…says nation greater than political parties
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has charged the National Executives and members of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Door-to-Door Movement to refrain from divisive remarks in the course of galvanising support for a fresh mandate for the incumbent President and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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…says nation greater than political parties
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Akpabio gave the admonition on Thursday at an elaborate event held at Transcorp Hotel to inaugurate the National Executive of the campaign group and commission campaign vehicles to be used for mobilising nationwide support and securing votes for President Tinubu.
The Senate President declared that the campaigns must be issues based, promote the achievements of the present administration. Akpabio, who maintained that every conversation must strengthen national unity and promote democracy, submitted that “politics should never divide us beyond repair.”
He said, “A movement that goes from door to door must do more than seek support; it must carry truth, inspire confidence, listen to the people, and return to those same doors with the dividends of good governance. That is how democracies endure.
“The newly inaugurated executives of this movement, your greatest assignment is not merely to mobilise support but to inspire hope, promote national unity and encourage constructive engagement.
“Politics should never divide us beyond repair. Elections may produce winners and losers, but Nigeria must always emerge the ultimate winner.
“Our nation is greater than any political party, greater than any officeholder, and greater than any election. We inherited this Republic from those who built it before us, and we hold it in trust for those who will come after us.
“Let us therefore conduct ourselves in ways that future generations will remember with gratitude.
“As you are inaugurated today, remember that you are ambassadors not merely of a political movement but of democratic engagement. Knock on every door with respect. Listen before you persuade. Unite before you mobilise.
“Let every conversation strengthen faith in our democracy and confidence in Nigeria’s future. When politics is conducted with patriotism and service, every door opened becomes another gateway to national renewal. And every door leads to a renewed hope for a greater Nigeria.”
In his remarks, Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited and sponsor of the Movement, Government Ekpemupolo, known as Tompolo, said that the inauguration is part of efforts to deepen grassroots mobilisation and promote civic participation across the country.
He said the economic and structural reforms the Tinubu administration is undertaking are beginning to yield benefits, as evidenced by increased foreign investment, growth in the Nigerian capital market, and improved fiscal autonomy for sub-national governments, among others.
He described the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement as a nationwide grassroots platform aimed at promoting national development and supporting the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda through community engagement and democratic participation.
