The lawmaker representing Ikole constituency 2 in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, has appealed to Christians in the state to celebrate Christmas with moderation and pray for the peaceful conduct of the 2022 governorship poll.
Aribasoye, in his Christmas message on Saturday, said he quite appreciate the power of prayers in the survival of any nation, saying Ekiti could have a blood and violence-free poll next year with fervent prayer supplications by all citizens.
The lawmaker saluted Governor Kayode Fayemi and the security agencies operating in Ekiti for their commitments to upscale security and boost business activities, saying efforts by government actors can only be fruitful and salubrious when citizens key into their agenda.
The Human rights activist told the political actors that no election worth the blood of any innocent citizen, appealing that practitioners must be civil and issue-based in their campaigns, rather than being desperate in actions and caustic in commentaries.
The All Progressives Congress chieftain also urged Christians to live by the doctrines of love, sacrifice, togetherness and peace, which Christmas symbolises and conveys to mankind.
Aribasoye specifically tasked Christians to cohabit with practitioners of other religions peacefully and work with government at all levels to defeat the menaces of insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other criminalities holding the country by jugular.
“Let me felicitate our Christian brothers for witnessing this year’s Christmas and charge them to be more involved in nation building. No nation can grow when the citizens and unpatriotic.
“Without sounding patronising, Christians have tried and played their parts as stabilising factors in the task of building a nation we can all be proud of. I wish that they do more for all of us to accomplish a country we can all be proud of.
“Though we are passing through excruciating experiences at this time, but I believe that we can overcome these multifarious challenges and still become a nation that can attract respect continentally and globally.
“I congratulate all Ekiti people on the occasion of this celebration and wish them many more celebrations in life”.