Following the upsurge of violence in the country,
American-based Newstime International Company, a non-governmental
organisation (NGO) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to invite
Muhammadu Buhari for a peace talk on the way forward.
The group, which said it was working for peaceful coexistence in
Nigeria, said for the country to enjoy peace, all must put religious and
political biases aside.
Addressing a press conference Tuesday in Kaduna, president of the
organisation, Tony Oyatedor, said that Jonathan should invite Buhari to
Aso Rock for a closed-door meeting on how to achieve peace in the
country.
He posited that it was only Buhari that should be invited to Aso Rock
for a peace talk, because the retired General was Jonathan’s archrival
in the last presidential election, who needed to be carried along in the
affairs of the nation, irrespective of political and religious
differences.
Oyatedor said it was disheartening that activities like kidnapping,
bombing, raping and killings have taken the centre stage in the country,
urging all to work for peace.
His words, “Jonathan should invite General Buhari for peace talk. The
President must not be a dictator. To achieve peace, religious and
political sentiments must be put aside.
“We cannot run away from the fact, Buhari was the only strong
opponent against Jonathan during the last presidential election. So it
will not be out of place for Jonathan to invite him for a peace talk in a
closed-door meeting in Aso Rock.
“We want solution to all these problems in the country, these problems should be resolved once and for all.”
On the 2015 general election, Jonathan’s kinsman said it was too
early to talk about it, saying the electorate should be able to
differentiate between a bad and good leader before casting their votes.
Source: Daily Independent
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