STOP BLAME-GAME, TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PEACEFUL NIGERIA - UN TO NIGERIANS
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Takwa told
newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, that Nigeria was going through a challenging
moment that require everyone to be part of the solution.
“We are commemorating the
International Day of Peace at a very challenging moment; it should be a
“wake-up call ” and to ask if this is what Nigeria merits.
“Nigeria does not deserve what is
happening on the ground. We all can be part and parcel of seeking for solution.
“We should move from “blame-game”
and see how we, who are not part of the problem, can become part of the
solution,” he said.
Takwa challenged Nigerians to start
asking what he or she could do to put the country on the path of peace and
development. “I can link it to the ongoing “Change begins with me” campaign by
the present administration; the same message goes for the issue of peace and
values that we all propagate.
“What am I doing to make peace
happen in Nigeria? What is the role of my household in ensuring peace in
Nigeria?
“I think that is the question that
everybody should write and put on the walls of their homes; when we start
reflecting like this, the answers will come.” He explained that peace is not a
slogan or rhetoric, but a substance that everybody must invest in before it
yields fruits.
According to him, peace is a process
that requires to be consistently worked on before it is achieved.
“Peace is not like an equation that
you have a ready-made formula for or like a medication that you just swallow
and sit down, expecting it to work.
“It must be watered like a flower
each day. It (peace) requires watering, pruning, putting the manure and
everything before you will reap the flower in the future.
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