It is different strokes for different folks. The
advent of the nation’s independence
anniversary is often used as a stock-taking
time wherein Nigerians assess whether the
nation’s age increase is commensurate with
her increase in development. While some
argue that we should be grateful and even
celebratory, others think there is nothing to
cheer about given the many failures of an
endowed country.
Jang: Nigeria Will Emerge Stronger
The Plateau State Governor, Jonah David
Jang has assured Nigerians that the country
will emerge a stronger nation despite its
challenges.
Jang stated this in his goodwill message to
felicitate with Nigerians on the nation’s
53rd anniversary celebrations.
He stressed that Nigerians’ need not dwell
on the negative side, but should also
appreciate “our positive strides in other
spheres of life.”
Jang also urged citizens to love, tolerate,
forgive and respect the nation’s diverse
cultural values in a bid to strengthen the
bond of fraternity. He also enjoined
Nigerians to pray fervently for the peace,
unity and stability of the country and to
support their leaders in order to bring
about the needed transformation.
While assuring them that his administration
remains committed to fulfilling its covenant
of service delivery to the people of the state
to enhance development, Jang also
congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan
and all Nigerians’ on the occasion of the
independence, noting that the nation has
made progress and witnessed
transformation.
Lagos Assembly: We Have not Made
Progress
As the nation clocks 53 today, members of
the Lagos State House of Assembly at
plenary yesterday took a swipe at the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led
government of President Goodluck
Jonathan because of the despair in the land
as a result of series of crises bedevilling the
nation and its citizenry.
The verdict: “We cannot be celebrating
cluelessness in virtually every sphere of the
nation’s life. The government is clueless in
education, security, power, unemployment,
agriculture, health etc.”
The debate was kick-started by Hon. Bashir
Oloto (Mainland 1) who condemned the
killing of students of College of Agriculture
in Yobe by suspected Boko Haram
members over the weekend.
Oloto called on his colleagues, under
matters of urgent public importance to call
on the federal government to urgently
address the rampant killing of innocent
Nigerians by members of the Boko Haram
sect and other terrorist groups in the
country.
Members condemned the series of killings
of innocent citizens in the country, calling
on Jonathan to “wake up from his slumber
and take very seriously the current security
situation in the country”.
Hon. Rotimi Olowo (Somolu 1) called on
Jonathan to be proactive and invest more
on intelligence gathering and security
matters instead of being reactive; he called
for a collaboration with neighbouring
countries to checkmate the activities of
Boko Haram.
Several of the lawmakers harped on the
need to convene a Sovereign National
Conference (SNC) as has been suggested
by many Nigerians to address the current
security situation in the country, with
Avoseh saying “the gear of governance is in
reverse motion; we should heed the call for
SNC and sit down and hold a dialogue”.
While majority of the members felt there
was nothing to celebrate, the Deputy
Speaker, Hon. Kolawole Taiwo, and Hon.
Sanai Agunbiade said though there was
general despair and disillusionment in the
land, because the country is growing,
though not developing, there is need to
celebrate.
CAN Hopeful of a Better Tomorrow
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
has extended goodwill messages to
Nigerians of all walks of life over the
celebration of the country’s 53rd
Independence Anniversary.
In a statement by the President of the
Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor, he stated that as the leader of
the African continent, Nigeria deserved
more than she has attained so far.
Although he said Nigeria was yet to achieve
the desired standard of conduct and
performance envisaged by her founding
fathers, he expressed a strong hope that
development would come as soon as all the
challenges inhibiting her progress were
surmounted.
“We must keep hope alive. We are still
together and would be together. There has
been modest improvement and
development. It could be better. But the
atmosphere is not encouraging enough to
hold those administering the country
accountable, talking about the security
challenges. We must all return to the path
of sanity to be able to develop.
“We must return to the days of the earliest
stage of Nigeria’s evolution by shunning
stances that pose as challenges to our
development, imbibe positive attitudes to
changes that are in line with global
standards because Nigerians should begin
to be assigned credits that change
particular negative circumstances to good,
no matter the challenges facing us as a
nation,” he said.
Ibrahim Zakirullah, activist: Nigerians
Lack National Consciousness
A Kano-based human rights activist,
Ibrahim Zakirullah, has said that God has
been very kind to Nigeria in the last 53
years of independence despite attempts by
some people to divide the country.
“There is no national consciousness among
some people. That is why there is so much
talk about tribes and ethnicity and the
promotion of issues of sentiment and not
of national development,” he said.
Speaking with reporters in Kano yesterday,
Zakirullah lamented that Nigeria has not
benefited from the ruling class since
independence, adding that “the only thing
that always unite us is corruption not
national consciousness”.
