The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has called on pro-Biafra agitators to have a re-think on their mission, insisting that all efforts should be geared to promote a united and indivisible Nigeria.
He cautioned against violent agitations, saying it would not only be counter-productive but inimical to the efforts and determination of the present administration to address the challenges facing the country.
According to thenationonlineng, The Minster said that those who went through the horrors of the Nigerian civil war will cherish the peace now prevailing in the country, adding that we should learn to value Nigeria as a single entity.
The Minister spoke when a delegation of the Nigerian Legion decorated him along with the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Claudius Omoleye Daramola and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Belema Wakama with the 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem.
“Every Nigerian should detest any suggestion to separate Nigeria. We must decry any person or group agitating for the State of Biafra,” he emphasized.
Instead of violent agitation for Biafra, its advocates should follow peaceful rules and procedures as enshrined in our constitution for redressing any issue peacefully, the Minister further advised.
He recalled the hardship suffered by ex-soldiers in the past when their retirement and pension entitlements were not paid in good time, a situation which discouraged many young persons from enlisting in the military in those days.
In his remarks, the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Claudius Daramola, commended the leadership of the Nigerian Legion for remembering their fallen colleagues who paid the supreme sacrifice for the peace and unity of Nigeria and supporting those alive in various ways.
Earlier, the National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Col. Micah Gayya (rtd) who is also the Chairman of the 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Fund Raising Sub-Committee said that the organization was raising money by selling the Remembrance Emblem and using it to support families of fallen members of the Legion in need.
He stated that the Nigerian Legion recently donated relief materials to its members living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in various parts of the country.
