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Ojukwu funeral rite: Governors plea for peace

Governors of three states have restated the need for national unity and peaceful coexistence among the different ethnic groups in Nigeria. The Niger State governor, … Continue reading Ojukwu funeral rite: Governors plea for peace


Niger state governor, Mu’azu Aliyu speaking during the funeral rite of Dim Ojukwu

Governors of three states have restated the need for national unity and peaceful coexistence among the different ethnic groups in Nigeria.
The Niger State governor, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu and two of his colleagues from the South East, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state and Peter Obi of Anambra state made the submission at the funeral rite of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in Zongeru, Niger state.
The governors believe that it is only in an atmosphere of peace that the country can progress. They appealed to those clamouring for Sovereign National Conference to have a rethink because according to them, there is no need for it.