Vice President Shettima urges peaceful coexistence among Northerners

In response to the recent wave of insecurity in Nigeria’s north, Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged locals to live in peace and unity at all times in order to sustain the country’s economy’s rapid expansion.

At the 5 km Masaka-Luvu Road’s opening on Thursday in Nasarawa State’s Karu Local Government Area, Shettima made the call.

In his view, anarchy might result from the North’s ongoing insecurity problems if they are not adequately resolved.

In order to counter the constant attacks on themselves, he highlighted the need for residents to band together against poverty and backwardness.

“We in Northern Nigeria must learn to accept and tolerate one another,” he remarked. We shouldn’t be fighting each other, in my opinion.

We must withstand the temptation that can send us into a state of turmoil since it is simple to bring about chaos but very difficult to restore serenity. In order to combat poverty, destitution, and backwardness in our states, we should band together rather than engage in conflict.

As the Vice President officially opened the Masala-Luvu Road, he praised Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State, for starting infrastructure projects in the state that will improve the quality of life for the people living there.

According to Sule’s earlier explanation, the road was built because of its close proximity to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to alleviate the hardships of the locals and provide them with easy access to new socio-economic prospects.

He declared: “A 12-month completion period was stipulated when the contract for this road was awarded in January 2023.”

Due to the poor quality of the road, accessing this region of the state was difficult in the past. Nonetheless, I’m glad the road has been built well today.

This road will likely remain in place for the next fifteen years or more, and I would like to thank the contractor for completing the project in accordance with the requirements.