Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he will never support the Yoruba Nation or any calls for secession.
The former 3-time Nigerian ruler stated that secession is not the way to go and vowed his loyalty to a united Nigeria.
He added that more can be achieved by having a united Nigeria than promoting agitations for a break-up of the country.
Obasanjo made the declaration during a retreat on inclusive security organised by the Global Peace Foundation in collaboration with Vision Africa.
According to him, “One thing that we have together in common is Nigeria.
“I have Never used Yoruba Nation, and I will never, because I believe that my Nigerians is bigger than my Yorubaness, and neither my Yorubaness or Nigerians should stand in the way of each other.
“For me, my Nigerianess is very important because I am more than what I should have been as a Nigerian than as an Oduduwa republic man, and I believe that should be the case for everyone of us.
“Why should the accident of my place of birth be a hindrance for me as a human being first of all, and for me as a Nigerian ?” the former president asked.
“Why should the accident of my place of birth be a hindrance for me as a human being first of all, and for me as a Nigerian?” he questioned.
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