….Stop waiting on Abuja to make changes, convene National Unity Summit of all Governors
..says if terrorism, abduction are addressed at national level, immediately and dispassionately, we won’t have Nigerians congregating at regional or sub-regional level to address these issues
By The Editor
Abuja (Precise Post) – Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Nigerian Governors to stop waiting on Abuja to make changes, and instead convene a National Unity Summit of all Nigerian Governors to iron out the thorny issues affecting the destiny of our nation until they figure out a way to resolve them.
The Turaki Adamawa made the call in a statement released via his twitter handle titled: “Nigeria Is Drifting: We Must Stop Waiting For Godot”.
Atiku though said he understands the necessity of the meeting held by the southern governors and the wisdom of their decisions, he however called for concerted efforts to find a lasting solution to the national challenge.
According to him, “Governors representing some states have met. And I completely understand the necessity of their meeting and the wisdom of their decisions. But no matter how much you try to clap with one hand, the vibrations will not be the same as when you clap with two hands”, he said.
He urged the governors to forget about their different political parties; forget about their tribes; respect their religion and allow it to bring out the better part of them. Meet together. Talk together. Come up with the solutions to all our collective challenges.
“Thereafter, go back to your states, and consult with your federal and state legislators, with a view to getting them to work with their colleagues to implement the solutions you came up with, Atiku suggested.
Atiku stated that for too long, we have erroneously thought that the power to make effective changes lies at Aso Rock. But without the states, nobody can get to Aso Rock.
The former Vice President who acknowledged that we have a national challenge, said as Albert Einstein said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Adding that these problems were created by those with a regional mindset, and will not be solved by those with a similar mindset.
He admitted that it is unNigerian to terrorise your fellow citizens. According to him, “Up until about a decade ago, we did not have this. It is unNigerian to abduct people. And this is undoubtedly a new menace that has low historical precedence in Nigeria.”
“The truth is that if at a National level, we address these unNigerian tendencies immediately and dispassionately, we would not have Nigerians congregating at a regional or sub-regional level to address these issues, Atiku said.
What our present challenges therefore call for is not fragmentation but concentration. We must concentrate and focus our national willpower and resolve towards fighting these unNigerian tendencies.
Atiku who reiterated that he has repeatedly said he is a Nigerian, reminded that a Nigerian is one who is committed to the idea of the indivisibility of Nigeria and who is invested in respecting, even if you disagree with, the differences that exist within this nation space, and respecting the right of others to coexist with you irrespective of religious, regional or ethnic differences.”
He therefore called on those who believe in Nigeria to stand up to be counted, stressing that to keep waiting for this Federal Government to take the lead, and effect the changes that Nigeria needs to stop drifting, is to keep waiting for Godot. And that is a luxury we cannot afford, he added.
“We cannot afford it because, according to the Global Terror Index, our beloved nation is now the third most terrorised nation on Earth.
“We are featuring prominently on the Failed States Index, and the symbols of our nation, our currency, our passport, and our international standing are fast losing value.”
