Tell your colleagues to forget about Biafra --- Buhari urges South east NYSC members

Tell your colleagues who want Biafra to forget about it,” Nigerian President, Muhammadu on Tuesday has told South East corps members who paid him a visit at his Daura residence, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Buhari who stated this while playing host to the about 100 Corps members posted to Daura, said:“As a military commander, I walked from Degem, a border town between the north and the east, to the border between Cameroons and Nigeria.
“I walked on my foot for most of the 30 months that we fought the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, in which at least 2 million Nigerians were killed.
“We were made by our leaders to go and fight Biafra not because of money or oil, because oil was not critical factor then, but because of one Nigeria.
“So if leaderships at various levels failed, it was not the fault of the rest of Nigerians who have no quarrel with one another.
“So please tell your colleagues that we must be together to build this country. It is big enough for us and potentially big enough in terms of resources.
”Those who work hard will earn a respectable living. I have seen this country, I fought for this country and I will continue to work for the unity of this country.’’
He further stressed the need for all to work together to build a unified Nigeria.
Buhari who lauded the vision of the administration of General Yakubu Gowon for setting up the scheme in 1973, said the scheme has creditably promoted national unity and cohesion by exposing young people to the uniqueness and cultural diversity of Nigeria.
“I asked for those from the other extreme of Nigeria because I very much appreciate the NYSC scheme and whenever I see General Gowon, I always thank him for that,” he said.
President Buhari called on Nigerian youths to make Nigeria great again through pursuit of knowledge, patriotism and commitment to values that promote national unit