{"id":31296,"date":"2014-09-19T15:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=31296"},"modified":"2014-09-19T15:45:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T14:45:30","slug":"pdp-hails-scotland-referendum-urges-unity-among-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/pdp-hails-scotland-referendum-urges-unity-among-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP hails Scotland on referendum, urges unity among Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\">The Peoples Democratic Party has called on Nigerians to live in a united and peaceful nation just as it hailed the people of Scotland who have chosen to preserve their more than 300 years union by voting to stay in the United Kingdom, irrespective of challenges of ethnic diversity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\">PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Friday said the decision by the Scots has shown that citizens could indeed push through their resolve to live together and peacefully as one people with a common destiny despite their differences, perceived or real.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\">He said, \u201cWe might be different in our tongues, tribes and religious affiliations but, as one people, let us not dwell on these differences but rather magnify those things that bind us together so that we continue to live together in peace, love and unity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\">\u201cNigerians yearn for a situation where they will no longer be defined by political, tribal, religious and sectional considerations but to see ourselves as a united people under one strong, virile and indivisible nation.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\">Stating that the challenges facing the nation were \u201ctransitory and incapable of defeating our collective spirit\u201d Metuh urged Nigerians to ensure that their thoughts and actions are always guided by the national interest and values that unite and bind all citizens in love.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626; text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is incontrovertible that Nigeria remains stronger and more prosperous as one nation. 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