What seems to have happened in Nigeria is that after many years of tyranny, misrule and mindless violence, encouraged and practised by the State itself, a general atmosphere of moral apathy set in and the population grew indifferent to the moral, even religious, duties that we all owe one to another. We are once more dealing with each other in transparent comradeship. We now seek to settle our differences peacefully, decently and humanely. Above all, in matters of religion and conscience, rational and just behaviour guide our actions in our institutions and at all levels of government, and all because we place the highest premium on peace and harmony in society. Peace is not a means.
Peace is an end in itself.
Peace is indivisible. A life without peace is not worth contemplating. The greatest and the most enduring legacy is peace. Peace is the foundation of all development and progress. It is either there or not there.