President Goodluck Jonathan has warned politicians to stop sowing seed of discord with statements that can create division among Nigerians.
Jonathan made this statement during a Christmas service at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, Abuja.
He said “If politicians want to take over power at any level of government, they need not sow seed of discord because it will consume them. I believe that people who mean well for this country will never be happy with provocative utterances by some politicians.
“Nigeria is nobody’s personal estate; Nigeria is nobody’s business enterprise; Nigeria is not the property of anybody’s father. It belongs to all of us. I get embarrassed when politicians, maybe including me, make statements that create division among Nigerians or can set this country ablaze.
“I don’t think such statement is what a leader should make. I don’t think that is the kind of seed a leader should sow. Those who take government by violence; those who kill to take over power never end well, especially in Africa.”
He added that “For a politician to stand up and say he will form a parallel government if he fails to win an election is wrong. What makes him feel he will win the election? Even me, as a serving President, what makes me feel I must win the election? No matter what I think I am, Nigerians will decide who will govern them at the state level and federal level.”