Council urges youths to disregard plan to divide Nigeria

The National Youth Council of Nigeria has called on youths to disregard any act designed to promote disunity and division of the country.

The council gave the advice in a statement jointly signed by Mr Adedotun Omoleye and Mr Obinna Nwaka, Director and Deputy Directors in charge of political and democratic matters of the council.

The council said that it was not in support of the recent proclamation of a quit notice to Igbos in the Northern part of the country by a coalition of some Northern youths.

A coalition of Northern youths on June 6, issued a deadline to the Igbos in the Northern part of the country to vacate the region before October 1.

The quit notice, had elicited several condemnable reactions from Nigerians, with the Federal Government re-stating the indivisibility of the country.

Government through the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo maintained that the unity of the country could not be compromised.

The council said it was interested in the well being, safety and interest of every Nigeria youth hence it was against the notice.

It said its primary role was to bring Nigerian youths together to help promote peace and unity in the country.

The council said it was vigorously pursuing the unity of the country regardless of tribe and religion.

It called on the promoters of the quit notice to desist from such unpatriotic act, noting that such tendency was capable of instigating crisis in the country.

(NAN)