Jubril, others urge unity, attitudinal change

By Ayoni M. Agbabiaka

Abuja

A non-governmental organisation, Lifesavers Ambassadors International, has expressed worry about the spate of killings, hate speeches and level of corruption in the country, calling for an attitudinal change among Nigerians.
The ambassadors made the call yesterday during their fourth interfaith summit/dinner award night with the theme: “Mentality Renovation” in Abuja.
Former presidential aspirant, Mrs. Sarah Jubril, said the first fight against corruption “is the human mind.”
“There must be behavioural change through ethics and mentality renovation,” she said, urging Nigerians to be ready to “willingly police yourself without the police policing you.”
According to her, killings in different parts of the country must stop.
She called for the translation of the Nigeria Constitution into local languages for better understanding.
Also speaking, the President, Lifesavers Ambassadors International, Dr. Junita Nwendu, noted that the “problem of this nation is not the government or the president, but our attitude as a people; we need to change the way we react to things.”
She said: “Let’s watch the way we talk to each other, one word can tear the nation apart. There is no place like home. A forgiving heart is what the nation needs. Let the Igbo forgive the Hausa, let the Yoruba forgive the Igbo. Let our mentality change in that direction so that we can be together. We are stronger together. Nigeria is not as bad as we think. If we can put our hands together and join what Mr. President is doing within a little time everything will be in line in this country.”
She also said “we must have attitude of investing in a girl-child as every girl-child is a potential mother that has what it takes to affect the nation.”
She appealed to the government to give free will to the office holders for optimum performance without fear or favour.
One of the interfaith speakers, Babamale Shuiab, said “mutual respect for one another will bring about lasting peace in a secular nation like Nigeria.”
He urged Nigerians not to be “fanatics by castigating what other people believes in. If Muslims and non-Muslims do all these, the world will be at peace.” Truck kills one, injures another in Osun
An early morning road crash in Ota, Ogun state, yesterday left one person dead and another injured, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
Ogun Sector Commander of the Corps, Clement Oladele, who confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, said the crash occurred at Oju-Ore in Ota, at about 6.20 a.m.
Oladele said a truck, a motorcycle and four persons were involved in the accident that claimed the life of one person, while another sustained various injuries.
The FRSC boss said the driver of the truck, which was speeding and heading towards Sango-Ota, rammed into an oncoming motorcycle, as he tried to avoid potholes.
“The corpse of the victim has been deposited at the mortuary of the General Hospital, Ota, while the survivor is receiving treatment at the same hospital,’’ he said.
Oladele said officials of the FRSC, the Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) and other traffic agencies, had been deployed to the scene of the accident to ensure free flow of traffic.

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