Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti
(ABUAD), says he is organising a national conference to prevent the country
from disintegrating.
He said contrary to the assertion of the presidency, the
summit will not “throw the country into turmoil”.
The presidency had alleged that there’s a plot to overthrow
President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that “disruptive elements are now recruiting
the leadership of some ethnic groups and politicians round the country, with
the intention of convening some sort of conference, where a vote of no
confidence would be passed on the president”.
Reacting on Friday, Babalola said the goal of the conference
is to find ways out of the current national challenges.
He made the comment in a goodwill message at the
foundation-laying ceremony of the ‘NBA House’ in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti
state.
Babalola said he has been a friend of governments and that
his views and counsel have always been respected in the past.
He said the conference is a direct response to a request by
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who had blamed the elite for keeping quiet as the
country faces a series of challenges.
Babalola said: ”All I am doing, in my own case, is to
prevent the country from disintegration and drifting into anarchy so that it
can remain an indivisible entity, and not to throw the country into turmoil as
being suggested.
”I am here to spend my own money and time to help government
return decorum to our dear nation. There must not be anarchy or civil war.”
Babalola had said he will donate N50 million to the
conference themed ‘Summit of Hope’.
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