National chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Salihu Mustapha has cautioned against hate speech and ethnic hatred that can spark another civil war and destroy all that the nation has fought to achieve.
According to Alhaji Salihu Mustapha, citizens must abide by the code to live together as a nation and not allow ethnic ties create division and hatred among them. He warned against the devastating effects of civil war on the nation.
In his words: “I condemn the attempt by some groups and persons to politicize our security challenges. As Nigerians, we should learn from the ethnic crisis in Rwanda and elsewhere. Violence has never solved any country’s problems,”
“Unfortunate as the level of insecurity may be, politicians, persons and groups should be careful not to overheat the system. We should bear in mind that no nation survives a civil war twice. Let’s join hands with the present administration to find a lasting solution to the problems which predate this administration. Nigerians who were born after the Civil war should learn lessons from Rwanda in 1994. War is bad, war is evil. Let us be properly guided.He that rushes to war or advocates war, should know that war brings death and destruction,”
“I am calling on the General Abdulsalami Abubakar-led peace committee to rally senior citizens to talk and foster peace. 2023 would be an illusion without peace and a united Nigeria”, he stated, even as he noted that the challenges bedeviling the country today were inherited by incumbent administration. “This insecurity challenge occasioned by the Boko Haram insurgency is an inherited crisis and therefore should be tackled with all sense of responsibility by all Nigerians”,
“We should support our Armed Forces for the sacrifices that they are making for the nation. They are laying their lives for unity of Nigeria. Terrorism is a global affair and therefore all hands must be on deck to address it,” he added.
