The President of the Senate,Ahmed Lawan has stressed the need for national unity adding that all hands must work together for a greater Nigeria.
He made the call at the 10th year memorial anniversary of the father of the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu which held at Igbere in Abia state.
The occasion was climaxed with the conferment on the Senate President a High Chief title of Nwannedinamba 1(our number one Brother in Diaspora) and as member Ezumezu Circle of Igbere Ebiri by the Igbere Clan Council of Ndi Eze, Igbere.
In his remarks, Lawan said: “This is one occasion that has brought all of us here. If you look at the cream of people around, you will believe that there is unity among us.
He said the conferment of the chieftaincy titleon him has an attestation to the fact that national unity is something we all must embrace because the Nigeria needs all parts of the country to make things work.
“Regardless of our political or religious persuasion, we are attending a function that all of us believe is so important.
” It doesn’t matter where you come from. It doesn’t matter what you believe in. What matters is that you are a Nigerian and the other person next to you is a Nigerian too.
” Nigeria needs all of us to be united. Nigeria needs all hands to be on deck. Nigeria needs the effort of each and every part to make it work and we can make it work.
” Today and indeed even tomorrow and for ever, we can achieve better. We can achieve more when we are united. Nigeria is designed by the Grace of God to be a nation of many people of different orientation, different sentiments but we must be a people with common purpose and common destiny and this is what we are trying to achieve.
” In the spirit of that common purpose, I can say today that I am a son of Igbere and with my cap signifying the title conferred on me, I can stand anywhere, in any part of Nigeria proudly and say I am from Igbere community.
I want to thank the traditional rulers and the entire Igbere community for the honour done to me. I also want to thank Senator Orji Uzor Kalu whose late father we have gone to celebrate today.
