Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),
says “most countries” are unhappy that Nigeria is the Giant of Africa, and will
therefore be happy to see the country disintegrate. He therefore urged Nigerians not to succumb to external
forces working very hard to break up the country.
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| Ayuba Wabba |
Wabba, who made the appeal on Sunday while fielding
questions at a NAN forum, said that the country’s size, population and natural
endowments are assets that many other nations are envious of.
He expressed optimism that the current security challenges
and agitations “being fuelled and funded by forces determined to undermine
Nigeria” would be surmounted. “Our position is that we will not canvass the issue of
cannibalizing Nigeria into segments for any reason or any consideration,” he
said. “It is in unity that our strength lies as a country. We are
today the giant of Africa; most countries are not happy with that. They will do
anything possible to undermine our national interest and also work towards the
disintegration of Nigeria.
“That is a fact, and we see that as we travel around the
world. Even within the committee of unions, people are envious of Nigeria. We
must not forget how people said Nigeria was going to break by 2015 and you must
not forget that they are still working on that.
“They are still funding all manner of things and trying to
see that Nigeria does not actually have peace; it is deliberate. There is no
resource today in the world that we do not have; they see us as a country that
is blessed without measure.” Wabba added that some African countries are concerned that
if anything happens to Nigeria, their own fate becomes uncertain.
“Most of these conflicts are instigated,” he said, citing
the situation in Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
“Therefore, it is in our own collective interest as
Nigerians — because we do not have any other country — to continue to show the
light and perspective for others to see.”
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