By: Ike Philip Abiagom
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he member representing Delta North Senatorial District in the Senate Arm of the National Assembly and Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs,Most Distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi (SPON)on Friday called on Nigerians to join hands with the present administration to make the country great again, by supporting its policies and programmes aimed at restoring full security across the country and revamping the economy.
In his New Year message released in Asaba,Senator Nwaoboshi congratulated Nigerians, at home and abroad, who survived the various difficulties experienced in the just ended year and are witnessing the beginning of a new year. He also prayed to God to give fortitude and strength to those who lost their loved ones due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the brutal acts of terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals as well as to families of security agents who died in active service.
As Nigerians, we have a lot to be thankful for in 2021, and much more to look forward to in 2022. I personally thank all Deltans and Nigerians for the honor and privilege to serve you as a Senator. You have shown me love and affection. You challenged my ideas, actions and in actions, thereby, giving me new ideas and directions. For all of this, I am humbled and sincerely thankful.
The year 2021 was full of memorable events in our lives as an individual and collectively as a nation. I know as much as you do that our nation is passing through tough challenging times socially, politically and economically. The insecurity and economic instability of our dear nation in the last one year have threatened our national unity and heightened our worries and concerns. There has been serious awakening among Nigerians in the state of the polity than ever before. With no doubt, this has taken us many steps ahead to our fortune as a nation. Having come this far, I strongly believe the darkest hour of the night is behind us and the dawn is just about to break off.
As a Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic, I have been privileged to interact with youths, women, men, artisans, professionals and non- professionals alike whom we shared our hopes and desires for our country, Nigeria and to this end, it has really been delightful, I must confess. With more to come in this new year, there is need to put all machinery in motion to reduce unemployment rate by aiding our teeming youth into public , private enterprises and to be self sustained.
We can only overcome our challenges if we remain resolute in fighting for what is right and doing the right things. We should ensure the coming general elections is peaceful, free, fair and credible. All of us should abhor any illegal or violent activity.
“We need to also remember our fellow countrymen and women in troubled areas of the country and pray to God to restore peace in all the nooks and cranny of the country, defeat insurgency and successfully restore the displaced people to their homestead.
“Let us engage people in government in constructive criticisms as against hate speech and campaign of calumny.
“In the new year, we must imbibe good moral conduct in our daily pursuits for the sake of peace and unity”.
Nwaoboshi added that the New Year presents another opportunity to write a new success story for the country by Working to Make Nigeria Great Again.