As
Nigeria marks her 54th Independence anniversary Thursday, Governor
Theodore Orji of Abia State has called for peace and unity among all
Nigerians despite their religious, political or ethnic differences.
Orji who made the appeal in a press release issued in Umuahia by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Ajunwa, noted that the current security and other challenges confronting the country would be a thing of the past “if all citizens and ethnic nationalities, political parties and religious bodies see Nigeria as one and indivisible entity.”
He noted that the result achieved in the fight against Ebola virus was a foretaste of greater feats that would be recorded “in the various sectors of our national life if we remain united and tackle our challenges as one people.”
Orji commended the military and other security agencies for the recent victories gained in the war against insurgency, and expressed strong belief in “one and indissoluble Nigeria.”
His words: “Insecurity shall soon fizzle out if we rediscover ourselves as one people and harness the strength in our diversity.”
The governor also used the forum to call on all Boko Haram insurgents to disarm and embrace peace as a mark of respect for the sacrifices of the nationalists who fought for independence and unity of Nigeria.
He commended President Goodluck Jonathan for “entrenching democracy in the country through his laudable transformation agenda which has raised the bar of governance in Nigeria.”
Orji, therefore, urged Nigerians to close ranks with the President in his bid to take Nigeria to “its manifest destiny of growth, progress and development. “
He noted that civilian administration had proved to be the best form of government considering the quantum of developments recorded in the country in the last 16 years of uninterrupted democracy.
On the 2015 general elections, Orji appealed to aspirants of various elective positions to eschew politics of bitterness and rancour in the overall interest of the country.
He assured Abians that none of the legacy projects initiated by his administration would be abandoned, expressing confidence that his successor would consolidate on the solid foundations he had already laid.
