Politics
Nigeria’s greatest obstacles –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified religion and ethnicity as the greatest undoing of the Nigerian nation.
According to the President, “one of the most profound dangers to our democracy and freedom lies in the divisive application of our ethnic and religious diversities”.
Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, President Buhari stated this at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, in Kaduna state, adding that “the Armed Forces are probably the most visible symbols of national unity and cohesion,” in the country.
He said: “As defenders of the nation’s territorial integrity, we must resist and reject ethno-centricism and religious intolerance. These evils threaten our very existence as a sovereign and indivisible nation.
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“Our country at this time needs a new group of elites consisting of professionals in the military who will join in building a new nation built on high values of integrity, justice and diligence”.
Addressing the audience made up of top military chiefs including service chiefs and new graduates of the College’s Senior Course 38, the President told the military, “this is why the responsibility for fighting against all forms of ethnic and religious prejudices is yours.
“To build the new Nigeria, we need a new tribe. A tribe of men and women of all faiths, tribe and ethnicities, diverse, but firmly committed to a country run on high values of integrity hard work, justice and love of country.
“Our nation at this time needs an elite consisting of professionals from the military, businessmen, politicians, religious leaders and all others who believe that a new Nigeria is possible. Nigeria needs men and women from the Armed Forces who are prepared to make the sacrifices and self-constraints that are crucial to strong society.
“This nation needs an elite prepared to stick together, fight corruption and other national ills side by side. An elite who insists on justice even where our friends are at the receiving end,” the President said.
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