Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has actually alerted that Nigeria is much better off together and in unity than in pieces and pieces.

He spoke on Thursday at the launch of his book entitled: ‘Unfinished Greatness: Envisioning a New Nigeria’ in Abuja.

Fayemi said that regardless of today troubles Nigerians are facing, the nation would definitely fulfill her fate and do so as a united nation constructed on justice, freedom, equity, and the rule of law.

According to him, this is the nationwide agenda of our times, including that everybody should partake in it for the nationwide rebirth.

Fayemi stated, “It is difficult not to be overwhelmed by the outpouring of goodwill and support that has actually been so generously encompassed me in your home and abroad on the event of the public presentation of Unfinished Greatness: Envisioning a New Nigeria. In part, your existence here today in numbers and from all strolls of life, and the online participation by numerous other compatriots and good friends is a direct testament to the reality that despite the troubles we face as a nation, the Nigerian idea and ideal stay unbreakable and strong. And that is actually the essence of what I have dedicated an excellent part of my life and career to an unshakable faith in the fact that we are much better off together and in unity than in pieces and pieces.

“State- and nation-building all over the world have been and remain an irreversible operate in development. Some countries might enjoy a long span of relative tranquility, the historic reality likewise needs constantly to be remembered and restated that stability and progress require the implementation of a purposeful effort by citizens and those delegated with management to advance the national agenda regardless of difficulties. Even at that, there are no pre-ordained assurances of success at all times; every nation goes through low and high moments in its historic journey.

“When nations experience their high moments, it is incumbent on leaders to capture the opportunities that are provided to advance the frontiers of the nationwide program. When, as is inevitable, bad days come, management needs to presume the obligation for keeping the perfects of the national agenda high up on the radar, provide citizens with an authentic basis for hope that much better days lie ahead, and courageously carry out whatever reforms that are required by the times and for the achievement of the better days.

“Over the last few years, as our precious nation has been buffeted on all sides by a myriad of issues, I have, like much of you online and here present, experienced discomfort at the ease with which cheap and populist alternatives which, yesterday, may have been laughed off as fringe ideas have gotten in influence regarding become mainstream. In the meantime, those who have hung on to the objective of Nigerian oneness and unity have found themselves pressed to the margins and put on the defensive.

“Matters have actually not been assisted by the inflammatory partisanship which lots of in leadership positions have actually adopted in part to score points against challengers but likewise in order to be acknowledged by their communities as truly representing their issues. A lot of seem to have actually forgotten that leaders ought to lead and not merely reproduce the base beliefs and narrow viewpoints they encounter on the hustings. Leading ways comprehending the regional issues that are exercising the minds of our constituents, placing these in a wider context which, as leaders, we are uniquely positioned to see and formulate approaches that supply a meaningful and accountable method forward.

“I want to be clear. We are confronted with a conjuncture of complex and unusual difficulties which should be faced freely, head-on, and actively, instead of being rejected, swept under the carpet, or simply wanted away. In courageously admitting to and seeking ways to redress the challenges, however, it is very important to keep in mind that we originate from someplace, and in the journey we embarked upon as a nation, we have scored some wins and a web of interdependencies bind us ever more detailed together. This reality ought to serve to condition and regulate our actions to the real obstacles we face not with a view to throwing the baby out with the bathwater however in a figured out effort to filter the bathwater so that it is purged of the pollutants that could cause pain to the baby.

“It is this technique of looking for to develop on our lots of gains as a country and an individuals whilst acknowledging and engaging our modern troubles that underpin this book. We have actually had moments of achievement in all spheres of our nationwide life and human venture. We have actually likewise seen lots of difficult days in our forward march to even greater heights. Issues should be comprehended to be part of our incomplete mission for success. And success needs to be our irreversible watchword as the only destiny that is appropriate to us and to Global Africa, which earnestly looks up to us for management. Nigeria will undoubtedly satisfy destiny and do so as a united country built on justice, freedom, equity and the rule of law. This is the nationwide program of our times. I welcome every one people to partake in it for the nationwide renewal we must provide.”