Fri, March 19, 2010
LAGOS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria on Thursday recalled Isa Aliyu Mohammed, the country's Ambassador to Libya for consultations over Moumah Ghadaffi's outbursts on Nigeria.
"The Federal Government of Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to the Republic of Libya for consultation," a statement reaching here from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja said.
"Government has also formally conveyed its strong reservation and disappointment on the call for the division of Nigeria," the statement said.
Nigeria's Senate President David Mark has also condemned Ghaddafi's utterances. Mark, who spoke on Wednesday during a debate at the Senate, said Ghadaffi's inflammatory statement should not be taken seriously.
Ghadaffi had called for the breakup of Nigeria into two as a solution to the religious and sectarian crises in the country.
The Libyan leader suggested on Tuesday that Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, can resolve its perennial violence only by separating into Christians and Muslims nations, a report by state- run Jana news agency said.
The National Assembly has urged the Nigerian government to liaise with the United Nations to compel Ghaddafi to stop calling for the division of Nigeria.
