

Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has challenged Nigeria to copy the American example in walking through her racial tensions and differences for freedom and growth in Nigeria. Information Guide Nigeria
Emmanuel handed down the challenge at the Executive Leadership Course in the History and Future of Nigeria, organised by the Historical Society of Nigeria and the Peace Building Development Consultants in Uyo on Monday. INDEPENDENT reports.
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Deputized by the Deputy Governor, Mr Moses Ekpo, Emmanuel said Nigeria, though a heterogeneous society, defined by religious and tribal fault lines, can walk through such differences and emerge a truly united nation. jamb results
He said: “I believe Nigeria has a lot to learn from the American example. We are a deeply heterogeneous society, defined by religious and tribal fault lines. Rather than walking through our differences as America did, unfortunately, we have enlarged the fault lines and adopted a largely, zero-sum game approach in solving our national problems.
“From our unfortunate fratricidal war of 1967-70 to the current insecurity in the land, the deepening of the chords of ethnicity and religious differences, to flagrant inequality that exists in our nation, I think, we as leaders have a lot more work to do, in closing the gap or chasm of division.
“I have no doubt that the eminent resource persons you have gathered to speak here, will do a great job to illuminate and bring fresh insights to this problem.
“If America worked through her issues and today is the undisputed hegemonic power of the world, applying and deploying both soft and hard power to shape the world in her own image, which she has done successfully since 1945, Nigeria, too, will in no distant future also emerge as a truly united, indissoluble, equality-laden entity where, in the wordings of our first National Anthem “though tribes and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand.
“Nigeria will fulfil her potentials, this, we are collectively in agreement,” he said.
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