₦airaland Forum

CheapSunglass:
Acting President gives an overall view, so far, of his ongoing consultations over ethnic agitations and exchanges between groups in the North and South-East at Iftar dinner he hosted earlier tonight at the Presidential Villa with Northern Traditional Rulers.


The way that we see things developing around our nation today (obviously as you said, even within families, you have disputes, you have controversies) is worrisome. All of us have however agreed that our nation must remain one. When we spoke yesterday with traditional rulers from the South-East; despite the issues that were raised here and there. I think that there is clarity as to that one thing, that our country ought to remain, must remain a united country.

FULL REMARKS BY THE ACTING PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON AT IFTAR WITH TRADITIONAL RULERS FROM THE NORTH AT THE OLD STATE HOUSE BANQUET HALL, ABUJA ON JUNE 19, 2017.

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Let me first say how honoured I am by the visit of all of your royal highnesses today for this Iftar. And just as you-(Sultan of Sokoto) said, it involved a bit of movement back and forth; the Sultan just arrived this morning from a trip abroad and he is still able to make it here.

So, I am really grateful for your consenting to come to join us at this Iftar but also to wait till tomorrow despite the plans that you may have made.

Our nation requires the kind of maturity, the kind of leadership that you have displayed and I want to thank you for that leadership and for that maturity.

It is heartwarming to know that we have leaders especially traditional leaders, who are prepared to make sacrifices, who are prepared to make concessions and compromises for the good of our nation and I want to thank you for that great leadership.

In particular, I want to thank the Sultan for always being there, for always being ready to offer advice and in many times to offer an alternative view to what might appear to be the popular view and I am extremely grateful to you for all of that support.

The way that we see things developing around our nation today (obviously as you said, even within families, you have disputes, you have controversies) is worrisome.

All of us have however agreed that our nation must remain one. When we spoke yesterday with traditional rulers from the South-East; despite the issues that were raised here and there. I think that there is clarity as to that one thing, that our country ought to remain, must remain a united country.

Just as I said to them yesterday, a lot of blood has been shed on account of the unity of our country and our faithfulness even to the lives of those who have made the supreme sacrifice to this country, demands that we do everything on our part to keep this country together.

And in any event, the greatest nations in the world are those nations who have the size as well as the human resources in particular to make the best of that size, and I think our nation has that and the mere fact that we have such a large nation and so well-endowed, in terms of human resources.

I think that we are in the best position not only to be truly great but to ensure that all of our people benefit from the greatness of our country.

So, I want to thank you again for your kindness and for doing us this honour of attending this Iftar and for sharing the love of the season.

I pray that the almighty God will bless you and keep your kingdoms safe and also extend your own lives so that you will rule your kingdoms in good health

Thank you.


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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/agree-nation-remain-one-osinbajo/

Why is it that most of s-called SANs in Nigeria come across as dunces. There was one so-called constitutional expert does not know the meaning of few sentences in the so-called Niger-Area constitution. When did Nigerians agree to remain one as deduced by this Yari,ba? Was it after the Nigeria-Biafra civil war which has not actually ended? If Nigerians agreed to remain one, why do Nigerians have quota system and the so-called federal character? This bloody joke is on Osinbajoker.

yes ooooooooooooo

Please who is we?

Nigeria as its presently skewed to serve the intetest of fulani alone cannot stand. I would alwsys prefer Nigerians stay together, but not as slaves to serve the internal fulani colonialism. We are all equal citizens or they should rule themselves as others rule themselves.

ZorGBUooeh:
Dis short he goat don come again..What does he mean by we agreed to remain one..You ad who agreed to remain one?Namdi Kanu we know not some ceremonial traditional leaders. Fake pastor.

WOW really dude

9jakohai:
Well, I am not a Yoruba Muslim, and I just expressed my opinion....did not insult you, just expressed my opinion.

Sorry if I cannot be like you....but Planet Earth does not work that way.

God bless.

What's insultive about being a Yoruba Muslim? explain how I insulted you, Mr.

rainylad:
..Why are you calling IPOB?..do you yorubas have seperatists groups that IPOB can align with??..better respect yourself and stick with your arewa brethens.

I'm a South Southerner

I ain't gonna blame him, he just spoke from his position, not from thought... That's acceptable.

"We agreed to be One"...I don't think that is expressedly stated in our constitution...

If that seems to be though, thesaid "We're have choose to disintegrate, say no TO forceful Union Jack.

sorry1:
What's insultive about being a Yoruba Muslim? explain how I insulted you, Mr.

Good evening to you too.

deedeedee1:
This osinbajo just dey vex me. Let there be referendum in the constitution. Nigeria is too diverse not to have one. We cant be denying the truth when it is staring us right in our face. We dont like ourselves. This is the truth.
And to think this man is a pastor. With his lies. If you are a pastor dont join politics.
There is nothing like "one nigeria". If we are one, we wont need to say it.
I have never heard of "one yoruba" before. This is because we are one and we dont need to say it

As far as am consigned President Osinbanjo made no point for the first time. He only sang praises to sultan and confrères.
Call spade a spade Brr. Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo.
Tell the northern elders and leaders to change their mindset and tribalistic nature for the future of the nation Nigeria. Making them to believe that one Nigeria is existing is an error to the unity on this nation. Thankyou.

emi14:
As far as am consigned President Osinbanjo made no point for the first time. He only sang praises to sultan and confrères.
Call spade a spade Brr. Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo.
Tell the northern elders and leaders to change their mindset and tribalistic nature for the future of the nation Nigeria. Making them to believe that one Nigeria is existing is an error to the unity on this nation. Thankyou.

I dont understand that man again. It is like he is worshipping the sultan. The man is behaving like a slave

deedeedee1:
I dont understand that man again. It is like he is worshipping the sultan. The man is behaving like a slave

He us indeed a slave. In clear observation he has no point neither opinion. He is a representative of caucus .

intruxive:
See all these baby factory children o, hating someone your entire tribe cannot equal.
I dont blame u, they failed massively in u ppls upbringing in that south east

Shut up! you product of a promiscus dirty youruba woman.