Governors under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called for unity amid the recent spate of separation talks by ethnic agitators across the country.
The governors met yesterday June 22, 2017, in Abuja under the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) and later released a statement signed by the Forum’s Director General, Salihu Lukman.
They urged regional leaders to speak against troubling talks of separation of the country and foster unity among all the tribes instead.
The statement reads, “Acknowledging the rich diverse heritage of Nigeria as a country, the PGF particularly note that the resurgence of desperate youth groups promoting ethno-regional identities and extremist positions from the different geo-political zones across the nation as currently experienced is a reflection of prevalent weak governance, poor economy and law enforcement system in Nigeria.
“PGF, therefore, called for the rise of all decent voices across this country to speak up against the upsurge of some desperate irredentist movements across all ethnic groups and support the emergence of a stronger and virile unified Nigeria for us all.
“The Forum insisted that, regardless of the nation’s diverse identities and differences, Nigeria has to thrive.
“While acknowledging that as a nation, we do have challenges, PGF believe that the resolution of those challenges rest with the development of our democracy and with it, the ascendency of structured processes of national consultations, n of the territorial boundary of our nation.
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