Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said he would forever be an enemy of anyone that tried to hinder the democratic development of Nigeria or plunge Nigeria into crisis.
Abdulsalami stated this at the maiden edition of General Abdulsalami Abubakar Foundation Peace Lecture, organised by the staff and students of the Abdulsalami Abubakar Post Graduate Students’ Hall of the University of Ibadan. The lecture was titled: “Collaborative Peace Building in Nigeria.”
Abdulsalami came down hard on politicians ahead of the 2019 general elections, warning them against acts capable of disrupting the electoral process and the unity of the country.
He cautioned them against disrupting the 2019 general elections, saying, “we have no other place to run to should the country be engulfed by fire”.
According to the former Head of State, Nigeria cannot be that great nation we all want, except we all agree to collectively work together and collaborate on peace.
He noted: “Peace is not the absence of disagreement. Every society must have disagreements. This is because we are not born alike, even twins do not operate in a like manner, hence, there is nothing wrong with people having disagreements.
“What is expected is that when we have disagreements, we would find peaceful solutions to the issues”.
