Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), yesterday warned that all is not well with the country considering the security challenges it is facing at the moment. He spoke at the official presentation of the Kukah Centre in Abuja.
According to Gen. Gowon, who chaired the occasion, the country’s situation in the country should not be taken for granted because all is not well, stressing that Boko Haram and their sponsors were waging war against the people and the unity of the nation for which many fought so hard and died for.
He added that there was no alternative than for Nigerians to urgently join hands to rid the nation of the menace, saying despite all the odds, the country has continued to match on.
According to the former head of state, “we have come a long way from pre-colonial to colonial state, to post –colonial to independence and from a civil war to military coups and to democracy. We have made our mistakes, but we have also never wavered in our struggle to build a strong and united nation.
“All has not been well and is still not well. Therefore, we cannot take this for granted. Boko Haram and those who sponsor it are waging war against the rest of us, and against the unity for which so many have fought so hard and so long and died for. We have no alternative but to urgently join hands to rid our nation of this menace.
“It is against this background that I wish to renew my appeal to Nigerians to remain vigilant and be their neighbours’ keepers. We must never allow our rank or our collective resolve to be defeated. This is why I want to charge all members of the political class to renew their commitment to democracy as the bedrock for building a united country,” Gowon said.
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