Nothing could be further from my point of view. I have always believed in one Nigeria, and I also believe in democracy. Voting across ethnic, religious and regional lives is healthy for Nigerian democracy. I spoke before President-Elect Obasanjo and his political party on that subject within days of his Inauguration as Head of State in May 1999. I was one of those who had publicly protested his imprisonment under Sani Abacha.
Democracy is a matter of free choice and free rotation of power.
My lecture at Bayero University had a huge and overflowing audience. The university was very gracious and the audience very responsible. I said something to the effect that there was nothing wrong with surrendering power to the winners in a democracy. In any case, the Obasanjo administration had only had fourteen months in office, and it was too early to judge whether or not Obasanjo was good for the North and the country at large. I believe the Bayero proceedings were recorded, and therefore my general position can be ascertained.