The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday said the shedding of innocent blood in the country must stop.
The party also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the successful centenary celebrations, noting that the events had ushered in a new era of oneness, brotherliness, unity and peace in the nation.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, in a statement in Abuja, said the party was very proud of President Jonathan for organising the events, which, he said, succeeded in “putting the nation on the international arena to showcase our best and foster unity and genuine reconciliation among our leaders and the people.”
Metuh added that the centenary celebrations had rekindled the Nigerian spirit among citizens, revived Nigerians’ sense of patriotism and love for one another as one people.
He said, “The entire world is watching us. We are now in a period where the unity, prosperity and happiness of our people must be our collective priority; where the shedding of the blood of the innocent must stop and where our dear nation and our people are no longer defined by political, tribal, religious and sectional considerations but as a united people with a common destiny.
“Our nation has, for long, been under attack by sectional interest and this is the time to silence such interests and build a strong and united country.
“The challenges we face are transitory and cannot defeat our collective spirit. We must learn to support our leaders and in this regard, our criticisms must be constructive and all forms of bigotry must end.”
Metuh, therefore, called on all Nigerians, irrespective of political affiliations to defend the country’s common destiny as a nation, urging those who had benefitted from the country to defend it.
He said, “If you have ever benefitted from the soil of this country; if you have ever drunk from the waters of Nigeria; if you have ever been refreshed by the cool and fresh air God has blessed us with; if you have ever eaten of the fruit of this land, then the time has come for you to give back to the land.
“Let us stand up and collectively establish and defend the unity and greatness of our dear nation so that labours of our heroes past shall not and shall not be in vain.”
source: nigerianeye
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