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A former Minister of Education and member of the Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has said Nigeria's unity is negotiable and if Nigerians find it difficult to live together in peace, the component units should find it convenient to go their separate ways. Abdullahi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the public presentation of two books: Boko Haram: The Charade vs Reality and The Life and Times of Umaru Turakin Bauchi, written by a former Diplomatic Editor of the Voice of America and now visiting Professor in ABU, Zaria, Hadiza Wada.At the presentation during his speech, Abdullahi also called on the Federal Government to fight the Niger Delta Avengers before fighting of the Boko Haram sect.




Speaking on Nigeria's challenges, Abdullahi, a former vice-chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University(ABU), said, "Our greatest challenge today is political instability, created, unfortunately, by politicians and the Nigerian elite. We are responsible for the conditions we are experiencing today and that we have experienced over the years. This is the basis on which we have made slow or no progress in our development. We are hearing about the restructuring of Nigeria. We’re hearing about secession; we are hearing all sorts of things(sic) and who are the promoters of this rhetoric?




"These are from elite of the country. They’re right to say their minds, but they should also leave me to say my mind when the time is right. If Lord Lugard made a mistake in 1914, let’s correct it now. Why not? If Nigerians cannot live together and allow peace and development to take place, then let’s go our different ways and to our different places, so we can concentrate and develop our children and grandchildren in peace. There’s nothing wrong with that. So many countries have gone through that before. So, I don’t believe in all this emotion and sentiment that Nigeria is indissoluble. There’s nothing like indissolubility in any country.





“Take Britain, they’ve been a model for 1,000 years of democracy; and then, a year or two ago, Scotland, that had been in the United Kingdom for about 350 years, opted to go for a referendum to get out; same problem with Ireland. Soviet Union was only a superpower many years ago; today, 12 or 13 countries are there. So what is so special about Nigeria? If we find truly that we cannot develop and guarantee the welfare of our people as a nation and the solution is to go our separate ways, why not? So you see, this is the thing we have to always discuss at all times honestly.” Speaking on Boko Haram, he said, “You ask the question: where did Boko Haram get their sophistication and articulation from? No doubt from external connections, but external connections can only thrive if they have internal connections in the country itself.





"But the real offence: people who ‘knew’ and should have spoken out did not do such. Some of us, including my teacher and I, went to see (former President Goodluck) Jonathan to discuss it. Some days later, we heard there was going to be dialogue but then two weeks later, a state of emergency was declared and Boko Haram was banned. So, the question is: who are you talking with if you have banned Boko Haram? Yes we accepted Boko Haram for those who described them as ‘Islamist terrorists’, fair enough; but what about economic terrorists? In the Niger Delta, for example, people who came out openly and said they’re avenging something and that they’re fighting to avenge something, they’re worse than what’s happening in this country; they’re worse than Boko Haram. If you’re not going to fight Avengers, then stop fighting Boko Haram.”

http://dawntodusknews.com/nigeria-can-split-if-unity-isnt-possible-ex-minister-ango-abdullahi/

Just when Government and these youths are working out solution out of this mess, some mumu on both side of divide will be dumping stupidity on it. Who cares what this man thinks? Turning book launch to another unsolicited advice.

Some people just like trouble. Whenever they see peace coming from afar, they will be throwing stones at it.

This man talks too much

What's is he saying..??...dissolve the union.... fight nda..which one?
Haa..sure say prof Ango been ed out..

Na peace we dey now..boko and nda..are willing to negotiate..that's the update sir.

Osogbo weed strong o..

egift:
Just when Government and these youths are working out solution out of this mess, some mumu on both side of divide will be dumping stupidity on it. Who cares what this man thinks? Turning book launch to another unsolicited advice.

Some people just like trouble. Whenever they see peace coming from afar, they will be throwing stones at it.

I dey laugh oooo.

Firefire:


I dey laugh oooo.

The man is using his big mouth to spoil market by making provocative comments.

They called him for a book launch, instead of droping his donation, he switched to rubbish. Who ask am?

Imagine dis inrelevant e class zombi talking trash here chai na wao

egift:
Just when Government and these youths are working out solution out of this mess, some mumu on both side of divide will be dumping stupidity on it. Who cares what this man thinks? Turning book launch to another unsolicited advice.

Some people just like trouble. Whenever they see peace coming from afar, they will be throwing stones at it.

