President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advised Nigerian leaders not to ignore concerns by any part of the country decrying the marginalisation of its
Speaking, Lawan said, “There is no part of this country that does not cry about marginalisation from time to time, but, I think, some of these tendencies of pull-away are centrifugal tendencies created by the elites.“Where we find justifications, we shouldn’t shy away from addressing those calls to make our citizens more patriotic.
“This process has been the hallmark of nations in history, which is why some of the greatest nations on planet earth are neither completely homogenous nor heterogeneous. “Growth and development are neither a function of the commonality of culture nor the disparities in traditions. “Calls for separation are therefore inimical to efforts at nation-building, especially if the consequences of this are put into proper perspective.
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