The Leader of the Senate, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC Ekiti Central), on Sunday, lampooned politicians making divisive comments on recent killings in Benue and Plateau states .
Lampooning of promoters of divisive politics by Bamidele, was made in his Easter message to Nigerians, where he called on Nigetians to imbibe the virtues of sacrifice, love, forgiveness and compassion, Easter stands for as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
He hinted that one of the lasting solutions to the unending security challenges in the country, is establishment of state Police being looked into , by the National Assembly .
He specifically declared that the National Assembly is in the process of developing legal frameworks for the creation of state police as one of the measures to address insecurity in the country.
Bamidele in the message said, “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 recent killings in Benue and Plateau States outrightly negated the virtues of peace and love that Jesus Christ taught during His days.
“The recurrent utterances by some political and sectional figures also belied the values of courage, perseverance and tolerance He evidently lived for. 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.
“Nigeria is our ultimate project. As a parliament, we are committed to the actualisation of this project.
“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”.