Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who represented Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the at an interdenominational church service to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary in Abuja has stated that he was quoted out of context by the media.
In a statement on Tuesday, the SGF noted that the Prof. Osinbajo never suggested that Nigeria will break up, instead the Vice President is committed to a united Nigeria.
“I have observed with concern the apparent sensationalisation of the remarks I made at the 60th Independence Anniversary Church Service, where I stood in for His Excellency, the Vice President,” he said in the statement.
Adding that, “For the avoidance of doubt, I want to affirm that His Excellency, the Vice President and I remain very firmly and irrevocably committed to the ideal of one indivisible Nigerian nation.
“We are also deeply appreciative of President Muhammadu Buhari’s consistent efforts to strengthen the unity of the Nigerian nation.
“Any suggestion to the contrary is a clear misrepresentation of our common position as a government.
The media had wrongly quoted the SGF out of context, claiming that he had said that Nigeria had cracks and may break up sparking commentaries from sectional groups in Nigeria.
