Read VP Osinbajo's Message to Pro-Biafra Protesters



Nigeria's vice president Yemi
Osinbajo, has called on agitators for
the sovereign state of Biafra to desist
from their protest or face the wrath of
the land.
He spoke at the graduation ceremony
of the Executive Course 37 of the
National Institute for Policy and
Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, which
graduated 63 participants Saturday.
“We need to build the civic capacity
to defeat the false and dangerous
premises and assumption of violence
extremism. Never again should we
allow mindless violence inspired by
false and evil precepts to threaten our
national security,” Mr. Osinbajo said.
“Let me again call on persons or
group in the country who have some
grievance or disaffection to submit to
peaceful and democratic means of
expressing themselves.”
Mr. Osinbajo reminded those
embarking on mass protest for Biafra
that their “right to protest is limited
by the rights of others to safety and
peaceful existence”.
“We can offer our country opinion
without violating the law of the land
or threatening law and order.”
“Let me reiterate that Boko Haram
terrorism as well as their ideology will
soon be defeated and consigned to
history,” Mr. Osinbajo said.
He admitted there were educational
setbacks in the country, but said the
APC-led administration would tackle
the challenges in the sector as a
means of ensuring better future for
Nigeria’s younger generation.
“While accepting that our educational
system is in a dangerously parlous
state, the solutions are obvious even if
not easy,” the Vice-President said.
“We have to focus on early child
education, retrain teachers, ensure
that our curricular will prepare our
children for the 21st century.”
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