Atiku reacts to quit notice issued to Igbos by northern youths

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar criticised the quit notice issued to Igbos in the north

- The former vice president said the country had pressing issues to attend to

- He also criticised a counter statement issued by a south east group

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the quit notice issued to Igbos in the north by a coalition of northern youths describing it as a threat to national security.

The group threatened that from the 1st October, 2017, it will begin to prove to the whole world the north was no longer part of any federal union that should do with the Igbos.

Atiku via his official twitter page said the country is too precious and has pressing issues to attend to than the divisive statement of the northern youths.

The All Progressives Congress chieftain also criticised an Igbo group that also issued a counter-statement asking Igbos to return to the south east region while also ordering the northerners out of their state.

He wrote:

"Our country is too precious; our problems are too pressing to pander to divisive rhetoric.

"The ultimatum issued by a Northern youth coalition to the Igbos to quit the region is provocative, and a grave threat to national security.

"The counter response by a South-east group to Northerners is also reckless and thoughtless".