Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to late military ruler, General Sani Abacha, has stated that restructuring may cause the breaking of Africa’s biggest nation if care is not taken.
The retired Nigerian Army Major advised Nigerians not to allow politicians to decide restructuring of the country, saying that such would be dangerous and will break Africa’s biggest nation.
The warning was given by Al-Mustapha in an interview with Sunday Tribune. He said Nigerians citizens were toying with the issue by allowing the political elite to take the front seat in the agitation for Nigeria’s realignment.
Al-Mustapha called restructuring one of the most fundamental giant strides saying but said that it must not be devoid of mutual respect and patriotism.
‘We should gear up for it, but we are playing with it. People in the North and in the South are playing with restructuring.’
‘If we have to talk about issues that have to do with the future of this country, we should be talking with knowledge.’
Al-Mustapha observed that many people talking about it mean different things in the real sense pointing out that differences existing between elites politicians will break Nigeria if they are allowed to lead restructuring.
The former military officer stressed that reorganization must be all-inclusive, not the type against mutual respect or patriotism.
Leaving responsibilities for restructuring your country in the hands of the political elite alone is the most dangerous thing you can do to the country because their differences will break your country’, he said.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK