President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has again implored Nigerians to put aside ethnic, political and religious differences and collaborate with each other to build a united and peaceful nation where every body will feel free and safe.
In the same vain, he counseled politicians against making inflammatory statements or casting aspersions on opponents ahead of the 2015 polls, saying that politics should be a call to serve for the public good and not a call for battle.
Senator Mark in a goodwill message to Nigerians marking the EID-Maulud said the celebration of the birth of Prophet Mohammed should renew our faith and bond of unity as one people , one nation, our diversities not withstanding.
The Senate President noted the myriads of challenges facing the nation and submitted ” With the cooperation and collective efforts of all- the government and the governed, we can surmount our problems. We can achieve this by adopting a give and take approach “.
He admitted that some events in the recent time unarguably poses a challenge to our corporate existence, but insisted that “the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria cannot be compromised for anything because we have more to gain than otherwise.”
Senator Mark urged Nigerians to be apostles of love and peaceful coexistence between and among citizens so that we can be truly acculturated as one people bound by a common destiny.
He assured that the National Assembly will continue to stand by the people pointing out that all legislations would be guided by the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians .
Senator Mark also assured that the legislature will support and collaborate with the other arms of government in the task of service delivery to the people.
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Kola Ologbondiyan , Special Advisr, Media & Publicity to the President of the Senate.