Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo state, has claimed that Nigeria cannot be separated because people have paid the price to maintain the country united.
This was said by Godwin Obaseki on Thursday at the launch of the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem in Benin, Edo’s capital.
He claimed that separating Nigeria would be unjust to those who have made sacrifices for the country’s unity, notably soldiers.
“We should not encourage the kind of rhetoric that we have been parading in this country today about the unity of our great country. Nigeria has come to stay, and Nigeria cannot and will not be divided,” he said.
“It has to be so, because people have paid a supreme sacrifice to keep this country together, and it will not be right or fair to do anything to make it look as if those people who fought for this country did not know what they were doing.
“As a state and a country, we remain very optimistic that despite the threats of insecurity and banditry which we face as a country and a state, that we will overcome.
“We are hopeful that we will continue to secure our state and our country, because we have courageous people like you, who are ready to serve and sacrifice for the country.
