Plateau State Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, IHVN, Professor Patrick Sunday Dakum, has called on Nigerians to uphold and consolidate the essence and feats achieved by Fallen Heroes' sacrifice.
Dakum asserts that the armed forces put their lives in harms way, where so many of them lost parts of their body and lives to keep the country one and united; and have also faced the same fate in not only protecting the territorial integrity of the country, but combating and flushing out insurgency ranging from Maitasine, Boko Haram to Islamic State's of West African Province, ISWAP; and also bandits, kidnappers and secessionists terrorizing the peace and internal security of the country.
The Epidemiology and Public Health Professor, School of Medicine Maryland University, Baltimore USA, quoted John 15:13 saying, "Greater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends."
He said the Fallen Heroes have truly exhibited genuine friendship and proven their love by laying down their lives for us to be alive, united and secured. And the appreciation that we can show to them is to uphold the values and essence of their death because reverting to the causes of secessioning, insurgency, banditry and kidnapping is betrayal of their lives' and body's sacrifices.
He called on politicians, clergy, ethnic and regional chauvinists who embarked on the destruction of our national cohesion by perpetrating discord, mutual suspicion and hatred along ethnic, religious and regional lines threatening our corporate existence to think twice and desist so that the lives lost by the Fallen Heroes will not be in vain.
Dakum added that there is no how Nigeria can attain nationhood with corruption and throes of segregation, nepotism, unhealthy and insatiable quest for wealth, injustice and other vices tailored towards disunity, bad governance, and oppression of the less privileged and minorities.
The former Commissioner of Health and Information advocates, love, respect, appreciation and corporation in patriotic front for the Military to succeed in securing our lives and properties; and to also remember and reach out to the families of the Fallen heroes.
Finally, he appeals to all to pray for the Armed Forces to succeed in their war with insurgents, bandits and kidnappers, and to pray for their families and those of the Fallen Heroes.
Signed:
Shabul Mazadu
Media Consultant
15th January, 2025
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