(NIGERIA) President Goodluck Jonathan today said contrary to
the predictions of those he described as doom’s day prophets, the 2015 general
elections would not disintegrate Nigeria.
Rather, he said the elections would come and go while the
country would stand stronger. Jonathan gave the assurance while declaring open
a conference organised by the Interfaith Initiative For Peace in Abuja.
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The conference with the theme “The imperative of interfaith
understanding and cooperation for responsible politics” was co-initiated by the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III; and the Catholic Archbishop of
Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan.
The President said he was aware of some prophesies indicating
that Nigeria would catch fire as a result of the aftermath of the forthcoming
general elections.
He however said the predictions would not come to pass
because his administration would continue to conduct transparent, free and fair
election which he promised Nigerians.
Jonathan said citizens would not have any reason to be angry
and go violent once they are convinced that the electoral process is credible.
He said, “Despite the fact that we have survived the civil
war and continue to evolve as one nation with one destiny, we have among
ourselves those who continue to define us and put it that we as Nigerians
cannot live together.
“As the 2015 elections draw near, the doom’s day sayers are
out and predicting how Nigeria is going to catch fire next year. In the
opinion of some so-called experts, our ethnic and religious differences is
bound to boil over. They portray us doomed to fail.
“But I can say categorically that Nigeria will not
disintegrate, we will not fail. We will surely get over our challenges
and become even a stronger nation.
“If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, the social
media, you will be attempted to think along the same line. In a country of over
170 million people, the opinion of very few is now being elevated above that of
over 100 million Nigerians.”
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