A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, have asserted that Nigerian politicians are the ones behind the problems the country is presently grappling with.
The experienced lawyer and and other prominent Nigerians on Satureday expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its challenges because it is a country with wonderful opportunities.
He pointed out that Nigerians should be wary of politicians using ethnicity and religion to divide the people for their selfish gains.
Falana made these assertion when he spoke to journalists on the side of an inauguration ceremony of the Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria (OSAN) in Abuja yesterday.
‘This is a country of wonderful opportunities. We have always been united in our diversity. Right now, our country is sharply divided. Christians against Muslims, one ethnic group against another, and these are all diversionary tactics by the ruling class to keep our people divided.
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‘Nigeria will not be an Afghanistan; I can assure you of that. That is why all men and women of goodwill must mobilise the people to defend themselves. We need to set up a defence committee in every local government because the security people are overstretched,’ he said.
He said problems across country were the same and mostly caused by poverty.
‘Notwithstanding that the northern part of the country has produced more rulers, poverty in the North, particularly in the North-West, is higher than other regions. This is why our people must be united, the oppressed must be united. The exploited must be united and we must examine those problems that are being used to divide our people,’ he added.
He went on to advise the federal government to collaborate with the states on the challenges facing the country in order to put an end to the widespread crises and insecurity.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
