My dear Christian brothers and sisters, I write to you today not as an adversary, not as a competitor for Nigeria's soul, but as a fellow traveller on this turbulent, beautiful, and often perplexing ...

While Sharad Pawar has pressed pause on NCP factions' merger, NCP leaders say it may still happen, but Sunetra has to first take charge decisively so that it does not happen on Pawar's terms.