Pervading hostility in Socio-Political space, a national emergency, says Runsewe

<p>The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called on Nigerians to put their differences aside and help in building the Nigeria of their dream.</p>, <p>The NCAC Boss who is also President, World Craft Council (WCC), African Region said that the 2023 General Election has come and gone and that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to run an all-inclusive government of national unity, reconciliation and competency.</p>, <p>Runsewe spoke at one -day program themed, “Putting Nigeria First”, organized Wednesday by NCAC in Abuja. Speaking further, he noted: “We have no other nation apart from Nigeria. Therefore, to make Nigeria great is a task for all Nigerians irrespective of place or circumstances of birth, religion or creed.</p>, <p>“This is why we must eschew all forms of religious bigotry, ethnic jingoism and unhealthy political practices that tend to fan the embers of disunity and distract us from our development aspirations.</p>, <p>“Our nationalists who fought for our political independence did not achieve victory on the strength of ethnic, religion or other parochial inclination. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Alhaji Tafawa Belewa and Sir Ahmadu Bello, all of blessed memory, fought together as one to liberate us from the clutches of colonial rule and exploitation.</p>, <p>“It was the spirit of the unity that the timeless lyrics of our first national anthem were couched: Though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand.We must Keep the spirit alive, so that the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain.</p>, <p>Adding: “I therefore call on all Nigerians, particularly our political elite, religious leaders, traditional rulers, opinion moulders, leaders of thoughts and indeed all patriotic Nigerians to join hands with the new administration in its determined effort to reposition our nation on the part of sustainable peace, socio-economic growth and development. Enough of hate speech, destructive criticism, unhealthy ground sta