The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says the desire of President Muhammadu Buhari is to see that peace and unity reign in all parts of the country.
Adesina stated this when he received some Nollywood actors, members of the National Council for Women Society (NCWS), representatives of National Associations of Nigerian Students (NANS), and other stakeholders under the auspices of Ambassadors of Voice for Change at the State House, Abuja, on Friday.
He said: ”Mr. President is actuated by nothing else than peace and unity of the country.
”Many times he has said that those of them that fought for the unity of Nigeria will not sit down with their eyes open and see the country dismembered in their presence.
“What Mr. President wants is peace, unity and whatever it takes for Nigeria to have peace. I remembered I did a piece recently where I said for Nigeria, it is ‘Peace Dole’ (Peace by Force).”
“The idea of this movement, Ambassadors of Voice for Change, is very good. I am sure it is God that inspired it.
“We know that there are lots of forces attempting to pull the country apart but if the country will stay together (and it will stay together), we need initiatives like this, we need voices like this, we need ambassadors like this,” he said.
According to the presidential aide, it is in the collective interest of all well-meaning citizens that Nigeria survives.
”Our collective interest is that our unity in diversity is maintained, so that we remain together in peace and unity, and there is strength in unity,” he added.
He thanked the Voice for Change Ambassadors executives for the timely initiative, and assured them that because this is an initiative for peace and unity, his office would lend itself to project it.
The spokesperson of the group, Zack Orji, expressed their readiness to collaborate with the security agencies and Nigerians to ensure peace and unity in the country.
“There is no way government is going to work alone without the cooperation of the people. This movement will cover the 36 States of the Federation.
”Our aim is to engage road shows, town hall meetings, rallies and all kinds of meetings to sensitize people so they can be on the same band wagons as ourselves,” he said.
The group commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on its effort to restore peace and unity in the country and assured him of their continued support.
The Ambassadors of Voice for Change is an organization made up of actors, musicians, comedians, producers, directors, and film makers.
The organisation also has representations from the National Council for Women Society, National Associations of Nigerian Students, and market women across the country.
The representatives that came to the State House included Zack Orji, Ahmed Bala, John Okafor (Mr Ibu), Sani Danja, Saheed Balogun and Ben Kure.
Others are Gentle Jack, Benedict Johnson, Andy Chukwu and Chiege Alisigwe.
