The Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, said the re-election of resident Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office will guarantee peace in the country.
The governor made this comment in Uyo at aninterdenominational Church service where he admonished Nigerians to allow the continuity of President Jonathan’s administration in the country.
“As a PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) chieftain, I have found the solution to the peace we are seeking in Nigeria. That solution is the election of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for a second term in office,” the governor said.
“When you do that, you would show that you are not a religious bigot. When you do that, you would show that you are not an ethnic jingoist and that you believe in the unity of this country,” he added.
Mr. Akpabio, who said he did not share the sentiments that the February elections would divide the country along religious lines, said the exercise would rather unify the country and usher in brotherhood and brotherliness between Christians and Muslims
“Because God did not make a mistake in creating over 280 tribes and putting all of them together as one, the next election will be about love, not religion. It will help unite the plurality of Nigeria and not allow religion to tear us apart,” he said.
“I want to plead with all Nigerians to join hands together to allow the continuity of this administration. I want to urge the media to focus on those good things so that Nigerians will see the need to allow continuity of the current administration to complete the good works already started by the president,” he said
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