Politics
THE Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has urged Nigerians not to despair, saying that challenges facing the nation are surmountable, given commitment of President Bola Tinubu.
Barau in his independence message by Mr Ismail Mudashir, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity in Abuja on Saturday appealed to Nigerians to remain resolute in promotion of national unity.
He called for support and prayers for the government to succeed in its efforts to turn around the country’s fortunes positively.
He reiterated the commitment of the president to the revival of the economy, tackling security and other challenges facing the country.
” Fellow Nigerians, happy Independence Day, as we celebrate the 63rd independence anniversary, the liberty from colonial rule, we must remember the enormous sacrifices made by our founding fathers, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, among others.
“We must recommit ourselves to the ideals they preached including the promotion of national unity, peace, justice, and tolerance.
” Yes, at 63, we have some challenges facing us as a country but they are surmountable,we will overcome them, our country will come out stronger of its present challenges, by God’s grace.
” Let’s continue to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to actualise his policies and programmes as encapsulated in the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“He has good intentions for the country,we will get it right,” he said.
Jibrin also renewal call on organised labour to shelve its planned strike over petrol subsidy removal, saying there were genuine moves by the government to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal.
He said the parliament would continue to work for good governance and support the executive with the necessary legislation to actualise its programmes and policies.
” On our part as assured by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, we will continue to support the executive to address the nation’s challenges.
“This is why we have been given accelerated consideration to the requests of the President,we will sustain the tempo to fast-track the development of our country,” he said.(NAN)
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-September 30, 2023 @ 19:57 GMT |
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