Opeyemi Bamidele, leader of the senate, says the national
assembly is developing legal frameworks to establish state police as part of
efforts to address insecurity in the country.
In his Easter message on Sunday to felicitate with
Christians across the world, Bamidele, who represents Ekiti central senatorial
district, cautioned political actors against exploiting the country’s security
and economic challenges for personal gain.
The senator called on leaders at all levels to avoid
divisive politics and rhetoric, warning that such conduct could further
complicate Nigeria’s challenges.
“As we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
our Lord, it is exigent we reflect on His virtues; learn from His consecration
and live His life of purpose rooted in the pursuit of justice, love and
redemption for humanity,” Bamidele said.
“Despite the animosity He suffered and opposition He faced,
Jesus Christ consciously sought and secured freedom for the captives, peace for
the troubled, comfort for the sorrowful, love for the dejected, justice for the
oppressed and hope for those who are in despair.
“In Nigeria today, Christ’s example clearly presents us a
glimpse of how we should live together as compatriots and not competitors,
collaborators and not combatants, comrades and not contenders in the task of
building a viable and virile federation that will serve the interest of all.”
The senator described recent killings in Benue and Plateau
states as a negation of the peace and love Jesus Christ taught during His
lifetime.
“The recurrent utterances by some political and sectional
figures also belied the values of courage, perseverance and tolerance He
evidently lived for,” Bamidele said.
“No country develops as a result of one section rising up
against another vice versa.
“While the Authority of the National Assembly is in the
process of developing legal frameworks for the establishment of state police as
one of the measures to address insecurity in the country, we urge security
agencies to work together as a team to track and apprehend all the masterminds
and sponsors of terror attacks nationwide.
“We appeal to some political actors that always lash on the
country’s challenges to push divisive narratives to learn from the example of
Jesus Christ.
“Such actors are no longer playing opposition politics, but
simply taking advantage of the country’s internal conditions in the pursuit of
their own parochial political outcomes.”
He said the legislature remains committed to the development
of Nigeria, irrespective of political or religious divides.
“Nigeria is our ultimate project. As a parliament, we are
committed to the actualisation of this project,” he said.
“This is evident in all the legislative initiatives we are
pushing since the birth of the 10th National Assembly. And our goal is to build
a federation that will be noted for peace, progress and prosperity anywhere in
the world.
“Regardless of their ethnicity, politics and religion, all
actors should shun all forms of divisive utterance and join forces against the
common foes of Nigeria and not to subvert our effort to build a strong and
virile federation.”
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