Nigeria has come to stay ―Adeola

THE Senator representing Lagos West at the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has said that the entity called Nigeria, will not break up, but remain as a one indivisible and united country.

He submitted that the country which came into existence in 1914 during the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, gained independence in 1960 and ultimately became the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963, had come to stay.

Adeola made this disclosure while fielding questions from newsmen during the annual Ramadan Lecture and Prayers held at Empire Field, Ilaro, Ogun State, on Tuesday.

The lawmaker noted that no single individual can divide the people of Nigeria as a nation, saying that there were different agreement reached at different times, before the country came into existence.

He frowned at different agitations that could lead to the breakup of the country, insisting that such move would remain a mirage.

Adeola said, “There is nobody that can divide us as a people. Nigeria started in 1914 during the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates.

“We have been together for over 46 years, until we gained independence, in 1960 and in 1963, we agreed that we should be referred to as the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“These are separate different agreements, different years that we entered into as a people, as a nation. If anybody because of whatever is happening now thinks he can take advantage, calling for break up, such move is not going to be possible.

“The indivisible entity of this nation called Nigeria cannot be divided by anybody, irrespective of religion, lineage and ethnicity. Nigeria has come to stay.”

The lawmaker, equally urged the executive arm of government to forward without delay the 2014 confab report before the National Assembly.

He noted that the Senate would deliberate on issues affecting the country as submitted in the report in which over N3 billion tax payers money was spent.

“I am calling on the executive, the Presidency, to forward without delay the National confab report where N3 billion Nigerians hard earned money, tax payer’s money, had been spent to forward it to the National Assembly. We are calling for restructuring in the report. We are calling for economic empowerment in it.

“Let the Senate look into the report and deliberate on those areas that can be useful to us as a nation. We should bring those areas out, amend the Constitution in necessary areas, so that things can turn around as a nation. So, that we can move forward as a nation and we can get to the level at which we are all aspiring to be as a nation.

“My own view concerning the issue of insecurity challenge affecting Nigeria is in the report, which I believe should be forwarded to the National Assembly as a matter of urgency,” he said further.