SOCIAL Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo on Tuesday paid homage to the Emir of Lafia, Sidi Bage-Mohammed 1 in Nasarawa State.
Speaking at the event, the SDP presidential standard-bearer said God did not obviously make a mistake in creating Nigeria, rather bad leadership has made it look otherwise.
He said: “Nigeria is blessed with so many resources such that every citizen should live above the poverty line, but today, 99 percent (of the population cannot boast of N100,000 in their savings accounts.
“The wealth of this nation is concentrated in the hands of just one percent who are stinkingly rich. This is not acceptable. When we are elected, this evil will be corrected.
“The people’s welfare was central in the minds of people like Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolowo.
“SDP will unite Nigeria again if elected. Today, we are more divided along ethnic and religious lines. This was what we never saw happening among our founding fathers till recently.”
Responding, the Emir of Lafia appealed to Nigerians to remain peaceful before, during and after the elections.