Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, declared on Thursday that if the country breaks up, poverty will soar.
At the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Osinbajo made this assertion while receiving a delegation from the Muhammadu Buhari Osinbajo (MBO) Dynamic Support Group.
He also indicated that the country’s security concerns will be handled shortly, and that the country would be stronger and more powerful.
In a statement issued by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo stressed the importance of the country remaining unified.
He said: “We must never relent in ensuring that we keep to the ideals of the country and we don’t lose sight of what we are trying to achieve here.
“Mr President has always remained steadfast and focused on resolving the problems of the country beginning with security… he is a steady hand, he is unflappable, he is not panicky, he is focused and looking at the security issues every day, and trying to advance the best possible solutions.
“People who suggest that the country breaks up, whatever may be the reason for their views, are certainly not correct and we must say so to them at every turn.
“The unity of this country is important for all of the different ethnicities, religions, everybody. Whatever the group or ideology, unity is important for every one of us.”
He said it was wrong “for a country that is the largest economy in Africa and definitely going to be one of the largest economies in the world, to start thinking in terms of fragmenting itself. If you fragment, the problems are going to multiply, poverty will multiply.”
