Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has called on
Nigerians to avoid creating conditions capable of leading to further
bloodshed and to work towards sustaining democracy in the country.
Akpabio who made the call Tuesday at the grand-finale of this year’s
Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the Cenotaph, Off Nsikak
Eduok Avenue, Uyo said that Nigerians must protect the country’s
democracy and “ensure we do not create conditions, which could lead to
sacrifice of our young men and women anymore’’.
The governor who laid wreath at the cenotaph noted that, ‘’In 1966,
some majors attempted a coup. An act of indiscretion on the part of the
top military man (when he failed to resist the allure of power and
ensure the continuance of democracy) led to a Civil War and again we
lost our precious sons and daughters. It is a lesson for the military
and civilians alike to learn from. We must do everything to ensure the
sustenance of democracy on our shores.
‘’If we let the power of love overcome the love of power, we will
have peace in this country, and see the end of conflicts in our shores.
We must remember always that soldiers belong to us. They are our fathers
and mothers, uncles and aunties, sons and daughters. They must not be
made to die in situations we could avoid simply by the application of
sanity’’.
He commended members of the Nigerian Legion for always taking care of
the families of their departed colleagues, saying ‘’ Our partnership
with them would only get better this year. I urge them to remember that
my dear father was one of them and I have special interest in them.”
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