Senate President Ahmad Lawan has accused the elites of being behind calls for Nigeria’s breakup.
According to the lawmaker, ordinary citizens do not share the same view as the elites as they believe that the country should remain as one contrary to calls for secession.
Senator Lawan, who stated this while addressing journalists on Saturday, in his hometown in Yobe State, said the ordinary citizens believe that the country should remain as one contrary to calls for secession.
“I believe that majority of Nigerians believe that they should stay together – and I mean the ordinary Nigerians,” Lawan said in his hometown in Yobe state.
“These are people who believe in the unity of this country. But the elites is where the problem is.
“The elites will tell you, no, we have to secede. I believe that we should be fair to the multitude of Nigerians – those ordinary people of Nigeria.”
The senate president added the masses also desire to be led properly — and “we must give them a fair leadership.”
He said grievances of those calling for secession should always be addressed but added a caveat: “That is not likely to be the most popular position of the people from any part of the country.
“So, I believe that unity of this country is non-negotiable,” he said.
