Efeizomor, who made the call in an interview in Asaba, Sunday, noted that no meaningful development could take place in any area devoid of peace.
The monarch said that achieving sustainable peace in the country required the collective efforts of all Nigerians.
The Obi of Owa Kingdom advised youth in the region to embrace dialogue in settling issues when they felt aggrieved, adding that all Nigerians must cooperate to save the nation from further economic crisis.
“It is necessary that we embrace peace in our various communities individually and collectively and be our brothers’ keepers. We should work as a team so that the nation doesn’t suffer.
“The situation in Nigeria calls for our collective concern and we must work with a high sense of tolerance, to ensure that we make progress.
“As the chairman of the traditional rulers’ council in Delta State, I labour in conjunction with my colleagues to ensure that there is peace, tolerance and development in the state.
“This follows that we must be ready to come together and speak out our problems and proffer solutions to them," the monarch explained.
“If we go by way of crisis, primarily our state is bound to suffer because what we benefit by way of monthly allocation from the Federation Account will continue to dwindle.
“It also means that the prospect of development is reduced. So, I do not just condemn those involved in the act of violence but appeal to them to understand that two wrongs don’t make a right.
“You must have an avenue to state your case publicly and even make a proposal on how the problems can be solved," he stated.
He reminded the people that war is an instrument for population depletion, adding that it would take many years to rebuild a nation destroyed by war.
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