Repeated Calls For Nigeria’s Break-Up May Lead To Another Civil War, Emir Warns
Repeated calls for Nigeria’s break-up by various ethnic groups and individuals may lead to another Civil War, Alhaji Samaila Muhammed Mera, the Emir of Argungu, has warned.
The first-class monarch and foremost traditional ruler said the nation is better off as one entity.
The monarch pointed out that if Nigeria was separated today, each of these ethnic groups would start rising against each other, waging supremacy war and this would lead to another civil war.
He said, “I am not a constitutional lawyer or politician. Whatever restructuring would take place in this country, my sincere advice is that we are better off to remain one Nigeria than divided into pieces,” he was quoted by Sun.
“I keep on telling my friends in the South-East, South-South regions of Nigeria that it will be a sad day for me whenever any one of them would have to collect visa before they could visit me. There is strength in number, unity.
“We are over 150 million now in term of our population and there was a forecast that before end of this century, Nigeria’s population would exceed 300 million making us the most populous nation behind China and Indian.
“If you look around the world today, the most successful nations are those with the highest population. Like I said, our problem is that we are not patient with our leaders.
“Just imagine, if Igbo breakaway, how many land space do they have? The same thing with Yoruba, the same thing with us in the Northern region.
“Every part of this country has something to offer to other regions. We are better the way we are now. Whatever our grievances are, let us embrace dialogue and address our differences.
“Whenever I hear our people are agitating for Biafra here, another region calling for break up, I feel sad
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