Jonathans victory, watershed for unity -Gov Akpabio

THE Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has said the voting patterns of the presidential election held on Saturday, which saw Presi-dent GoodluckJonathan getting an overwhelming victory in most states, was a watershed for national unity.Speaking at the Government House, Uyo, on Monday, the governor said for once, the outcome of the election would rekindle confidence of all the diverse nationalitiesin the Nigerian entity.I must thank the entire country for coming out en masse to vote for President Goodluck Jona-than.Those of us from South-South Nigeria are very delighted that our years of affiliation with other politicalblocs in the country have paid off.Because now that our son contested, our compatriots from other parts of the country also did what we had done for their sons in the past. They came out enblockand voted for our son and that shows the unity of this country, he said.Akpabios excitement stemmed from the fact that President Jonathan won even up to 25 per cent in his opponents stronghold, including Kaduna State.With the vote for Jonathan, the governor added, you have shown that any child, no matter where he is born in Nigeria, can rise to any position of responsibility.He said for once, parochial sentiments had been buried in Nigerias politics.You have buried the issue of racism; you have buried the issue of ethnicity; you have buried the issue of tribalism and you have brought about one Nigeria, Akpabio said.While appealing to Nigerians to eschew violence and bitterness, Akpabio expressed happiness that the nations democracy was growing to a point of full integration of the minorities and other diverging interests.Our youths must know that what has happened today is a watershed for unity; it is a very important event in the history of the country, he said.
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