Speaking at the
State House in Abuja Tuesday night at the breaking of fast dinner for
members of the Federal Executive Council, Buhari asked Biafra agitators
and the militants to reflect "very seriously" on the Civil War of
1967-1970 "where about two million Nigerians lost their lives."
He said: "And at
that time, as young military officers, you hardly heard of anything
about petroleum or whatever money you got from it. Look at what Gen.
Gowon said 'To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done' and every
soldier whether he has been to school or not knew what the general
meant.
"But we were
quarrelling with our brothers, we were not fighting an enemy and then
somebody is saying that once again, he wants Biafra. I think this is
because he was not born when there was Biafra. We have to reflect on the
historical antecedents to appreciate what is before us now and what we
intend to leave for our children and our grand children."
President Buhari also said that "Leading the people is not a joke. It means accepting responsibilities for good or wrong."
The president also stated that Nigeria needed a lot of prayers in view of the current economic and security challenge.
"We need a lot of
prayers. Certainly, with the nation's economy going down. We haven't
developed the agriculture, we're still trying to talk on those who'll
come and develop the solid mineral for us," he said.
Buhari said Ramadan provides leaders the opportunity to be more conscious of their responsibilities to the citizens.
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