The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Oliver Ali Aba, has submitted that no evil will occur on the May 29 handover date from one civilian administration to the other.
The clergyman, who spoke on Thursday, during the inauguration of the new Methodist Diocese of Awka and the enthronement of Rt. Rev. Onyekachi Nwakanma as the Bishop, submitted that Nigerians should join hands with its political leaders to move the country forward.
According to him, whatever happens in Nigeria definitely affects the entire continent of Africa hence Nigeria cannot afford to have a crisis as the country is like a father to other smaller nations.
He added that Nigeria has a President-elect already and what everyone is expected to do is embrace democracy and support the President-elect to be successful.
According to him, Nothing bad will happen on May 29. We, Nigerians, should be able to love our country. Are we happy with what is happing in Sudan or Kenya where about 89 people were recently buried due to an act of nepotism and Kenyas government said it had gone beyond cultism but an act of terrorism?
I believe that May 29 will just be a normal day in which our people will be happy for embracing democracy. All we know is that only one person will be there as president and we must support him.
He further said, Whether we are wrong or right, we should join hands to build a better Nigeria for the good of our country and our children unborn. We must safeguard the future of our children by building a credible society for them.
Every Nigerian must join hands to take our country to the next level. We should know that Nigeria is the pride of the African continent and wherever they see us, they respect us. So, why must we not behave as a father to these nations? We must live by example, after all, we say we are the giant of Africa. If we are the giant of Africa, we must act as we are.
We should not ask for what we have not experienced, because those who witnessed the civil war know that war is not good. So May 29 will come and we will enjoy it.
Aba also urged unity among Christians while emphasizing that Christ is one.
