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The Consul-General of the Cameroon in Nigeria, Mrs Bessem Manga, has called on her compatriots at home and abroad to close ranks and embrace peace for the emancipation of their country.<\/p>\n

Manga made the call late on Monday in a speech to mark the 47th Edition of the National Day of Cameroon in Lagos.<\/p>\n

Newsmen report that the envoy made the call amid growing challenges in Cameroon, including the Boko Haram insurgency and secession threats in the southeastern flank of the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking on \u201cUnity in Diversity, a Major Asset of Cameroonian People in their Determined Move towards Emergence,\u2019\u2019 Manga said that peace was the crucial requirement for the country to aspire to greatness.<\/p>\n

She said there was need for Cameroonians to come together and talk peace to make the country a united entity for its citizens at home and in the diaspora.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe things that unite us are more than things that divide us. We need our people to come together to close ranks to celebrate our oneness.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeaceful cohabitation will make our country to move forward. My prayer is that peace should continue to reign in our dear country.<\/p>\n

Manga applauded the government and people of Nigeria for their hospitality and show of love for hundreds of Cameroonians residing in various cities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank the government and people of Nigeria for welcoming and giving us chance to live within your midst. This shows how unified both countries are,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

May 20 is marked yearly as the National Day of the Cameroon, although the French-speaking part of the country gained independence on Jan.1, 1960.<\/p>\n

The British Cameroon joined the new state in 1961 but it was not fully integrated. A `federated\u2019 system existed that prevented full national unity of the two Cameroons.<\/p>\n

The National Day was marked first on May 20, 1972 when the Francophone and Anglophone speaking states of Cameroon unified to become one country.<\/p>\n

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