Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has spoken up on where the greatness of the nation truly lies.
Yemi Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo said that the
greatness of a nation lies in its diversity and then in the size of the
country, The Nation reports.
Osinbajo said this while Speaking to a delegation of the northern
socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) who visited
him in his office today at the State House, Abuja, Vice President
Osinbajo condemned those who see nothing good in the unity of this
country.
“A lot of those who say we are better divided as a nation,
don’t understand that the greatness of this country lies first in its
diversity and then in the size of the country”, he said.
He averred that with the diversity and huge size of the country, “it is better to be a part of a great thing than to be one tiny part of something that is not necessarily great.”
“So, I think that we must not allow those who advance personal
causes to defeat the very strong objectives of bringing this country
together as a nation and forging ahead”, he submitted.
He told the delegation made up of eminent personalities from the
northern part of the country, that President Muhammadu Buhari is one
leader who possesses the willingness and passion “to ensure this country is a united country”.
He added that the President has shown that “this country has men who are determined to remain honest, straight forward and are able to speak their minds without deceit.”
Before being presented with publications of ACF by the Deputy
Chairman and leader of the delegation, Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande, the
Vice President expressed support for the proposed security summit being
organized by the Forum. He also underscored the importance of the
security summit at this time in the nation’s history, saying “it’s a very important thing, the security of this country is a very important thing”.
Earlier, in an address read by the Vice Chairman of the Forum,
Senator Abubakar Girei, the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, former
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie, lauded the Federal
Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari for its
achievements especially in degrading insurgency in the North East.
He informed the Vice President that the Forum is organizing a
security summit that will bring all stakeholders together to articulate
strategies that will address the menace of insecurity and proffer
practical solutions towards ensuring sustainable peace and development
in the country.