Nigerians must unite to prevent civil crisis- Gov Aregbesola

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has
said Nigeria must act fast to prevent the crisis in
the North-East and other parts of the country
from degenerating into another full-blown civil
war.
The governor said this in a statement in Osogbo
on Wednesday to felicitate with the people of the
state on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir.
He lamented the rising wave of violence and
insurgency across the world, saying at no time
was the world peace endangered like this in the
history of mankind.
The governor called on all Nigerians to support
the administration of President Muhammadu
Buhari, saying doing this would be in the interest
of the nation.
He said, “With the drums of war and violence
resonating in all corners of the world, Nigeria
must do everything humanly possible to douse
the tension in the North-East and other parts
before it escalates into full-blown war and spread
to other parts of the country.
“No nation can isolate itself from the current
global crises, including social, religious, political,
economic and human which are daily staring us
in the eyes.
“What we need as a matter of necessity is to
have a clean break with the systems that have
failed us or slow our growth as a nation;
rethink and chart a new course for our greatness.
“This is the fulcrum upon which President
Muhammadu Buhari based his government.
Nigerians in whatever capacity must identify with
the new government and support it for the
betterment of ourselves and the nation at large.”
Aregbesola urged Muslims to use the occasion of
Eid-el-Kabir to promote love and spread the
message of peace to their neighbours and
adherent of other religions.
“I call on Muslims in Osun and the entire Nigerian
Muslim Ummah to seize the opportunity of the
Eid to reach out to peoples of different faiths with
greetings and messages of love and peace.
“Without peace and love, no nation unites and no
nation attains greatness in an atmosphere of
disunity singing discordant tunes,” he added.
Also, a former governorship candidate of the
Labour Party in Osun State, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade,
has said the path to peace is not negotiable.
Akinbade said this in a statement issued on
Thursday.
Akinbade, who is also a former Secretary to the
State Government, said without peace, nothing
meaningful could be achieved. He urged the
people to ensure a rancour-free atmosphere in
order to have the desired progress.
He said, “Though the situation in the state called
for concern, owing to the insensitivity of the
Aregbesola administration to the plight of the
people of the state, especially the workers, the
path of peace was not negotiable.
“Truly and without mincing words, the psyche of
an average Osun indigene has been thoroughly
bruised as a result of Aregbesola’s mishandling of
the state on all fronts, but we should just
continue to bear the pain. It is just for a while.”