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Presidency hits JNI over call for expulsion of section, groups from Nigeria

The Eagle OnlineBy The Eagle OnlineMay 18, 2022Updated:May 18, 2022No Comments
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The Presidency has condemned the reported call by Northern Elders Forum asking a section of the country to be excluded from Nigeria.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this on Tuesday.

According to Shehu in a statement in Abuja, it is a delusional arrogance that will lead such a group to publicly state terms and conditions for the existence of Nigeria.

The statement read in part: “We are aware of the latest statement from the so-called “Northern Elders Forum.

“We wish to reassure Nigerians that it remains their democratically elected leadership which takes the decisions that steer our nation – and no one else.

“No self-appointed and unelected group can take this right from Nigerians – no matter how much coverage they may enjoy in the media. Nigerians listen to elected leaders, not opinionated tin-gods who have no traction with any responsible group.

“It is a delusional arrogance that will  lead such a group to publicly state terms and conditions for the existence of our nation.

“Who gave them the right to ask for the exclusion, or expulsion of any one, group or section of the country from the Federal Republic of Nigeria?

“The Nigerian government do not take guidance nor invitations from such groups – only from the Nigerian people who put governments in office.

“Any group can refer to themselves as ‘leaders’, but in Nigeria, if you have not been elected by Nigerians to a leadership role, then you are not – and the government certainly doesn’t recognise you as such.”

Shehu noted that like many other countries around the world, Nigeria feels the strain of the current period of volatility and uncertainty.

He added: “Now is not the time to seek to exacerbate divisions amongst Nigerians.

“Rather, we call on all Nigerians to come together and work to overcome the challenges we face as one nation, one people.”

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