Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo asserted on Friday that the cost of staying together as a nation is cheaper than that of separation.
The elder statesman conveyed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, while eulogizing former President, World Methodist Council, Prelate Sunday Mbang, for his steadfastness, which he said, had kept their relationship intact over the years.
He described Mbang as a lover of Nigeria.
Obasanjo spoke at Mbang’s book launch titled: “My Life and Times a Memoir by Sunday Mbang” organized by the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library and supported by Access Bank PLC.
“We are here to honour somebody we should honour, and learn from (Mbang), to show that we genuinely love and appreciate him for the service he has rendered to the Christian community in this country and world over. And to assure him that whatever happens, we will continue to work for unity, peace, security and progress of this country.
“I know that these are things that are dear to his heart. We want to assure you that Nigeria will continue to exist because the cost for Nigeria not to continue to exist is much more than the cost for us to make Nigeria to continue to exist.
“There are many people high and low – who can be described as enemies of Nigeria but they will not win over those who are friends of Nigeria.”
