Ebun Francis|
A day after Nnamdi Kanu, the separatist leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resurfaced after going underground for 13 months, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that Nigerians who feel they have another country may choose to go.
The president apparently was referring to those in South East Nigeria who have been agitating for an independent state of Biafra.
According to Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari made the comment when he received Kwara state All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for the 2019 polls.
The President, however, said he and others who do not have another country would stay back and salvage Nigeria together.
“You don’t have to be in uniform to be loyal. What I said long ago in 1984 is still valid today. We have no other country but Nigeria.
“Others who feel they have another country may choose to go. We will stay here and salvage it together.”
He, therefore, urged those Nigerians keen on staying to remain faithful and loyal to the country in all their dealings.