Nigeria’ll not break up despite challenges –Lar

Pioneer chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Paty, Chief Solomon Lar, has expressed
optimism that despite Nigeria’s current
travails, it would still remain a united and
indivisible entity.
Lar in his message on Nigeria’s 53rd
Independence Anniversary said he was
privileged to be part of the celebration of yet
another independence anniversary.
Lar spoke in a statement by the Executive
Secretary, Mr. Major Adeyi, the ex-PDP
chairman said, “It is a great privilege for me
to be part of the 53rd Independent
anniversary of our great nation Nigeria. For
me and those of us who witnessed the
lowering of the Union Jack, and the hoisting
of Nigeria’s national flag, we have every
reason to rejoice.
“Our experience as a nation in the past 53
years may not be all that palatable but it is
worth thanking God Almighty. The process of
nation building is not a day’s business, but a
complex one, more than state building. We as
a nation have really done well and there is
hope for a greater and brighter tomorrow.
“I urge every Nigerian and all our friends to
see Nigeria as doable; a nation that has come
to stay an indivisible entity that will
democratically solve her socio-economic
problems without blood shedding again. We
should not allow the mistakes of early post-
Independence years to re-surface in any
form.”
In his own message, Plateau State Governor
Jonah Jang called on Nigerians to be optimistic
that the country would emerge as a stronger
nation despite its challenges.
He said that Nigerians needed not dwell on
the negative side but also appreciate our
positive strides in other spheres of life.
The governor also enjoined the citizens to
love, tolerate, forgive and respect our diverse
cultural values in a bid to strengthen this
bond of fraternity.
He also enjoined Nigerians to pray fervently
for the peace, unity and stability of the
country and to support their leaders in order
to bring about the needed transformation.