His Eminence, Oliver Ali Aba, the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, on Thursday allayed the fears of Nigerians over any premeditated bad occurrence during the scheduled presidential inauguration come May 29.
The Prelate while urging the people to think positively about their country, during the inauguration of the new Methodist Diocese of Awka and the enthronement of Rt. Rev. Onyekachi Nwakanma as Bishop, said Nigeria cannot afford to disintegrate because of political differences among them.
Calling on the need to join hands to build a prosperous nation he said: “Nothing bad will happen on May 29. We Nigerians should be able to love our country. Are we happy with what is happing in Sudan or Kenya? where about 89 people were recently buried due to an act of nepotism and Kenya’s government said it had gone beyond cultism but an act of terrorism?
“Every Nigerian must join hands to take our country to the next level. We should know that Nigeria is the pride of the African continent and wherever they see us, they respect us. So, why must we not behave as a father to these nations?
“We must live by example, after all, we say we are the giant of Africa. If we are the giant of Africa, we must act as we are.
“I believe that May 29 will just be a normal day in which our people will be happy for embracing democracy. All we know is that only one person will be there as president and we must support him.
READ ALSO: May 29: No Cause For Alarm, We’re Prepared To Tackle Handover Threat — DHQ
“Whether we are wrong or right, we should join hands to build a better Nigeria for the good of our country and our children unborn. We must safeguard the future of our children by building a credible society for them.
“What is happening is that many Nigerians don’t understand these politicians. I have been with them for long and there is no permanent enemy among them, but permanent interest and so, we must not create trouble for them.
“When they start making merry together, we will not be there. We must therefore not bit the drum of war and what we know is that God loves Nigeria and wants to keep her people together.
“I don’t know all the intrigues in politics as I only read the Bible and I did not go to the University to read politics, but what I’ m saying is that whatever the situation, peace in our country must be our major concern.
“I have travelled widely and seen what is happing in other parts of the world and I know that Nigeria is too big to have trouble.
“Nationals of some countries, like Cameroon, are in our country because of the trouble in their country and as children of God, we should not be talking about war all the time. Even as Christians, if there is war, we won’t settle down properly to pray to God. If there is war, are we sure that our lives will be safe?
“We should not ask for what we have not experienced, because those who witnessed the civil war know that war is not good. So May 29 will come and we will enjoy it.”
