Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe's Wife Speak On Nigeria's Unity As She Counter's IPOB
While IPOB members in South East are insisting on leaving Nigeria, Nigeria’s first First Lady is eulogising her late husband’s contemporaries for their sacrifice for the unity of the country.
She insists on the unity of Nigeria and commended late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello and others, who sacrificed a lot to build Nigeria.
She urged Nigerians to remain united in honour of the memories of the nation’s founding fathers.
Her position is contrary to the rave in the east where some youths are clamouring for the disintegration of Nigeria.
Azikiwe made the plea on Monday at the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi during the institution’s 2nd Convocation Lecture with the theme, ‘National Reconciliation and the Role of Universities’.
According to the nation’s former First Lady, Azikiwe was in the forefront in the fight for the unity of Nigeria.
“The country should not be allowed to disintegrate during our time because if it does, my husband and his contemporaries would turn in their graves.
“These founding fathers sacrificed a lot for us to be one irrespective of their differences, and this should make us to collectively find solutions to the problems threatening to disintegrate us,” he said.
Mrs. Azikiwe callled reconciliation among various warring groups in the country to ensure the desired peace.
“We should call upon God in solving the problems and seriously address issues of injustice, inequality, among others which threaten our corporate existence as an entity.
“The nation’s political class should also be called to order because we gave them the mandates to lead us but unfortunately, they are not doing so rightly,” she said.
Chief Nnia Nwodo, President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo-Socio Political group, said the nation’s universities should play a major role in ensuring that the nation remains indivisible.
“The universities should thrive to save the country from the obvious and present dangers promoted by gaping sense of hopelessness while returning us to the part of national reconciliation and growth.
“Universities by their nature, are supposed to be places for research, growth of ideas and solution oriented contributions for advancement of mankind,” he said.
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