Nigeria’s challenges, stepping
Nigeria’s challenges, stepping stone to greatness – SP
Lawan
I felicitate with fellow Nigerians at home and abroad on the
occasion of the 59th Independence Anniversary of our dear country,
Nigeria.
As Nigeria comes of age, with its people increasingly asserting
themselves in every sphere of life across the globe, there is
indeed much to be proud of in being a Nigerian. Let us count our
blessings and be driven forward by them.
But there is still much to be done to fully realise the lofty
dreams that inspired our founding fathers in their brave struggle
that ended colonialism on our shores 59 years ago. We must never
lose sight of our God-given potentials and we must be prepared to
do our part in realising Nigeria’s greatness.
For this generation of Nigerians, we must not waver or be
discouraged by the challenges of nation-building. The current
challenges that Nigeria is going through are definitely not
insurmountable and should be seen as a necessary process towards
the attainment of greatness.
Therefore, our historic mission today is to keep in mind those
dreams of our founding fathers, put our hands to the plough of
nation-building and hand over to future generations a great
foundation to build on.
The thrust of my goodwill message is to admonish my fellow
compatriots to continue to have faith that Nigeria will be great
and remain the indissoluble entity envisioned by our founding
fathers.
God has endowed us with all it takes to be great. It is
imperative on all of us, therefore, to play our parts individually
and collectively to build the nation we envision and achieve our
destiny of prominence and influence on the global stage.
With our creativity, resilience, hard work and the eagle spirit,
we shall surely ride the storms of these challenges to reach the
heights that we desire.
We have no need to despair as a people. The leadership of this
country is working hard to improve the lives of Nigerians. I
appreciate all citizens for the support and the understanding shown
so far and urge everyone to remain steadfast.
I assure fellow Nigerians that your representatives in the ninth
National Assembly will provide legislative support for every idea
and initiative geared towards making Nigeria our pride and beloved
homeland.
Signed:
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, PhD, CON,
President of the Senate,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Monday, 30 September, 2019