So na u b the egift them dey talk about?? Nice knowing you......
For the owners of Nigeria that thinks we can't negotiate our being together, that we can't negotiate how our resources are being used, am clapping for you....a time will come when you'll beg for negotiation, wish may b too late

Lolx.. North would always be north.. Leave BH and fight NDA first.. seems to me like these people value wealth more than d lives of individuals... Am.not saying the NDA shouldn't be engaged... Lets face fact here..... About lugard...he made the biggest mistake in life... It's obvious peace is not achievable in the country. . Northen elite been biased n stuff... Smh

I dey laugh there is nothing wrong speaking the truth, lolzzzzzz

if you go and find out the highest education of this man.

you will see that it's Islamic studies.

their brains and consciousness had been replaced with that of shi.t-like

Fool

How many human life has the militants taken compared to boko haram
Am not surprised the aboki said that, after all he is boko haram sympathizer

Really? Tell me something. What does BH really want compared to those whose lands are messed up trying to feed bloated old corrupt wicked men like u up north

Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has said Nigeria's unity is negotiable and if Nigerians find it difficult to live together in peace, the component units should find it convenient to go their separate ways.

If Lord Lugard made a mistake in 1914, let’s correct it now. Why not? If Nigerians cannot live together and allow peace and development to take place, then let’s go our different ways and to our different places, so we can concentrate and develop our children and grandchildren in peace.

This man really made a lot sense in his earlier averments but dark sentiments wouldn't make those who have been clamouring for the above most to commend him. He spoke the gospel truth here.

Yes they are, they are seating on our Oil.....

Journalists still remain the greatest threat to the unity of this nation with all these their useless headlines that always leave the main matter and pick something else.
Anyway he said we can consider separating and I don't think it's a bad idea. This should be the headline instead.

Arrant nonsense!

This man is drunk....NDA are fight for "our oyel" they say but what are the BH fighting for? BH are just a group of brainwashed religious and ethnic bigots but dt doesn't mean I the NDA, they too are just jobless youth fighting for their pockets but saying NDA is worse is a no no no.
On the issue of Restructuring dt ll be better and each region can take care of her people. My region and state ll love this as well... we have got nothing to lose

Does it mean that human lives is less of importance compared to pipelines?

Security of human lives is the basic tenet of good governance and must be seen as sacrosanct.

Chai

Huh... who doesn't know Ango and his hate induced tribalism and egoistic veneration of his ethnicity.

In all majors both of them have done evil, but in no way does Niger Delta Militancy see the brake light of the devilishness of Boko Haram.

Is it in number of human lives laid waste?
Is it in number of displaced families?
Is it in economic hardship caused to the people?
By the way the budget to take care of the IDPs caused by Boko Haram is almost equal to National Budget so economically speaking BH has drawn us decades back.

NB not to defend or hype any... but eziokwu bu eziokwu.


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Biggest a most obvious lie of the year...Boko kills, and Niger Delta militant destroys....none is good, but I think properties can be replaced, but life cannot be replaced..

egift:
Just when Government and these youths are working out solution out of this mess, some mumu on both side of divide will be dumping stupidity on it. Who cares what this man thinks? Turning book launch to another unsolicited advice.

Some people just like trouble. Whenever they see peace coming from afar, they will be throwing stones at it.

who gave you data?

Surprise of the century how can this man seat in the comfort of his home and say that "Niger-Delta Avengers Worse Than Boko Haram" Let me educate you
1.Boko Haram take lives and that can never be replaced
2.Avengers Destroy installation that can be fixed.
Sir they are not the same

Oil terrorists (NDA) is worse than Human terrorists(Boko Haram).
silly talk

Lie

And then Federal government must arrest and arraign this man for treason felony!

Else they make sure Nnamdi Kanu is a free man.

Joel3:
if you go and find out the highest education of this man.

you will see that it's Islamic studies.

their brains and consciousness had been replaced with that of shi.t-like

Even though he had been making sense all along, his very last statement that if you won't fight the avengers then you shouldn't fight BH gave him away.

How can you say such when BH is causing serious humanitarian crises and have killed tens of thousands in the north?

At least the NDA have a case (perceived injustice in the ND). What can he say BH claims to be maiming people for?

And this guy is supposed to be a professor!

The northern religious leaders and their elites (both literate and otherwise) pose the biggest challenge to that region with their senseless utterances.

God forbid!