Only leadership, truth can heal Nigeria, says Utomi

Utomi said this in a statement on Saturday in reaction to the riot in Sokoto which erupted after the killing of a Shehu Shagari Student College of Education student, Deborah Yakubu, for alleged blasphemy.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the police had arrested some suspects in connection to the Yakubu’s killing, which led to a protest in the Sokoto metropolis demanding their release. “The incidents in Sokoto in the last two days have opened a deep wound in the soul of our country. The only thing that can heal this deep gash now is leadership and truth, like the sore in the saying by the founder of the caliphate Uthman Dan Fodio, only truth can heal this one.

“Our country is truly at a crossroads and no one who fails to take a stand can be considered worthy of the trust of the people. As a Nigerian who has grown up Pan-Nigerian in the Northwest, North Central, North East, South West and South-South, and for decades pursued a career in crafting accommodation of one another I recognise clearly that if those who seek power, truly lead, we would not be in this recursive mode of one step forward, three steps backwards. All must now speak up on the future of how we live together. We cannot continue to play the Ostrich,” the statement read in part.

Mumu people instead of you people to speak about dividing the dead country and you are talking about to heal dead lion.

Those 3 cannot heal Nigeria. Nigeria is far spent on healing. We have so many that has a different motive and so much poverty and uneducated children growing up with nothing but violence. Our education is zero. Only few in National Assembly are enjoying a magnitude of budget

Even the truth sef for Nigeria don wound, talk less getting healed my it 🤧

Heal Nigeria from what and how? It's not time for rhetorics . we need someone or group of people who understand the problem of Nigeria and still has what it takes to solve it.

Only a servant can lead this nation to our promise Land

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