The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke, has said Nigeria will never know peace until Nigerians begin to enjoy good governance in the country.
Oke who made the statement during a press conference by PFN in LAGOS, also said that the unity of the country does not mean a particular part of the country exercising authority over the other. He said unless justice, fairness and equal treatment are meted on every Nigerian irrespective of place of origin, religious or other affiliation, separatist agitations will not stop in the country.
Oke also disclosed that the PFN supports the position of the 17 southern governors who at their recent meeting in Lagos, resolved that power must return to the South in the 2023 general elections, saying the only thing that will stop agitations in Nigeria is good governance.
He said: “The only thing that will stop agitation is good governance. And by good governance, we are talking of a government where everybody feels they have equal stake, equal opportunity and equal representation. So long as people feel that they are marginalised, sidelined there will always be agitators who will want to champion the course of emancipation for their people.”
“Until that is done, agitations will never stop. The moment there is equity in representation and in participation and people feel oh our people are there, what are you exiting for?
“We are stronger together. We are better together. But that togetherness is not a togetherness of an overlord and those who are subservient. It is a togetherness where every Nigerian is equal, equal rights before the law, equal opportunities in governance.
“So those who govern us at the federal level, state level and local government level must ensure that there is equity and fair representation otherwise agitation will not end. If you silence Nnamdi KANU and silence Sunday Igboho others will still rise. Let’s deal with inequity in representation and participation then agitation will die naturally,” Oke advised.