Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has stated his principal can not pay for to idle away while the country breaks down.

According to the presidential assistant, many Nigerians, consisting of the president, have had to pay personal sacrifices to keep the country as an indivisible entity.

Adesina, who played host to the Black Apple Media Group, a production outfit devoted to making movies and documentaries towards the promo of unity and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria, on Friday in his workplace, kept in mind that Nigerians ought to, in all methods and at all times, embark on activities that promote the oneness and unity of the country.

He decreased memory lane, telling how President Buhari trekked from the South-East to a location called Gakem near the Cameroon border, “all to keep Nigeria one. Do you think someone like that will sit idle and let some people try to dismember the country?”

The presidential aide stated while some of the patriots are still alive, those who battled the civil war, would not sit back idle and view the country break down.

“Our anthem says the labour of our heroes past can never fail. Those were the ones who have actually fought to keep Nigeria together,” he included.

According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari had actually always been committed to the unity of the nation.

“By age 20, he joined the army, by 25, he was currently at the civil war fighting for the unity of this country. Mr. President himself has constantly said that for 3 years that the war lasted, he existed throughout, he didn’t go for any break, he didn’t request any pass, he was at the war front,” Adesina stated.

He also recollected that throughout his school days, there was no department.

“When we were in school, it utilized to be Ife-Modakeke Students Union. They merged together, they had one group together, there was no difference, so when that war came, it was strange to us.

“We utilized to be one, that is how Nigeria was initially, and we didn’t know any difference. You are from here, you are from there, we were entirely, all the ethnic groups in the country, there was no distinction. To now see some things occurring is puzzling to us.

“That is why we need to applaud an initiative like this, anything that will promote unity, that will promote togetherness, that will reveal the evil of Fake News, Hate Speech is something that will be supported, so I wish to assure you that as the Media Office of the President, we will support this initiative.

“All those who are trying to cause commotion, trigger disunity, cause dismemberment, I think they simply battle fruitless, it will not happen. Nigeria will be together. I want to thank you for coming and for this initiative and you can depend on us for support,” he added.