62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: NOA TASKS NIGERIANS ON PATRIOTIC ZEAL
The Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA) Dr Garba Abari has said that with patriotic zeal, Nigerians can have a united, peaceful and prosperous atmosphere possible for the growth and development of the country.
He admonished Nigerians to use the occassion of 62 independence anniversary for sober reflections on how citizens can be mobilised for the goal of achieving a united, peaceful and prosperous country that we all desire.
In a statement by the assistant director of media, Paul Odenyi, the DG assured
citizens of government’s continued commitment to tackling the challenges bedeviling the country in order to bring the needed succour and relief we desire in the country.
He described the current challenges as the falllout of development process which will give way to progress and prosperity.
Speaking on the electioneering campaign, flagged off on September 28, he appealed to political players to de-emphasis divisive tendencies, saying that what binds us together is stronger than what separates us from one another.
In his words, “Irrespective of your gender, tribe, religion and other affiliations we should contineu to harp on the virtues of love, unity and peace and embrace the practice of celebrating the good in other persons and engender mutual acceptance among Nigerians”.
Felicitating with Nigerians on Independence, he said that people should not relent in prayer for the nation to overcome its present challenges, be security conscious and law abiding towards many more years of productive and prosperous nationhood.