According to him, “Our founding fathers
tried their best to ensure the independence
of this great nation but unfortunately, the
leaders of the country now have no moral
consciousness to retain the developmental
programmes initiated by the founding
fathers”.
advent of the nation’s independence
anniversary is often used as a stock-taking
time wherein Nigerians assess whether the
nation’s age increase is commensurate with
her increase in development. While some
argue that we should be grateful and even
celebratory, others think there is nothing to
cheer about given the many failures of an
endowed country.
Jang: Nigeria Will Emerge Stronger
The Plateau State Governor, Jonah David
Jang has assured Nigerians that the country
will emerge a stronger nation despite its
challenges.
Jang stated this in his goodwill message to
felicitate with Nigerians on the nation’s
53rd anniversary celebrations.
He stressed that Nigerians’ need not dwell
on the negative side, but should also
appreciate “our positive strides in other
spheres of life.”
Jang also urged citizens to love, tolerate,
forgive and respect the nation’s diverse
cultural values in a bid to strengthen the
bond of fraternity. He also enjoined
Nigerians to pray fervently for the peace,
unity and stability of the country and to
support their leaders in order to bring
about the needed transformation.
While assuring them that his administration
remains committed to fulfilling its covenant
of service delivery to the people of the state
to enhance development, Jang also
congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan
and all Nigerians’ on the occasion of the
independence, noting that the nation has
made progress and witnessed
transformation.
Lagos Assembly: We Have not Made
Progress
As the nation clocks 53 today, members of
the Lagos State House of Assembly at
plenary yesterday took a swipe at the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led
government of President Goodluck
Jonathan because of the despair in the land
as a result of series of crises bedevilling the
nation and its citizenry.
The verdict: “We cannot be celebrating
cluelessness in virtually every sphere of the
nation’s life. The government is clueless in
education, security, power, unemployment,
agriculture, health etc.”
The debate was kick-started by Hon. Bashir
Oloto (Mainland 1) who condemned the
killing of students of College of Agriculture
in Yobe by suspected Boko Haram
members over the weekend.
Oloto called on his colleagues, under
matters of urgent public importance to call
on the federal government to urgently
address the rampant killing of innocent
Nigerians by members of the Boko Haram
sect and other terrorist groups in the
country.
Members condemned the series of killings
of innocent citizens in the country, calling
on Jonathan to “wake up from his slumber
and take very seriously the current security
situation in the country”.
Hon. Rotimi Olowo (Somolu 1) called on
Jonathan to be proactive and invest more
on intelligence gathering and security
matters instead of being reactive; he called
for a collaboration with neighbouring
countries to checkmate the activities of
Boko Haram.
Several of the lawmakers harped on the
need to convene a Sovereign National
Conference (SNC) as has been suggested
by many Nigerians to address the current
security situation in the country, with
Avoseh saying “the gear of governance is in
reverse motion; we should heed the call for
SNC and sit down and hold a dialogue”.
While majority of the members felt there
was nothing to celebrate, the Deputy
Speaker, Hon. Kolawole Taiwo, and Hon.
Sanai Agunbiade said though there was
general despair and disillusionment in the
land, because the country is growing,
though not developing, there is need to
celebrate.
CAN Hopeful of a Better Tomorrow
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
has extended goodwill messages to
Nigerians of all walks of life over the
celebration of the country’s 53rd
Independence Anniversary.
In a statement by the President of the
Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor, he stated that as the leader of
the African continent, Nigeria deserved
more than she has attained so far.
Although he said Nigeria was yet to achieve
the desired standard of conduct and
performance envisaged by her founding
fathers, he expressed a strong hope that
development would come as soon as all the
challenges inhibiting her progress were
surmounted.
“We must keep hope alive. We are still
together and would be together. There has
been modest improvement and
development. It could be better. But the
atmosphere is not encouraging enough to
hold those administering the country
accountable, talking about the security
challenges. We must all return to the path
of sanity to be able to develop.
“We must return to the days of the earliest
stage of Nigeria’s evolution by shunning
stances that pose as challenges to our
development, imbibe positive attitudes to
changes that are in line with global
standards because Nigerians should begin
to be assigned credits that change
particular negative circumstances to good,
no matter the challenges facing us as a
nation,” he said.
Ibrahim Zakirullah, activist: Nigerians
Lack National Consciousness
A Kano-based human rights activist,
Ibrahim Zakirullah, has said that God has
been very kind to Nigeria in the last 53
years of independence despite attempts by
some people to divide the country.
“There is no national consciousness among
some people. That is why there is so much
talk about tribes and ethnicity and the
promotion of issues of sentiment and not
of national development,” he said.
Speaking with reporters in Kano yesterday,
Zakirullah lamented that Nigeria has not
benefited from the ruling class since
independence, adding that “the only thing
that always unite us is corruption not
national consciousness”.
According to him, “Our founding fathers
tried their best to ensure the independence
of this great nation but unfortunately, the
leaders of the country now have no moral
consciousness to retain the developmental
programmes initiated by the founding
fathers”.
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