The ACF was reacting to Osinbajo’s warning on Sunday that cracks in Nigeria could lead to its breakup.
Osinbajo, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, at an inter-denominational church service in Abuja to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, said, “Our walls are not yet broken, but there are obvious cracks that could lead to a break, if not properly addressed.” At the service, the SGF read Osinbajo’s speech.
The northern body acknowledged that the cracks in the country were unhealthy, but noted that the nation would overcome such.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, cautioned other Nigerian leaders, to “watch their words.”
“The cracks are unhealthy but we expect the Vice President to calm nerves and not make a pronouncement that will aggravate the situation.
“The ACF is hopeful that Nigeria will overcome its current travails as it did in the past and even overcame a fratricidal war to break up Nigeria. To do this, Nigerian leaders like Osinbajo should watch their words”, the ACF’s spokesman said in an interview.
However, socio-political groups such as Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), on Monday, supported the Vice-President, saying Nigerians could not continue to live in denial.
