The U.K. has denied insinuation that it is inward back upward of whatever agitation for the break-up of Nigeria.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul Thomas Arkwright, said on Fri that the British authorities was non supporting those calling for the secession inward Nigeria.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland said it would ever back upward Nigeria’s unity in addition to ensure the progress of the province equally usual.
Arkwright spoke inward Ilorin, Kwara State , when a paid a courtesy watch to the province House of Assembly where he met amongst the Speaker, Dr Ali Ahmed in addition to other primary officers of the house.
“In a word, no, nosotros don’t direct hold anything to create amongst anyone agitating for break-up of Nigeria.
“We’re strongly inward back upward of the unity of Nigeria in addition to the federal authorities of Nigeria. And that’s what the British authorities has consistently supported in addition to nosotros don’t direct hold involvement or back upward whatever 1 agitating for the break- upward of Nigeria.
“For anyone to tell the British governmental is involved inward whatever agency inward the break-up of Nigeria is completely wrong,” he said.
He described Nigeria’s democratic province of affairs equally delicate, exactly commended efforts at upholding democratic tenets in addition to keeping the flaming of republic alive.
France, an ally of defunct Biafra inward 1967, had similarly denounced whatever farther pace to actualise the secession of South East from Nigeria.
The province said that such a motility had been overtaken past times events in addition to no longer inward back upward of break-up of whatever share of Nigeria.
France’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, said his province would non inward whatever agency move amongst whatever grouping agitating for the dismemberment of Nigeria.
He said French Republic was working amongst Nigeria in addition to supporting it equally a country.
He spoke against the backdrop of France’s previous back upward for Biafra during Nigeria’s civil war.
Gauer pointed out that Nigeria has evolved since the civil war.
France has been cooperating amongst the province to overcome its challenges, specially the deal against insurgency.
NAN