President Muhammadu Buhari\u00a0 has been urged to handle pro-Biafran agitators with caution.<\/p>\n
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, who gave the counsel\u00a0\u00a0 warned that Nigeria cannot survive another civil war.<\/p>\n
He insisted that the government must not use force in dealing with the situation.<\/p>\n
George, who spoke at an event to mark his 70th birthday in Lagos on Monday, also begged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop their protests and hold talks.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0 however said secession was not the answer to the problems of Nigeria, urging Igbo leaders and the group to hold talks with the government.<\/p>\n
George said, \u201cI want to plead with the Biafran protesters to be patient and I urge them to tread softly. No nation goes to civil war twice and survives. We are still meandering to build nationhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us build this nation together. We must ensure that everyone has a sense of belonging. Sharing of resources and appointments should not be a winner-takes-all affair. Let us debate and deliberate over our affairs. Dismembering the system through protests and agitations is not the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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