One time Military President and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to resolutely oppose the “selfish” people desperate to divide the country along ethnic and religious lines.
In a statement released via his page on social networking site, Facebook, Buhari expressed his determination never to give in to the manipulations of people who would rather not see Nigerian united by common issues and challenges,
“As Nigerians, we must work together and support one another because the challenges we face are similar: rampant corruption, incompetent leadership, and the threat of insecurity”, he said.
“We therefore share common goals, hopes and aspirations for a new Nigeria that is free, secure and prosperous. As a result, we also share a common enemy; the predatory class of vested interests who want to sustain the status quo and perpetuate their monumental misrule”.
This, he explained, is the reason why an artificial North-South, Christian-Muslim divide have been created while chanting jingoistic slogans in the hope that Nigerians would goose-step in formation, ready to tear one another apart while they busy themselves with plundering the country’s commonwealth and betraying the collective destiny of its people.
“It is therefore left to us to decide whether we will allow them perfect this betrayal by acting as mercenary-collaborators in the destruction of our country, or organising collectively to rescue our fatherland from their murderous grip,” Buhari admonished.
“Do not be deceived, dear friends; there is only one Nigeria, and one single struggle, which is to reclaim the destiny of this country and shape it to suit our present realities and future aspirations. And on this, there is no quitting, no giving up and no surrendering! Keep up the hope, Nigeria shall be great again!”
