President Buhari says with the dwindling
economy, activities of the Niger Delta militants,
agitation by some Nigerians for the Biafran state,
that Nigeria needs a lot of prayer.
President Buhari said this while speaking at a
dinner he hosted to break his Ramadan fast with
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and members of
the Federal Executive Council at the presidential
Villa in Abuja yesterday June 21st. He berated
the agitators of the Biafran state, reminding them
that the Nigerian Civil war claimed over 2 million
lives.
“We need a lot of prayer. Certainly,
with the nation’s economy going
down. Haven’t developed the
agriculture, we are still trying to
talk on those who will come and
develop the solid mineral for us.
The militants in their various
homes. We need to reflect very
seriously on what happened
between 1967 and 1970 where
about two millions Nigerians lost
their lives. And at that time, as
young military officers, you hardly
heard of anything about petroleum
or whatever money you got from
it. Look at what Gen. Gowon said;
`To keep Nigeria one is a task
that must be done’ and every
soldier whether he has been to
school or not knew what the
General meant. But, we were
quarreling with our brothers, we
were not fighting an enemy and
then somebody is saying that
once again he wants Biafra. I think
this is because he was not born
when there was Biafra. We have to
reflect on the historical antecedent
to appreciate what is before us
now and what we intend to leave
for our children and our grand
children. This (Ramadan) month of
prayers and service to God, let us
keep on these prayers all the
times, believing that God in His
infinite mercy will listen to our
prayers, give us peace, security
and better the economy once
more, so that we can quickly
rebuild and even do more for the
country. Let me assure that the
time of Ramadan is making us
more conscious of what leaders at
every level ought to do, and
leading the people is not a joke. It
means accepting responsibilities
for good or wrong,’’ he said.
