Let’s work together for peace to prevail – Abatemi-Usman

Vice chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator
Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has called on Nigerians to work together for
the entrenchment of peace and unity in Nigeria.
Abatemi-Usman, who made the call in a statement issued by his Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Michael Jegede, to congratulate
Muslim faithful on the celebration of Eid-El-Kabir, said it is only
when peace is allowed to prevail that there can be meaningful growth
and development in a country.

“I congratulate my fellow brothers and sisters of the Muslim faith as
we mark this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. Let us continue to conduct ourselves
properly in line with the teachings of Islam, which emphasized the
need for us to always give peace a chance in all that we do. I call on
us as Nigerians to work together in order to allow peace to prevail in
our dear country.  We must eschew every form of bitterness and
hostility amongst ourselves as people of one nation. The only way we
can create an avenue for significant progress in the overall
advancement of Nigeria is for all of us to agree to embrace peace,
regardless of our ethnic, religious, cultural and political
affiliations,” Abatemi-Usman noted in the statement.
The Senator, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, pointed
out that the proposed national conference for which an advisory
committee had already been constituted by President Goodluck Jonathan
will afford Nigerians the opportunity to vent their views on the
numerous problems bedeviling the country.
Describing the action of the President as a welcome development,
Abatemi-Usman said: “I think the President must be commended for
succumbing to pressure from Nigerians on the need for a national
conference to chart the way forward for our beloved country. No doubt,
as a nation we are confronted with too many problems. And one of the
ways of tackling these shortcomings is to create a platform for the
people to come together to discuss and proffer possible solutions.”