The separatists agitating for the independent state of Biafra in the South-east of Nigeria have been told by President Buhari to forget the thought, adding that the indivisibility of the country under his watch is inviolate.

Buhari who spoke yesterday from his resident in Daura, Katsina State home while receiving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the town, told them that in spite of the failure of leadership that engendered feelings of alienation, particularly in the South-eastern flank of the country, Nigeria was still big enough for all its people to live happily together.

He advised NYSC members from the South-east serving in Daura to tell their colleagues agitating for Biafra to forget it.

He also urge the country’s youths to make Nigeria great again through the pursuit of knowledge, patriotism and commitment to values that promote national unity. Saying that those asking for Biafra should forget about it, that Nigeria is big enough for all and it resources abound.

This agitations are mostly carried out by young people in the South-east, for a separate state of Biafra. Made up of two groups — The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

According to a statement released by the president Senior Special Assistant on Media, Malam Shehu Garba, reads; separation was not the answer to their grievances, telling them that the nation had passed that route before with dire consequences.
“As a military commander, I walked from Degema, a border town between the North and the East, to the border between Cameroun and Nigeria. I walked on my feet for most of the 30 months that we fought the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, in which at least 2 million Nigerians were killed,” he relived the experience to the about 100 corps members that came to visit him.

He said: “We were made by our leaders to go and fight Biafra not because of money or oil, because oil was not critical factor then, but because of one Nigeria.
“So if leaderships at various levels failed, it was not the fault of the rest of Nigerians who have no quarrel with one another.

“So please tell your colleagues that we must be together to build this country. It is big enough for us and potentially big enough in terms of resources.

“Those who work hard will earn a respectable living. I have seen this country, I fought for this country and I will continue to work for the unity of this country.” the president said.

Buhari urged the corps members to remain focused in life, pursue their dreams and reject those fanning the embers of discord and disintegration of Nigeria.

The president specially recognised corps members from the Niger Delta and South-eastern states serving in Daura and praised the vision of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), in setting up the scheme in 1973.
He said the scheme had promoted national unity and cohesion creditably by exposing young people to the uniqueness and cultural diversity of Nigeria.

“I asked for those from the other extreme of Nigeria because I very much appreciate the NYSC scheme and whenever I see General Gowon, I always thank him for that,’’ he added.

The Corps Liaison Officer in Daura, Mr. Egbewumi Adebolu, thanked the president for the honour of receiving them and making their stay in Daura memorable.
He added that the youths strongly believed in the programme of the president to reduce unemployment and create jobs for more Nigerians.

Adebolu thanked the president for his personal gifts of cows, bags of rice and cash to corps members in the community for Salah celebration.

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