From: Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

‎ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ‎has condemned, in strong terms, those who  see nothing good in the unity of the country.

According to him, “it is better to be a part of a great thing than to be one tiny part of something that is not necessarily great.”

“A lot of those who say we are better divided as a nation, don’t understand that the greatness of this country lies first in its diversity and then in the size of the country,” Osinbajo said while hosting a delegation of the northern socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in his office at the State House, Abuja.

The Vice President also said, “So, I think that we must not allow those who advance personal causes to defeat the very strong objectives of bringing this country together as a nation and forging ahead.”

He told the delegation made up of eminent personalities from the northern part of the country that President Muhammadu Buhari was one leader who possesses the willingness and passion “to ensure this country is a united country.”

He added that the President has shown that “this country has men who are determined to remain honest, straight forward and are able to speak their minds without deceit.”

The Vice President expressed support for the proposed security summit being organised by the Forum. He also underscored the importance of the security summit at this time in the nation’s history, saying “it’s a very important thing, the security of this country is a very important thing”

Osinbajo was later presented with publications of ACF by the Deputy Chairman and leader of the delegation, Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande,

Earlier, in an address read by the Vice Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abubakar Girei, the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Coomassie, lauded the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari for its achievements especially in degrading insurgency in the North East.

He informed the Vice President that the Forum is organising a security summit that will bring all stakeholders together to articulate strategies that will address the menace of insecurity and proffer practical solutions towards ensuring sustainable peace and development in the country.