Atiku Abubakar commends Arewa youths for rescinding October 1 quit notice issued to Igbos

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has
reacted to the recent decision of the Arewa
youths to rescind the quit notice they issued to
Igbo people living in the north
- Atiku commended the group, and also called on
other agitating ethnic groups who had issued
quit notices to others, to withdraw their various
notices
- The former VP applauded Buhari for
condemning the sectarian divisions in his live
broadcast, while also appealing to other Nigerian
statesmen to add their voices in condemning hate
speech
For rescinding their October 1 quit notice to
Igbos, the Coalition of Northern Youths group
has been applauded by former Vice President
and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Atiku Abubakar, New Telegraph
reports.
The former Vice President made his
comments in a statement released by his
media office in Abuja on Friday August 25.
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Coxiblaqblog notes that while commending the
group, Atiku stated, “At last, good judgment
has prevailed.”
However, the former VP appealed to the
Arewa youths to go the whole 9-yards and
withdraw any other condition(s) given to
Ndigbo residing in northern Nigeria or
anywhere else in the nation.
He stated that “Reconciliation must be total or
else it is Pyrrhic”.
Taking it one step further, the Waziri
Adamawa further appealed to other agitating
ethnic groups who had issued quit notices to
others, to withdraw their various notices and
accept the extended olive branch.
Atiku called on other Nigerian statesman to
condemn hate speeches and refrain from
making statements that would heat up the
polity, as he also praised President
Muhammadu Buhari for condemning the
sectarian divisions in his national broadcast.
According to Atiku, quoting the words of a
great patriot, the task of keeping Nigeria
united is one that must be done.

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