President Buhari driven by peace, unity of Nigeria — Adesina

The desire of President Muhammadu Buhari is to see that peace and unity reign in all parts of the country.

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this on Friday.

Adesina spoke in his office at the State House in Abuja when he received some Nollywood actors, members of the National Council for Women Society and representatives of National Associations of Nigerian Students as well as other stakeholders under the auspices of Ambassadors of Voice for Change.

He said: “Mr. President is actuated by nothing else than peace and unity of the country, many times he has said that those of them that fought for the unity of Nigeria will not sit down with their eyes open and see the country dismembered in their presence.

“What Mr. President wants is peace, unity and whatever it takes for Nigeria to have peace, she will have it.

“I remembered I did a piece recently where I said for Nigeria, it is ‘Peace Dole’ (Peace by Force).

“The idea of this movement, Ambassadors of Voice for Change, is very good.

“I am sure it is God that inspired it.

“We know that there are lots of forces attempting to pull the country apart but if the country will stay together, and it will stay together, we need initiatives like this, we need voices like this, we need ambassadors like this.

“It is in our collective interest that Nigeria survives.

“Our collective interest is that our unity in diversity is maintained so that we remain together in peace and unity, and there is strength in unity.”

Adesina thanked the Voice for Change Ambassadors executives for the timely initiative, and assured them that because this is an initiative for peace and unity, his office will lend itself to project it.

The spokesperson of the group, Zack Orji, expressed their readiness to collaborate with security agencies and Nigerians to ensure that there is peace and unity in the country.

Orji said: “There is no way government is going to work alone without the cooperation of the people.

“This movement will cover the 36 States of the Federation.

“Our aim is to engage road shows, town hall meetings, rallies and all kinds of meetings to sensitise people so they can be on the same bandwagons as ourselves.”

The group commended the administration of President Buhari on its effort to restore peace and unity in the country and assured him of their continued support.

The Ambassadors of Voice for Change is an organisation made up of actors, musicians, comedians, producers, directors, and film makers, with representations from National Council for Women Society, National Associations of Nigerian Students and market women across the country.

The representatives that came to the State House included Zack Orji, Ahmed Bala, John Okafor (Mr Ibu), Sani Denja, Saheed Balogun and Ben Kure.

Others were Gentle Jack, Benedict Johnson, Andy Chukwu and Chiege Alisigwe.