The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has acknowledged that if the nation breaks up, Nigerians could be those to lose out.

An announcement launched by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, stated the Vice President stated this when he obtained the nationwide government of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ), on the presidential villa in Abuja. The NUJ nationwide government was led to the presidential villa by Chris Isiguzo, president of the union.

Whereas receiving the journalists, Osinbajo stated there’s a want to advertise the message of unity within the nation, and suggested journalists to be skilled within the discharge of their duties.

“This nation is ours, whether or not we’re press, politicians or spiritual folks. The nation is ours, and we should do every part to make sure that the nation stays secure, safe, and united, and this so vital.

I thank you in your civic vigilance, for the very variety phrases you’ve got spoken about Nigeria, and for remaining steadfast in your perception for the rule of regulation and press freedom within the nation.

As I preserve saying, the elite in our nation, these of us who’ve had the good thing about training, positions and all of that, we owe thousands and thousands of our people who find themselves poor, who haven’t any entry and haven’t any voice, an obligation to make sure that we don’t let issues turn out to be worse for them.

There are such a lot of nations confronted with a nationwide problem and the place you’ve got people who find themselves ready to subvert your complete republic, the press works actively with authorities to make sure that the data house is protected in such a method that individuals who need to subvert the republic aren’t allowed to take action.

However I believe it is crucial, as a result of your voices as revered members of the fourth property of the realm, your voices are essential in moderating the sorts of views that we hear continually which in the long run, (if care just isn’t taken) subverts the polity.

It’s important for us to proceed to emphasize that the unity of this nation is essential, as a result of if this nation breaks up in any method or turns into the topic of what some folks will prefer it to be, all of us will lose out. Clearly, the elite will survive in any method however the overwhelming majority of our folks is not going to.

So, I’ll urge that we must always as a lot as potential do no matter we are able to in our areas that we occupy to maintain emphasising that we can’t afford a state of affairs the place the nationwide unity of this nation is compromised, or the place the nation is made the theater of battle and all kinds of insurgencies and crimes.”