Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said “many enemies” pushing for Nigeria’s disintegration will fail.
In a statement by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo was quoted to have said staying together as a nation “is cheaper than the cost of dividing Nigeria.”
He reportedly said this at the launch of a book titled: “My Life and Times”, the memoir of Sunday Mbang”.
The launch held at the Admiralty Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
The book was in honour of Prelate Sunday Mbang, former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria.
Obasanjo said the “many enemies” who don’t want to see the country’s continued co-existence would fail.
The former President eulogized Mbang for his steadfastness, “which had kept their relationship intact over the years”
He also described him as a lover of Nigeria.
“We are here to honour somebody we should honour, and learn from him (Mbang), to show that we genuinely love and appreciate him for the service he has rendered to the Christian community in this country and world over. And to assure him that whatever happens, we will continue to work for unity, peace, security and progress of this country.
“I know that these are things that are dear to his heart. We want to assure you that Nigeria will continue to exist because the cost for Nigeria not to continue to exist is much more than the cost for us to make Nigeria to continue to exist.
“There are many people high and low – who can be described as enemies of Nigeria but they will not win over those who are friends of Nigeria,” Obasanjo said.
The celebrant recalled how he became friends with Obasanjo and since then “we have become brothers, but of different mothers.”
Also at the event, the Akwa Ibom State Governor and Chairman of the occasion, Udom Emmanuel.
He commended the former President and the celebrant for staying together over the years, assuring that they would remain his fathers.
