Those waiting for Nigeria to break up will be sorely disappointed - Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that those waiting for Nigeria to break up into bits so that they pick up the pieces will be sorely disappointed.

Osinbajo noted that persons calling for the country to be disintegrate are also terribly wrong. He believes that the principle that we are stronger together than in little part is a sound principle when it comes to the disruption and disruptive innovation in the country.

The Vice President made this known at the maiden edition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressives Youth Conference on Monday, June 21, 2021.

He said;

“In the area of disruption and disruptive innovation, the principle that we are stronger together than in little part is a sound principle and it is my respectful view that those who advocate the breaking up of the country are terribly wrong.

“Our size is crucial for geopolitical and economic relevance. Our people will be better served by a large populous and diverse country. As with all big and diverse countries, our business is to make this union work; it is to give everybody a sense of belonging.

“All of those waiting on the sidelines, hoping that this big country called Nigeria will break up into bits so that they can pick up the pieces, will be very sorely disappointed and I am very sure that those of you who are seated here today will prevent that from happening.”

In a publication cited on Lindaikejisblog.com, the Vice President called on the youth in Nigeria to be a part of making Nigeria a better country.

He added;

“I am also frankly not very impressed with the notion that the role and power of young people are somehow postponed until elders have gone, or that there’s some kind of generational queue that to which we all must subscribe.

“Even if that was true at some point, today, that notion stands on very weak legs indeed."