…Commission 5km Masaka-Luvu internal Road, in Karu LGA
From Abel Leonard, Lafia
In a fervent plea for national unity, Vice President Kashim Shettima stressed the imperative correlation between peace and development during the commissioning of the 5km Masaka-Luvu road in Karu Local Government, Nasarawa State on Thursday.
VP Shettima, commemorating the recent tragic incidents in Plateau State, urged Nigerians to heed Martin Luther King’s wisdom, emphasizing the necessity of cohesive living for progress. He highlighted the collective struggle against poverty and destitution, advocating a unified front against societal challenges rather than internal strife.
“As Martin Luther King rightly said, ‘we either learn to live together as brothers or we perish together as fools. It is inconsiderable for any community to be an island unto itself.
“We have to learn to embrace each other, to tolerate one another and for us in Northern Nigeria, we are all united by our heritage of poverty and destitution. I see no reason why we should be fighting each other instead of collectively fighting poverty, destitution and backwardness in our States.”
Commending Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule for fostering peace within his jurisdiction, VP Shettima cautioned against actions that could plunge the nation into anarchy, emphasizing the challenge of restoring peace once disrupted.
VP Shettima said; “I want to commend the Governor fundamentally for maintaining that delicate peace balance. There are agents of destruction, purveyors of death, who are trying to inflame passion in most of the volatile parts of the North but we should resist that temptation to plunge us into a state of anarchy.
“It is easy to cause chaos but very difficult to bring back peace. Your Excellency, continue your good works of maintaining peace.”
Furthermore, Shettima conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to address Nigeria’s infrastructural gaps, assuring the implementation of a nationwide school feeding program to bolster childhood development.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has instructed me to convey to the good people of Nasarawa State that his government is poised to address the infrastructural deficit of our society.” He said.
“It is absolutely essential because the gray matter infrastructure of a growing child is very important in realizing his or her full potential. So this is vitally important and the President has a lot of empathy for those on the lower strata of the society.
“The President is interested in redefining the meaning and concept of modern leadership. It is for us in Nasarawa to maintain peace and amity, embrace one another for development to reach us,” the Vice President added.
Governor Sule expressed gratitude for VP Shettima’s presence in commissioning the road, underscoring its historical significance dating back 15 years to the aspiration of the state’s inaugural civilian governor, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu.
; “I want to show great appreciation to Your Excellency because it was only last week that I came to inform you about the historical nature of this road and asked that you come and help us commission it.
We had much longer roads and bigger projects but this one is extremely historical because it was indeed the dream of our first civilian Governor, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu.”
Representing the Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, Etsu Karu, Pharmacist Luka Panya Baba, extended gratitude to the state government for the completed road and pledged support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, aligning with its Renewed Hope Agenda exemplified by the road’s completion.
Daily Sun reports that dignitaries present at the event included the immediate past National Chairman-APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Wadada, representing Nasarawa West, Abdulmumin Mohammed Ari, Member Nasarawa-Toto Federal Constituency, Hon Abubakar Hassana Laraba and Member Awe-Keana-Doma Federal Constituency, Hon Jeremiah Umaru.
Others were; Member Akwanga-Nasarawa Eggon-Wamba Federal Constituency, Justice Sidi Bage Mohammed CON-Emir of Lafia/Chairman Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, Rt Hon Danladi Jatau, Speaker Nasarawa State House of Assembly and members of Nasarawa State Executive Council and members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.