Lamido of Adamawa’s outburst: Nobody should threaten Nigeria — Gani Adam

National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Mr. Gani Adams, yesterday, said nobody could threaten the unity of  the country.
Adams, who spoke in an interview with newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, was reacting to the statement made, Wednesday, at the National Conference by the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Mustapha, that he was ready to lead his people on a walk-out from the conference.
Adams, a delegate at the conference, said he was highly disappointed that such words could come from an eminent royal father as the Lamido of Adamawa.
He said: “I was highly disappointed about his statement; an eminent royal father like the Lamido of Adamawa ought not to make such a statement. He’s one of the most respected Emirs we have in Nigeria today.
“He should be number five most recognised Emir in the country. I seize this opportunity to appeal to the royal fathers, including the emir, to watch their statements.
He noted that Nigeria was an indivisible country that nobody could threaten its corporate existence, adding that the Yoruba, unlike other ethic groups in the North,  don’t depend on the government for survival.
“Nobody should threaten the unity of Nigeria, we are all Nigerians, so we should not be threatened. We, the Yoruba people want to remain in Nigeria, but we should not be threatened.
“We didn’t have oil in 1954 to 1959, but we all know what Chief Obafemi Awolowo did for this nation through the Western Region government and when you study the Yoruba very carefully, our developments usually come from 80 per cent individuals and not government. We don’t rely on any development from government.
“It is the North that depends on the government, they don’t need Nigeria more than us, but we all need Nigeria because we have inter-married, done businesses together and Abuja solidifies us”
”So, it is unfortunate that such a statement is coming from the emir and he’s not the only one with such mind, some of the delegates in the conference are saying that if we do not agree with them on three-quarters for a decision that they will walk out. Nobody can threaten anybody,” he added.
Adams said he was ready to die than to betray his people, stressing that the conference was set up to solve all the numerous problems bedevilling the country.