FUGAR- All Progressive Congress stalwart in Etsako Central Local Government Area, Comrade Julius Abuda has tasked Nigerians to intensify the need for peace, unity and love to one another in order to move the country forward.

Comrade Abuda made the call in his New Year message while speaking with The Nigerian OBSERVER in Fugar, the administrative headquarters of the Local Government Area yesterday.

He stressed the need for Nigerians, irrespective of religious and political inclination to unite and support leaders for the country to move to a better position.

According to him as we celebrate the New Year, there was a need for all citizens to contribute their quota to promote peace and unity in the country.

He described the outgoing year (2017), as a year of progress, especially the total recovery of our president and expressed optimism for a better 2018.

He commended the Edo state governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s tremendous achievements in the state for the past one as a result of peace and unity of the people.

“We consider it a great achievement, because without unity, we cannot achieve our good aims and objectives,
He emphasized on the need for unity to succeed in any family, association, society or country, while urging Nigerians to work together to move the country forward.

“We all know the challenges we are facing in this country and without cooperation and support to our leaders we cannot succeed in tackling them,” he said.

He noted that our leaders needed our prayers and support to lead the country on the right path.“Leaders need to love their subjects and come up with programmes and policies that will help citizens to be happy and patriotic”, he said.
In the spirit of the season he called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of nation building and patriotism by putting aside religious and political differences and to continue to live together and pray for the sustained peace, unity, prosperity and stability of our dear country

Comrade Abuda urged Nigerians to put aside issues and things that could divide the country and commended President Muhammad Buhari, led administration, Edo state government and security agencies for their efforts at addressing security challenges in the state and country at large.