Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria can realise its full potential if citizens embrace tolerance and peaceful coexistence, stressing that the country’s diversity should be a source of strength rather than division. He said Nigerians share a common heritage that binds them together beyond ethnic or religious differences.
Shettima spoke in Jos on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman of the Plateau State Council of Chiefs and Emirs, Da Jacob Gyang-Buba. “We are all connected one way or the other. What binds us together supersedes what separates us,” the Vice President said, according to a statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha.
The Vice President, who was in Plateau State for the reception of Governor Caleb Mutfwang into the All Progressives Congress (APC), praised traditional rulers for their role in promoting peace and cohesion. He also welcomed the political realignment in the state, describing the cooperation between Governor Mutfwang and APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, as a positive development that would enhance stability and development.
Responding, Governor Mutfwang commended the working relationship between President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Shettima, while Da Gyang-Buba called for stronger security measures and genuine reconciliation nationwide. The monarch urged Nigerians to respect one another and reject violence, describing peace as essential to national progress.