As the world celebrates United Nations international day of peace today, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, his Excellency, Prof Ben Ayade has called on Cross Riverians to shun all forms of violence and embrace peace.
The governor who noted that peace is the only panacea for a better and prosperous world where all dreams and ambitions can be achieved promised that Cross River will be a better state if we all abide by the doctrines of peaceful co-existence.
To this end, Governor Ayade charged all Cross riverians to be their brother keepers and assured the people of a better, prosperous and secured Cross River if we all work together.
Speaking through his special assistant on peace and Reconciliation, Prince Charles Ushie in a good will message to mark the peace day, Senator Ayade said all hands must be on deck to encourage peace and create an enabling environment for investors to come and partner with us for the development of our state.
He further stressed that without peace there will be no meaningful society, progress and prosperity. The chief executive also condemned all communal clashes in the state describing it as timid and barbaric saying there are civilized way of resolving conflicts rather than war.
According to him Cross Riverians are known to be very peaceful and loving people, the recent ugly situations are not what we are. He assured all machinery has been put in place to ensure that the state is never thrown into any form of communal crisis again.
It would be recalled that Governor Ayade set up a committee to resolve all lingering communal crisis in the state and the governor had demonstrated huge commitment to addressing the state of insecurity in the state by increasing budgetary allocations for security and also making available vehicles to security agencies in the state.
