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President Goodluck Jonathan on
Thursday said that Nigeria would disappoint all those who predicted that the
country would break up in 2015 by continuing to remain one indivisible entity.
“For those who are predicting that
this country will separate in 2015 based on the fault lines as of the time of
amalgamation, they will know that this prediction will not be of any
consequence. Nigeria will continue to remain one indivisible entity,” the
President said.
Jonathan said this while receiving
members of the Muslim community in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja who
paid him Sallah homage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of the
activities marking this year’s Eid-el-Fitri.
The Muslims were led to the President
by his deputy, Namadi Sambo. Also on the entourage were the Minister of the
FCT, Senator Bala Muhammed; and the Minister of State, FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide.
Jonathan said he could not imagine a
Nigeria without Muslims and Christians but he observed that the nation had not
been able to exploit its diversity because of the myopic views of the elite.
He said, “For us, we cannot imagine a
Nigeria without Muslims and Christians; you can call it another name, but not
Nigeria.
“So it is a blessing that this is one
country that you have a significant population of Muslims and Christians and
this religious diversity will enhance our development because we can get across
the whole world; wherever we go, we are accepted. That helps us in so many
ways.
“We are not even exploiting our
diversity because of the myopic views of the elite about our situation.
Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters and we must live together.
The President reassured Nigerians
that his government would continue to do its best to reposition the country .
He asked the Muslims to continue to
pray for peace in Nigeria and the world at large.
The President said although the
nation was currently going through some challenges, he was confident that God
would see the country through.
“If you watch television these days,
more than 60 per cent of the time is spent on showing crises all over the world
and for the world to move ahead and for Nigeria to move ahead, for us to
develop first and foremost, there must be peace and security, nobody will come
and invest in an environment where you are not sure of your workers and
investment.
“As a nation, for our children to get
where we want them to be, we must create a very peaceful environment for them
so they can develop mentally and be focused and use their brains in a manner
that will bring economic changes to us,” the President said.
He said sometimes, when one was not
involved, one would think fasting is an easy exercise.
He said with the way his trousers
were now too big for him, he knows that the exercise is not an easy one.
He congratulated the Muslims for
going through the Ramadan fasting. “Sometimes, when you are not involved in
fasting, you will think it is an easy thing to go through. For you to have gone
through this spiritual exercise is worth congratulations, so I congratulate
you,” he added.
Earlier, Sambo had told the President
that he led the Muslim community to pay homage and thank him for what he had
been doing for Nigeria.
Sambo said, “We appreciate your
fatherly nature. You have been a teacher; you have been a father and good
leader.
“Today, we have railway in this
country after over 40 years. I call on all Nigerians to continue to support Mr.
President and this administration.”
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