{"id":1901,"date":"2019-01-07T16:17:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T16:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2019-01-07T16:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T16:17:25","slug":"stop-celebrating-whenever-insurgents-kill-soldiers-akpabio-warns-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/stop-celebrating-whenever-insurgents-kill-soldiers-akpabio-warns-nigerians","title":{"rendered":"Stop celebrating whenever insurgents kill soldiers \u2013 Akpabio warns Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Godswill Akpabio, a former Minority Leader of the Senate, has advised Nigerians to stop celebrating anytime the Nigerian troops suffer setback in the hands of the violent insurgent\u2019s group, Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\"><\/div>\n<p>Akpabio, who is also a former governor of Akwa Ibom, gave the advice in an interview with NAN on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians should ensure that they elect good and committed leaders at all elections, and stop expecting patronage in terms of appointments or contracts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGood governance and delivery of critical infrastructure are the best reward system that any leadership can give the citizenry, and any leader that does these deserves mass support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio urged politicians to run decent campaigns and stop politicising tragedies as the elections approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should stop jubilation whenever we experience set back in the war against insurgency, it is a collective responsibility to ensure that Nigeria is safe and we should all show commitment to that cause.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe reason we are contesting for political leadership in the first place is because there is a country called Nigeria; if Nigeria stops to exist today, our politics will become useless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio advised politicians to see the advantage in the size and diversity of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why we are respected across the world is because of our population and our diverse ethnic configuration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoliticians are supposed to use these factors to further engender peace and unity in the country, instead of creating hatred and enmity amongst their followers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-20\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Godswill Akpabio, a former Minority Leader of the Senate, has advised Nigerians to stop celebrating anytime the Nigerian troops suffer setback in the hands of the violent insurgent\u2019s group, Boko Haram. 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