I Was Afraid Nigeria Might Be Like Somalia, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari in South Africa said
that despite the possibility of some ‘crazy people’
trying to ensure the breakup of the country for
selfish reasons, Nigeria will remain one indivisible
country.
He Spoke in Johannesburg, South Africa while
meeting with the Nigerian Community there.
President Buhari stated that though he would have
wished to be president at a much younger age, he
would still do his best to ensure that the country is
moved forward.
He regretted that ‘strong men’ have destroyed
institutions in Nigeria but promised that his
administration would do its best to ensure that
institutions bequeathed to the country by the
British colonial leaders were restored.
Speaking on why he joined politics, President Buhari
said he wanted to meet the expectations of the
teeming masses of the people who had continued to
troop to him to request for one favor or the
other.
“I was afraid Nigeria might be like Somalia. The
Somalis are the same people they are all Muslims
but because the elites are self-centered, selfish,
they have succeeded to make Somalia a war
country for the last 20 years.
“For that reason I said Nigerians are much more
vulnerable, we have so many nationalities no matter
how you look at it, Hausa-Fulanis, Kanuris,
Ishekiris, Yorubas, Igbos. We are actually people of
different cultures but since 1914, we have merged
inspite of religion and culture, married across,
produce children and only crazy people caan think
of balkanising Nigeria. But we are not short of
crazy people that is the frightening part of it.
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