Former
Nigeria leader Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Kano dismissed calls by those
advocating the division of the country.
Obasanjo,
who was speaking when he visited Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the
Government House to commiserate with the people of Kano over the death of
Maitama Sule, urged those of a division mindset to purge their minds of such
notions.
He described
Nigeria as a land of prosperity where the citizens must continue to learn from
each other, live in peace and be each other’s keeper.
The former
president encouraged all Nigerians to look forward towards a future as a united
country flowing with milk and honey.
Obasanjo,
who affirmed that Nigeria is a country where everyone is a stakeholder, said
the thought of a divisible Nigeria should disappear from the minds of those
leading such a campaign.
Obasanjo,
who extolled the virtues of Danmasanin, said Nigerians need to learn from his
experience, wisdom and what he believed and preached, which he said would
continue to pass to the next generation.
He described
the late Maitama Sule as a patriotic Nigerian whose shoes would be difficult to
fill, stating that the likes of the former diplomat and elder statesman are
rare, and that of those still alive, very few are of his quality.
He
identified such honest and exceptional statesmen who are revered like the late
Maitama Sule to include former President Shehu Shagari, Sule Gaya and Richard
Akinjide.
He further
stated that the death of Danmasanin was a loss to all Nigerians, and that
everyone should be condoled over the loss, but urged all Nigerians to emulate
the late statesman by rendering the type of services Nigeria benefited from
him.
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