The non-indigenes residing in the state have been advised to respect the culture of their host communities.
The Ekiti State Coordinator of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Dayo Famosaya, gave the charge on behalf of President Mohammadu Buhari, while addressing various ethnic nationalities living in the state.
According to the NOA coordinator, “Let us live peacefully with one another, no hate speech. Any community we live in, let us respect their tradition and culture of that community and see it as our home.
“‘The peace in this state has ensured that all the ethnic groups cultivate on same land for agriculture purpose. We must not forget that there is strength in unity.. The more we are in population the better, what has helped us so much as a nation is our population. We must always learn to resolve our differences through peaceful dialogue. We should also learn to be courteous with one another and ensure that there is peace no matter the case.
“The need to propagate message of peace and unity made NOA to bring together ethnic nationalities in Ekiti. Whatever happens in Ado-Ekiti as a state capital will affect other cities.
“The Ewi of Ado, Oba Rufus Aladesanmi, has laboured so much to ensure peace in Ekiti by having meetings with several ethnic groups, security operatives. This is why in Ekiti today, you would hardly distinguish between ethnic nationalities as they have inter-married and even those not of Ekiti origin can speak Ekiti fluently.”
The President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Southwest, Nathaniel Uzoemeka said there wouldn’t be peace and unity if government has failed to treat all ethnic groups equally.
