Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has advocated for peace, love and national unity among political class across the country to reciprocate the sacrifices of gallant soldiers who paid supreme price in serving humanity and the nation, especially as this year’s general elections beckon.
Governor Emmanuel made the advocacy while speaking at the wreath laying ceremony to mark the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the State Cenotaph, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo.
His words: “As we get ready to elect our new set of leaders, I urge our political class to understand that we need the country to be one indissoluble entity, in order for our aspirations for leadership to be actualized. We must not threaten the unity of this nation for the narrow desire to be in power.
“If these gallant men and women paid the ultimate price for us to remain in peace and harmony. We must also pay them a corresponding price of appreciation and gratitude by ensuring that the cords of our unity, justice, equality, fairness and love remain our abiding articles of faith.
“All across the nation, some rhetoric that enlarges the chasm of separation and weakens the cords of our national unity are still being propagated and amplified through various echo- chambers.
“Our diversity which should form a rainbow of strength is being exploited for narrow political advantage, while zero-sum game tactics are still being employed and deployed all over the nation”
He observed that circumstances that predisposed operations in which the heroes laid down their lives still persist across the nation and therefore cautioned politicians against incendiary and unwarranted comments that enlarge the gap of separation and weaken the cords of national unity.
He said they should engage in attributes which would fan the embers of unity and further extend the frontiers of love and brotherhood, lest the sacrifices of gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces be in vain.
In his remarks at the annual event, the Commander 2 Brigade, Uyo, Brig. Gen. Abubakar Wase, reassured that the Military has a robust plan in place to continuously accommodate the concerns of ex-service men and families of the fallen heroes.
