Feb polls: Nigeria won’t break up, says David Mark

Feb polls: Nigeria won’t break up, says David Mark

As the next month’s general elections inch clos­er, the Senate President, Senator David Mark has allayed fears in some quar­ters over the possible disin­tegration of the country.

Mark, categorically, de­clared that Nigeria would not disintegrate after the elections as being threat­ened by some political war mongers and doomsday prophets.

The Senate President, who allayed the fears of Nigerians yesterday in his welcome address to the Senators after the Christ­mas and New Year break, appealed to the lawmakers and other stakeholders to play their expected role in ensuring that Nigeria wit­nessed peaceful general elections.

According to him, “I am disturbed and saddened by the war songs emanating from many quarters, par­ticularly, from highly placed Nigerians who are threat­ening fire and brimstone.” Elections need not dissolve into theaters of war. It is my belief that war-mongering will only result in a legacy that we will all regret.

“As distinguished Sena­tors, we have a role to play in ensuring that Nigeria witnesses a peaceful gen­eral election.” Despite the much vaunted fear, appre­hension and anxiety that our nation may not sur­vive the elections by some doomsday prophets, I, per­sonally, remain optimistic that we have the strength of character, the political will, the perseverance and ma­turity to rise above all the challenges that lie ahead.

Source : Daily Time