The Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has said that peace is inevitable in Nigeria.
According to him, those who rupture the peace in different parts of the country will not have the last laugh.
He made the remark yesterday while receiving members of Junior Chamber International (JCI), Ikoyi and the Orji Kalu Foundation, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In a statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Deputy Director, State House Media Department, Adesina said: โFor those working against peace in our country, I have news for them. They will never win. Nigeria will have peace, and if the evildoers donโt settle for peace, that peace will be attained without them. Whether they like it or not, peace will return to Nigeria, despite the difficult times we are passing through now.โ
The media adviser commended the peace marchers for their initiative, noting that the quest for peace was very dear to the heart of the President, โand no matter what the people say, we will get to that peaceful shore in this country.โ
Diversity should be a source of strength, rather than a centrifugal force, Adesina added, submitting that ethnicity, religion, language, and political differences need not lead to animosities and shedding of innocent blood.
At the event, Demian Igbokwe read a speech on behalf of Chief Orji Kalu, former Abia State governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, who was one of the brains behind the Peace Walk.
Speaking on the topic: โPeace is possible in Nigeria,โ Kalu lamented that the country had over the years been in the grips of ethno-religious crises, agitations, hatred, distress, insecurity, disunity, violence, hardship and general failure.
โPeace is not just a word, it is an act. It is not enough to talk about peace, one must believe in it. And it is not enough to believe in it, one must act on it,โ Kalu stated.
If peace would be possible in Nigeria, he said Nigerians must see themselves as brothers and sisters, there must be massive enlightenment on the values of peaceful co-existence, everyone must be involved in security, and there must be synergy among the security agencies.
