By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja

The Federal Government has again kicked against calls for secession by separatists in some parts of the country warning that such would be the surest way to extinction.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo gave the warning late Thursday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the 2020 Leadership Conference and Awards organized by the Leadership Newspaper Group.

The Conference which had as its theme, “National and Regional Security: Role of Political and non-Political Actors in Stabilization and Consensus Building” held at the International Conference Centre ICC, Abuja.
Among awardees at the event were Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele; President, African Development Bank AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina; Borno state Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum as Persons of the Year; Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state and Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo state as Politicians of the Year; Gov. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state as Governors of the Year.

Other awardees include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha (Public Service Person of the Year 2020); Late Flying Officer Arotile Tolulope Seraph (Outstanding Young Person of the Year Posthumous Award); Shola Akinlade (CEO of the Year), Abdulrazaq Isa Kutepa (Business Person of the Year); the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC (Government agency of the Year) and the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (Government agency of the Year).
Speaking at the event, Osinbajo said; “Often when we explore the concept of national and regional Security, there is a tendency to situate the discourse around the machinations of externally generated vulnerabilities and external adversaries.
“So, we argue often that the problem is state fragility in Africa is on account of the colonial origins of her nation-states.

“The notion for example that Nigeria is a hastily and arbitrarily cobbler together, patchwork of mutually alienated kingdoms and as a result, it has remained plagued by fundamental challenges rooted in its founding.
Now, this is a popular view but of course it is not the whole true. Indeed it is my humble view that the colonial beginnings of African nation-states do not constitute an inimitable obstacle to nation-building that it is often thought to be. After all, colonialism itself was a historic global phenomenon across states from Africa to Asia to Europe and America.

“The chief weakness that we have is a human one. Our political, economic and religious elite who have so far proved to be socially irresponsible, has so far been unable to build institutions.
We must be able to say to the young men and women who for instance say that secession is the only way or that we should break into little nations and that that is the only way. We must be able to say to them that that is the way to extinction not development”.

Chairman of the event and Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad II on his part denounced religious extremism, saying religion should be a personal relationship with one’s God.

He said working with other religious leaders, would ensure that those who are fanning the embers of religious strife do not succeed.

In his remarks, Dr Adesina noted that Africa should not be begging for COVID-19 vaccines.

“Africa should be producing vaccines. Nigeria and Africa must put in place a health security defence system. Health security is only assured by being self reliant. Health security cannot be outsourced. AfDB will be providing $3billion for developing health infrastructure in Africa”, he stated.

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We say no to secessionist and anyone that is planning such should leave our geographical entity.

Hmmm

We must be able to say to the young men and women who for instance say that secession is the only way or that we should break into little nations and that that is the only way. We must be able to say to them that that is the way to extinction not development”.... Prof Yemi Osinbajo

J in

We say yes to secessionists....its not by force to join union

Na by force?

Blabber... That man talks too much

Is it your secession?. Or is it your extinction?. Nawaoooo!.

Let pple wey wan come down from the bus called Nigeria come down. Dey no wan go again.

Yoruba nation, owa!.
Niger Delta republic, owa!
Biafra republic, owa!.

It's all political secession and nothing more! They always use secession business to get funds from the corrupt politicians using these political violence merchants to viciously struggle for political power.
Fortunately for Nigerians, these secession contractors jammed a war tested Gen. Buhari who know the language they understand.
All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose. God bless Nigeria.

okefranci:
We say no to secessionist and anyone that is planning such should leave our geographical entity.

Una no dey tire?, Something that people have made up their mind about a long time ago.

And maintaining the status quo is the fastest way to destruction. Nigeria needs restructure or secession . One must take place.

Quiet.. why is Osinbajo always delivering keynote address speeches. He is always making sense when giving speeches but never at where he is needed.

Osinbajo is a fake pastor, fake professor controlled and pushed around by a first school leaving certificate holder.

