*Photo: Rt Hon Abdullahi Bello*
I open this appeal in the Name of Our Lord, Maker and Creator Whose grace and favours brought us to this moment.
Our Nation is no doubt going through yet another hardest passage of its history just as witnessed in the past like the June 12th political crisis.
The current problem cannot be divorced from the complete misunderstanding and mis-application of what the principles of good governance is all about since 1999 in our Country. The impacts of this are more threatening in our villages, localities, settlements, local governments, state and at the national stage.
That the present government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherited these burden is the more reason that we should call for better and peaceful means of resolving our problems instead of any form of demonstration that its outcome can lead to unintended anarchy!
I hereby appeal for calm and that this government be given more time to address most of our pressing challenges especially in the areas of human needs that required collaborative efforts from us.
Let’s take a cue from other countries who are today in terrible trauma because of the unheeded call for peace when they were preparing for this kind of public reaction in recent time. Let us embrace peace instead of violence.
May the peace of our Creator prevail in Nigeria.
Thanks
Rt Hon Abdullahi Bello
Fmr Acting Gov and Hon Speaker
Kogi State