The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger state chapter, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast denouncing inflammatory statements capable of causing chaos in the country and endangering the people’s value and its unity
Mathias Echioda, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Niger State Chapter also commended the president’s resoluteness that the country’s unity was not negotiable in any quarters.
The president, who returned from London on Saturday after a medical trip, said the government would no longer tolerate hate speeches and inflammatory statements of any kind from anyone.
“The president statement is a clear call to all sectional Patriots and hate champions of our dear country to put away their swords. We are better together as a Nation and deal with peace” the president said.
The chairman Mr Echioda said that the state chapter of CAN was in support of President Buhari’s leadership and fight against corruption and other forms of social menace.
He said “We congratulate and welcome him for such a bold step this morning,”
“As the CAN chairman in Niger State, we are genuinely behind him in his fight against the social menace.
The CAN chairman also urged all Nigerians to continue to support the federal government’s efforts in sanitising the country.
(NAN)
