Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has again
declared that the unity of the country is not negotiable.
He declared this
on Sunday in his official residence at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja
where he received a delegation of the Federal Capital Territory Muslim
community on sallah homage.
Noting that
ethnicity does not matter, Osinbajo emphasised that national unity is crucial
to enabling the government to take care of the governed.
The acting
president reassured that the present administration would do everything
possible to sustain the nation's unity.
“Your ethnicity
doesn’t matter, and that is why for us, unity is so important that we must work
together to make sure that our country is able to take care of the millions
people we govern. God expects us to take care of the poor and those suffering
to ensure that we use government resources only in such a way that will the
good of the majority of our people.
“Our unity is not
negotiable. We should make sure that we remain united in order to enjoy the
resources God has blessed Nigeria with. So many nations envy what we have as a
nation," Osinbajo said.
According to him,
apart from bringing love and integrity as well as guaranteeing enjoyment of
national endowments, unity will also
earn Nigeria respect in the global community.
Osinbajo prayed
for President Muhammadu Buhari’s quick recovery and safe return from his
medical trip in the United Kingdom.
The acting
president expressed optimism that President Buhari would complete his tenure in
good health.
“We are praying
everyday, and we know that the Lord, God Almighty, who! we serve, will bring
our president back in good health, and that he will serve this nation with the
same determination and the same spirit of oneness; the same spirit that he has
always served this nation from when he was a young man.
"He
(President Buhari) will serve this nation and complete the period of his
service in good health, in good shape and our country will be the better for
it,” the acting president said.
Earlier, the
Minister of the Federal capital Territory, Mohammed Musa Bello, who led the
delegation, commended the security agencies as well as religious and
traditional rulers for their role in sustaining the peace in the FCT.
The acting Chief
Imam of the National Mosque, Mohammad Kabir Adamu and the chairman of the
Christian Association of Nigeria, FCT Chapter, Reverend Samson Jonah, prayed
for Buhari's quick recovery.
The clergymen, in
their goodwill messages, also commended Osinbajo for piloting the affairs of
the countty well in Buhari's absence.
The event was
attended by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen, some members
of the Federal Executive Council, the acting chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Director-General of the
Department of State State Security Malam Lawal Daura, the Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Malam Garba Shehu, among
others
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