The Advantage Nigeria Has Over Republic Of Ireland In Pursuit Of Peace – Envoy

Nigeria can overcome its present security challenges because the people are determined to live in peace and harmony with one another,

The Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Nigeria, Mr. Sean Hoy, has said that Nigeria has one important advantage over his country concerning the pursuit of national peace and cohesion.

The Ambassador, who visited Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal today, Monday, in the government House in Sokoto said: “I have said it in the past that one advantage Nigeria has is that everyone identifies himself as Nigerian, as there is nobody here who does not share national identity.

“I believe Nigerians are peaceful and majority of people live in peace and are very tolerant of the views of each other. You have many positive things, and in many ways you are starting in much better place than we were in Northern Ireland. We were much more divided.”

He said that he had come to promote peace especially among young people, stressing that Nigeria has a lesson of two to learn from the difficulty his country went through to attain national peace.

The envoy said that he the Embassy is promoting the theme of peaceful coexistence under the hash tag of #RoadtoPeace, and called on all Nigerians to work together for the unity and development of their country.

Governor Tambuwal requested his guest and other nations of the world to assist Nigeria in ensuring lasting peace among her citizens.

“Your visit is coming at the right time. Few weeks ago, we faced a very dark moment when our girls were kidnapped from school in Yobe. We are seeking the help of your country and all nations of goodwill to join hands with us to secure our country.”