By Editor
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni has appealed to all Nigerians to be calm and prayerful noting that the present hardship facing the country will soon be over as Nigerians shall enjoy the gains of good governance under the President Bola Ahmèd Tinubu-led administration.
He gave the charge at the weekend while fielding questions from journalists at the just concluded 8th edition of Methodist Church Christian Music Festival in Aaye Ekiti.
He noted that his Easter message was without prejudice to any political colouration as he maintained that the hope being dreamed to see by the people is coming to reality with the programmes of the present government coming to fruition.
Said the former Governor; “I personally changed some money during the week and I was surprised at the rate that I exchanged the dollar. That means, the programmes of this present government are beginning to yield fruits and we can be confident now to recommend that it won’t be long, that this hardship will be over, so, I urge all our people to be calm and prayerful, very soon this hardship will be over and we shall all enjoy the gains of good governance by the present government,” he said.
The Ifaki-Ekiti born politician ormer added that it was not the present government that got it wrong, but we got it wrong longtime ago and these past governments were too afraid to correct some things which the present government is doing.
“But the present Federal Government is saying we are no longer running away from it, we must confront these problems, we know that there will be difficulties and some pains but we must address them. But now, I am very happy to see that before long, we are beginning to see the positive dividends of it. I will say let us keep our faith and Nigeria shall be good,” he said.
While giving his remarks at the Music Festival in honour of late Oba Samuel Adebanji Ilori, the Late Olorin of Orin in Aaye Ekiti, Segun Oni noted that the late Olorin, Oba Samuel Adebanji Ilori was a catechist who served the Lord diligently and faithfully during his lifetime and these positive footprints have given cause for him to be celebrated even in death.
He noted further that, because of his faith in God and devotion to Christianity at that period, it would have been difficult to conscript him to ascend the throne of Olorin of Orin without the cooperation of the late Arch. Bishop of Ilesha Diocese who was the first bishop of Ekiti diocese.
He explained that the late Olorin took royalty from priesthood, that is why he was even more glorified in death. “So we can say that we are celebrating a man like David, a royalty that was blessed by the hands of God,” he said.
