“Others who feel they have another country may choose to go. We will stay here and salvage it together.”
He enjoined Nigerians to remain faithful and loyal to the country in all their dealings.
The president’s comment comes one day after Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), addressed his supporters after going underground for 13 months.
Kanu, who leads a secessionist movement, had said there would be no elections in the south-east except the government conducts a referendum.