As
a soldier, you fought during the civil war on the side of the Nigerian
Army, with the war slogan, ‘To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be
done.’ Do you still believe in that slogan, especially now that some
Nigerians have advanced reasons why the country should split into
independent states?
Yes, I still strongly believe in that
slogan, I believe that Nigeria should remain one country. There are a
lot of gains that come with diversity.
But those calling for a split argue that it’s been woes all the way.
What is happening now is that the
diversity is being mismanaged; diversity is being misconstrued to mean
that you don’t have to work but you can eat, especially as there is only
one source of income. So, you don’t have to do anything as long as
every month, people gather at the centre to share money.
But my belief is that even if we remain
one and we continue this process of sharing money, we cannot be a great
country; we need to go beyond that and work. Every segment of the
country must be doing something and contributing to the economy.
It is because of this sharing-money
mentality that people are asking for so many states. If states have to
depend on what they gather, you will see that there will be less demand
for the creation of states.
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