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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar said that Nigeria remains an indivisible country despite its cultural and ethnic diversity.
He said this during the Ulefuta Festival in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The Sultan, who confirmed owning 23 oil wells, however, said that they were a gift from the military head of states.
He added that it was improper for some leaders to use the country’s diversity to sow seeds of discord for their own benefits.
Abubakar urged religious leaders to refrain from using religion and ethnicity as avenues to cause a breach of peace and violence.
He said, “I insist we must focus on the management of our diversity and not desecrate it. There is no time for internal wrangling. It destroys our unity, and nobody will benefit from it.
“Diversity is not the problem. It is the management of our diversity that is the problem. Our diversity should enhance a good economy and strengthen it.
“But it has to be tapped into and we must celebrate it. We must also focus on the management of our diversity and not desecrate it. There is no time for internal wrangling. It destroys our unity, and nobody will benefit from it.”
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had during his live broadcast revealed that the Sultan of Sokoto owns 23 oil wells in the Niger Delta region.