Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians, especially those holding offices, not to set the country on fire over the current economic hardship.
He said it was true that there is anger across the country because of hunger, but they must tread the situation with caution.
He spoke at the burial of his mother, Saratu Yakubu Tukur in Gwarangah, Bogoro local government area of Bauchi yesterday.
“We have no any other country to run to if we set Nigeria on fire,” he said.
According to him anger is affecting everybody irrespective of ethno-religious differences but the situation is not beyond redemption.
“The problem is not one man’s problem, it is beyond one man, we must all join hands to solve the problem, each one of us has a role to play. If we set the country on fire, we will not be able to do anything, we will not even be here in this church for the burial programme.
I am appealing for caution in the way we react to the situation.
“Let us take an exception to what is happening in other countries, we must do things that will make the situation better. Things are going to get better very soon,” Dogara said.
He urged Nigerians to engage in prayers for divine intervention in the situation, saying there is nothing God cannot do to turn the situation around.
