Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta
State has stated that the recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari from ill
health deserved to be celebrated.
Okowa said those who have been
wishing the president dead were only heartless because God had put them to
shame by bringing the president back alive.
The governor also called on
Nigerians to promote what would unite the country rather than vices that would
rather tear the nation apart.
Okowa stated this on Sunday
during an inter-denominational anniversary thanksgiving service to mark the
26th years of the creation of the state at the Redeemed Christian Church of God
in Asaba, the state capital.
Okowa said, “We must be cautious
of the statement we make because, the unity of this country is what all of us
must work to sustain; we must learn to partner ourselves and engage in actions
that will deepen our love for one another.
“We thank God for the return of
Mr. President to the country, death is not a thing that one can wish any one
and the return of President Buhari deserves to be celebrated. Nigerians have
come to realise that it is better for us to remain united as a people.”
The governor, who also expressed
joy at the return of peace to the creeks of the state, added that there was
every reason for the people to celebrate the creation of the state 26 years
ago.
He said, “As a people, as a state
and as a government, we have every reason to celebrate because, if not for any
other reason, from August last year when we marked our silver jubilee to this
year, there is reasonable restoration of peace especially in our creeks where
there is no longer destruction of pipelines.
“Though the impact of the peace
that has returned to the creeks may not have been felt in our economy, because,
the state did also suffer from the effect of consistent low price of oil for
more than 38 months. We were not just affected by the price going down and the
quantum produced but, there is hope that it will be better.”
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