attention is
needed to deal with the security challenges facing it at a time of the Covid-19
health crisis.
”Repeat: this administration will not take any decision
against the interests of 200 million Nigerians, who are the President’s first
responsibility under the constitution, out of fear or threats especially in
this hour of health crisis.”
Buhari added that as an elected leader under this
constitution, he would continue to work with patriotic Nigerians in line with
the Parliamentary processes to finding solutions to issues affecting the growth
and wellbeing of the nation and its people.
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