Nigeria Can Overcome Challenges If Leaders Dialogue – Emir Bayero

The emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has said the talks of disunity in Nigeria today is something stakeholders can sit down and talk about.

He stated this when he paid a courtesy visit, alongside His Majesty, Dr Benjamin Ikenchukwu, Keagborekuzi I, the Dein of Agbor Kingdom to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa  at Government House, Asaba, saying it has been done before and it succeeded.

“Let us believe in ourselves and be honest with each other and if we take that into consideration, we all know that the differences between us are less than what we share together.

“As a traditional institution, we believe that the government cannot be blamed for everything because everyone has a role to play and I believe that with the right leadership, things will get better,” the emir of Kano said.

On 2023 campaigns, the monarch urged politicians to encourage their followers to be of good behaviour while urging the people to go for what is good in the interest of the nation.

While saying his visit to the state was to cement the age-long relationship between Kano and Delta states, he added, “It is a pleasure for me to be in Delta. This is a special visit and we pray God will continue to guide and bless you as Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“This visit is to develop the special relationship that exists between Kano and Delta states. Be rest assured of our support and prayers of success in your political career,” Emir stated.

Governor of Delta State and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa said Nigeria needs men and women of goodwill who will see the various parts of the country as one in order to unite the nation.

He said that the nation was in dire need of leaders who would see the strength in the nation’s diversity rather than using it to divide the country.

He said the visit of the Kano monarch to Delta was the kind of relationship that would help unite and bring peace to the nation and called on Nigerians to see themselves as brothers irrespective of the diversity.

“This is actually the kind of relationship we look forward to in our nation, Nigeria. A relationship that builds bridges across this nation and makes us realise that we are one people in this nation.

“We are very thankful for this visit because there is a need to build this bond of unity in this nation and we must truly thank you for the roles you have played in our nation Nigeria because, I know that you are a very influential royal father in this nation,” he said.

He called for the harnessing of the experience and wisdom of traditional rulers in the country by creating statutory roles for them in view of their contributions to the growth and development of society.

“I am one of those who believe that our royal fathers need to be assigned even greater roles in the governance of this nation because they have a very important role to play in terms of keeping our people closely knit together.

“And if we are to find solutions to the challenges we have at the moment, we definitely need to have a working pact with royal fathers in this nation because, beyond being the custodians of traditions of our people, God has placed it on them to be able to pull the people together.

“So, working closely with our royal fathers will definitely help us in solving the problems of insecurity that we are faced with in our nation today.

“We look forward to a Nigeria in which we continue to see our nation as ours. Unfortunately, there are many voices that tend to divide us and we hope that in the next few years, we are able to change this narrative,” the governor added.