Apparently disturbed 'General' Muhammadu Buhari has warned Biafrans calling for the restoration of the Republic of Biafra and Niger Delta militants to reflect on the impact of the 1967-70 Biafran-Nigerian War.
Confronted with the realities on the ground, which has clearly demonstrated the resolve of Biafrans to abandon Nigeria, Buhari took the matter to his allah. He spoke at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday night at the breaking of Ramadan fast for members of the Federal Executive Council,
"Ramadan provides leaders the opportunity to be more conscious of their responsibilities to the citizens.
"It strengthens our resolve to build our country to make it stronger and to make sure that the incoming generations are sufficiently motivated to be patriotic. It's no news that we are the biggest country in Africa, we're the economy engine of Africa, which are true by the way. But, we must always be patriotic in our dealings with others.
"This month of prayers and service to God, let's keep on these prayers all the times, believing that God in His infinite mercy will listen to our prayers, give us peace, security and better the economy once more so that we can quickly rebuild and even do more for the country.
Confronted with the realities on the ground, which has clearly demonstrated the resolve of Biafrans to abandon Nigeria, Buhari took the matter to his allah. He spoke at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday night at the breaking of Ramadan fast for members of the Federal Executive Council,
According to Daily Trust, Buhari asked Biafrans and the militants to reflect "very seriously" on the war of 1967-1970 "where about two million Nigerians lost their lives."
He said: "And at that time, as young military officers, you hardly heard of anything about petroleum or whatever money you got from it. Look at what Gen. Gowon said `To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done’ and every soldier whether he has been to school or not knew what the general meant.
"But we were quarrelling with our brothers, we were not fighting an enemy and then somebody is saying that once again, he wants Biafra. I think this is because he was not born when there was Biafra. We have to reflect on the historical antecedents to appreciate what is before us now and what we intend to leave for our children and our grand children."
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"But we were quarrelling with our brothers, we were not fighting an enemy and then somebody is saying that once again, he wants Biafra. I think this is because he was not born when there was Biafra. We have to reflect on the historical antecedents to appreciate what is before us now and what we intend to leave for our children and our grand children."
Buhari also said that "Leading the people is not a joke. It means accepting responsibilities for good or wrong.
"We need a lot of prayers. Certainly, with the nation’s economy going down. We haven’t developed the agriculture, we're still trying to talk on those who'll come and develop the solid mineral for us," he said.
"Ramadan provides leaders the opportunity to be more conscious of their responsibilities to the citizens.
"It strengthens our resolve to build our country to make it stronger and to make sure that the incoming generations are sufficiently motivated to be patriotic. It's no news that we are the biggest country in Africa, we're the economy engine of Africa, which are true by the way. But, we must always be patriotic in our dealings with others.
"This month of prayers and service to God, let's keep on these prayers all the times, believing that God in His infinite mercy will listen to our prayers, give us peace, security and better the economy once more so that we can quickly rebuild and even do more for the country.
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