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The Deputy President of the Senate,
Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed deep worries over the widening of the nation’s fault lines, saying such was not healthy for the nation’s
democracy and development.
Ekweremadu stated this in his
Democracy Day message to the
nation, maintaining that whereas
ethnicity and other diversities within
Nigeria were healthy realities that
should actually make the nation thick, the poor management of such
diversities and their exploitation for
political and other selfish advantages had continued to polarize the nation, thereby constituting a major
stumbling block to her progress.


He rated the 2015 general elections as the most divisive in the nation’s
history, and expressed concern over
the lack of clear and deliberate steps
to soothe frayed nerves and wield the country together, one year after.
According to him: “I congratulate
fellow Nigerians who have made
sacrifices to enthrone and also sustain the current democratic dispensation.
Indeed, 17 years of uninterrupted
democracy is a great achievement for a country that had never experienced anything close to it. “2015 was particularly defining moment for us as a nation. Left for the prophets of doom, the world would probably have been doing a one-year postmortem on Nigeria, but God pulled us from the brinks. We must, therefore, take clear and deliberate steps to weld the country together.
“It is good to talk about the
infrastructure or other achievements we have recorded in the last one year, if any, but it needs to be emphasized that more than anything else, we need to reinforce peace, unity, and patriotism. With these, we can take Nigeria to unimaginable heights”.

Ekweremadu urged those in authority to see the entire country as their constituency and ensure fairness, equity in the distribution of projects and opportunities to give every constituent part a sense of belonging irrespective of their political choices.

“Global experiences have shown that people who feel unfairly treated or embittered will never be interested in peace or in wholeheartedly contributing their quota to national development; it is certainly not what we want for our nation”, he added.

The Deputy President of the Senate
also tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on theconduct of the remaining rerun
elections in the country, enjoining the electoral umpire to immediately
conclude polls in Rivers State, and
conduct outstanding rerun elections
in Imo North and Kogi East Senatorial Districts, among others.
Describing the affected areas as
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
strongholds, Ekweremadu noted that the continued vacancy of the seats was, therefore, a huge subtraction not only for the affected constituencies, but also for the PDP.

www.authorityngr.com/2016/05/ONE-YEAR-OF-CHANGE--We-are-getting-more-divided--Ekweremadu/

Did Buhari really to live happily ever after in peace after making the most divisive comments in the annals of nigeria's democratic comment. Buhari is only reaping what he sowed jare!

Lalasticlala how far?

good one our deputy senate president

We are more divided or the ibos became more separatist. Which one?

Nice words of encouragement from our DSP. Spoken like a true patriot. Unfortunately his own kinsmen are trying to manipulate the younger gullible ones for their own selfish aims.

Truth don't give a damn who is looking,and most Nigerians knows that but shy's away from the real issue,let's face the truth and deal with it,PMB actions and statements if not checked will see the last of a United Nigeria.

einst3in:
We are more divided or the ibos became more separatist. Which one?

Don't make yourself a kid and a foolish one for that. This is about the division along ethnic , regional and economic faultlines in Nigeria. There is serious mistrust among other ethnic groups, there are heightened regional mistrust, there are increased clashes between ethnic group which is at critical level,there are separatist movements and are growing, there are general mistrust against some groups,regions and people, there are dissatisfactions among members of the nation... And the list goes on and no. So you see it not about Igbos but the heightened division in Nigeria just in one year. The country Nigeria and its citizens should be discussioning events in one mind and tone, not the your silly comment which shows how we have relegated in recent times.

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