Chuks Oyema-Aziken
Senator Godswill Akpabio has been described as an experienced, competent, and result oriented person that can bring stability, progress, unity in the National Assembly and Nigeria at large.
A group, StayAlert Human Right Awareness Initiative, made the call during a world press conference in Abuja on Thursday.
The Executive Director of the group, Ambassador Hilary Onah said Akpabio and Barau Jibrin should be voted as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively in the interest of peace and unity of the country.
According to him, Nigeria is on the part of healing and reconciliation and does not need ethnic or religious bigot in any level of governance but bridge builders like Akpabio and Jibrin.
He said: “No doubt Nigerian is shattered in every ramification including economically, politically and is highly divided along tribal and religious sentiments, thus fueling disunity and killings in many parts of the country. Many Nigerians have lost faith in Nigerians security, Democracy, Judiciary and in fact the government because of corruption and bad leaders.
“There is an increase in the number of people fleeing the country for greener pastures. Nigeria is in fact on a cross road and we need to elect patriotic people that believe in the unity and progress of Nigeria. Senators should shun religious and tribal sentiments when electing their leaders. They should elect senators that have the interest of the country at heart, people that are compassionate, honest and will assist the government deliver good governance and democratic dividends to Nigerians.”
Speaking further, he said fuel subsidy removal is one of the best economic policies of the present government.
He however, said palliatives should be put in place to ameliorate the sufferings of the people.
He called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and security agencies should go after those who have been eating fat from the subsidy regime.
