The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has
condemned the ultimatum given by some Northern youths to the Igbos living in
the Northern part of Nigeria to leave, saying; “such reckless pronouncement
could only come from a group of irresponsible and jobless youths."
Special Assistant to the governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka said in a statement issued on Sunday, that the governor chided the Northern youths for making such pronouncement at a time Nigerians needed to join hands together for the development of the nation.
Governor Fayose, who also condemned the Northern elders who openly endorsed the action of the youths, appealed to the Igbo people of the Southeast to remain calm even in the face of provocation, noting that "Nigeria is greater than any set of people."
Special Assistant to the governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka said in a statement issued on Sunday, that the governor chided the Northern youths for making such pronouncement at a time Nigerians needed to join hands together for the development of the nation.
Governor Fayose, who also condemned the Northern elders who openly endorsed the action of the youths, appealed to the Igbo people of the Southeast to remain calm even in the face of provocation, noting that "Nigeria is greater than any set of people."
The governor, who
lamented that Nigeria was now more divided than ever before, said;
He chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) led
federal government on it’s inability to foster unity among Nigerians, citing
the handling of the Fulani herdsmen menace as a pointer to the federal
government's non-chalant attitude to serious national issues bordering on the
oneness of the country.
"I have said it
times without number that Nigeria is now more divided than ever in the last two
years.
"The APC led administration has allowed this country to fall apart. Have you ever seen a country where the president will openly categorize its citizens' access to government patronage into 97 percent of those who voted for him and five percent of those who didn't?
"The APC led administration has allowed this country to fall apart. Have you ever seen a country where the president will openly categorize its citizens' access to government patronage into 97 percent of those who voted for him and five percent of those who didn't?
"It is for
unguarded utterances and actions like these that our unity as a country is no
longer like before", Fayose submitted.
He advised the President and his
henchmen to live up to expectations and ensure a more united Nigeria in order
to avoid an embattled future for the unborn children.
Fayose said, "we must go back and chart a way forward. We must talk on how we want to live together. Nigeria is drifting and it is not in our interest."
Fayose said, "we must go back and chart a way forward. We must talk on how we want to live together. Nigeria is drifting and it is not in our interest."
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