Nigeria Should Stay United – US Consul General

The United States Consul General in Lagos, Jeffrey

Hawkins, has said Nigeria must not split as there are a lot

of commonalities that bring the people of the country

together.

US consul general Jeffrey Hawkins (right), and Dr. Ahmad

Sa'eid, during the Iftar Buffet

According to him, despite all the religious and cultural

differences in the country and the incessant Boko Haram

attacks, particularly in the Northeast, Nigerians should stay

united and build a stronger country rather than split.

Hawkins disclosed this while speaking during the Iftar buffet

dinner with Muslim and Christians scholars at his residence

in Ikoyi area of Lagos state, PM News reports.

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