Shameful

Words are cheap. Words are indeed cheap, especially from someone living in a bubble. One would like to see more of government taking active steps to be inclusive, irrespective of voting patterns, rather than exclusion, domination, threats, heavy handedness, bullying etc

Teacher don't teach me nonsense.

Why should a part of present day Nigeria go extinct because it cut off from Nigeria? Was it not existing before the British rule?

Able to say to them or convince them not to

Graduates that take okada job will say yes to secession

Farmers that lost to herdsmen madness say yes

Families effected my terrorists say yes

Individuals affected by unbridled corruption say yes

Poor security say yes

People experience poor social infrastructure say yes

People affected by poor resource control say yes

People affected by consistent leadership failure say yes

Peappy49:
We must be able to say to the young men and women who for instance say that secession is the only way or that we should break into little nations and that that is the only way. We must be able to say to them that that is the way to extinction not development”.... Prof Yemi Osinbajo

No to secession!

We need reorientation and restructuring!

Some of those championing this secession will do worse in leadership!

In One Nigeria will stand

okefranci:
We say no to secessionist and anyone that is planning such should leave our geographical entity.

Should leave their ancestral land for who? The ones they occupied before the British came or which other one?

I know you are an Osibanjo addict, please share what their Presidency have been doing all these years that makes people across the regions feel being Nigerians gives them a better chance in life.

Short man devil who is a beneficiary of a rotten zoo system will say and do anything expected of his Fulani zoo bosses of northern nijeriya caliphates of terrorists.
See the handwriting on the wall clearly that the lions and other blood thirsty animals(politicians) are fully ready to feed on other low key animals'(citizens) bloods.
No matter how long it takes, the zoo will finally seize to exist by the rime the present team of zoo keepers are all put to compulsory retirements by every sensible, true and honest Nigerian youths who would all be surely ready to reject the suckers and foreign sponsors come in to sponsor a revolution soon!
APC+PDP= UNENDING PROBLEMS FOR THE SELF ACCLAIMED GIANT OF AFRICA

Extinction of Northerners and Northern states. Secession greatly favours the South but never the North. Osinbajo isn't speaking as a Nigerian here but as a tied Northern stooge.

Let's pretend for a minute Osinbajo is speaking out if genuine concern, which I know he isn't, it is not in his place to tell someone who wants out what will become of them. We are better off divided.

Hmmm

Seems this VP does not understand the meaning of extinction. Secession and extinction should not be in the same conversation. You're trying to kill me; you're not giving me peace of mind to pursue my development; you're frustrating my growth and I say I want to leave, and you begin to cry extinction. Are you ment? Address the issues and really there are examples of countries that separated and all of them are doing well today.

If you were to read carefully, you would notice the VP is low-key supporting the calls for secession.

He gave convincing arguments for secession, then when I expected to see convincing arguments against it, he said NOTHING.

He did not even try to establish any link between secession and extinction. He just threw the words out there.

Reread his speech again, please.

okefranci:
We say no to secessionist and anyone that is planning such should leave our geographical entity.

These people should leave the land of their forbears because they don't want to be regarded as Nigerians again?

The only ethnic group without ancestral lands in Nigeria is the Fulani. If anything, they do not have stakes in Nigeria and the failure of a president we have does not hide the fact that he is from Niger and proud of his ancestry.

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In One Nigeria will stand

You are standing all alone

Starboy shut up

If you are expecting the vice president of one naijeria to say anything different in the first place, then you are not very smart.
So take his opinion with a pinch of salt.

Last Las, everybody dey fight for their interests.

His interests though is not the interest of the majority.

okefranci:
We say no to secessionist and anyone that is planning such should leave our geographical entity.

Its hi time you start considering the future of your children before talking without considering present favoritism you enjoy from the present system of governance that feeds feeds your household and buys you data at the detriment of other people's joy.
Your children will later end up laying curses on you after finding out you are this daft, cruel and dishonest..
Remember you will lastly fade away no matter the much dirty riches you acquire from cruelty.

Consider your end before leaving as an unrepentant sinner!

I will be there to remind you when you are sentenced to hell