President Buhari trekked long distance for Nigeria to be one- Adesina

Special Assistant to the President on media, Femi Adesina, has explained how President Muhammadu Buhari trekked from South-east to Cameroon border to keep Nigeria one,

He warned that the President would not sit idle for some people to dismember the country.

Adesina made this disclosure in Abuja on Friday, when the Black Apple Media Group, a production outfit devoted to making movies and documentaries towards the promotion of unity and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria.

He said ”All those who are trying to cause a commotion, cause disunity, cause dismemberment, I think they just struggle in vain, it will not happen. Nigeria will be together.

President Muhammadu Buhari had always been committed to the unity of the country

”I want to thank you for coming and for this initiative and you can count on us for support.

”Anything that will promote our nationhood, that will promote our unity, is something that we should all support and encourage,” he said.

According to Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari had always been committed to the unity of the country.

Ha said “By age 20, he joined the army, by 25, he was already at the civil war fighting for the unity of this country.

”Mr President himself has always said it that for the three years that the war lasted, he was there throughout, he didn’t go for any break, he didn’t ask for any pass, he was at the war front.”

Adesina narrated how the president trekked from the South-East to a place called Gakem near the Cameroon border, “all these to keep Nigeria one. Do you think somebody like that will sit idle and let some people try to dismember the country?”

The President’s spokesperson said while some of the patriots are still alive, those who fought the civil war, wouldn’t sit back idle and watch the country disintegrate.

“Our anthem says the labour of our heroes’ past can never be in vain. Those were the ones who have fought to keep Nigeria together.”

He reminisced that during his school days, there was no division.

“When we were in school, it used to be Ife – Modakeke Students Union. They merged together, they had one group together, there was no difference, so when that war came, it was strange to us.

“We used to be one, that is how Nigeria was originally, and we didn’t know any different. You are from here, you are from there, we were all together, all the ethnic groups in the country, there was no difference.