By Sunny Anderson Osiebe...
Senate
President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has congratulated Nigerians for
witnessing the New Year in spite of the hard times and called for
collective efforts
to end the current recession and grow the economy.
Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said
the nation's challenges are surmountable "but we need to approach them with unity of purpose, focus and single-mindedness."
He
said: "It is a thing of joy to celebrate the New Year in an atmosphere
of peace and security. For one thing, the people of the Northeast and
indeed across
the country are celebrating without fear of attacks from insurgents or
other criminal elements.
"This
was made possible by the determination of the present administration to
effectively secure the country and ensure peace - which is key for any
development
to be achieved.
"I
believe that working collectively in the New Year, we will be able to
right the wrongs of the past and ensure renewed economic, social and
political development
of our dear country. This is not the time to despair as there are signs
that things will get better today in the new year.
"We
must realize that amid our economic challenge lies our greatest
opportunity to diversify and be self-reliant as a nation. This we can do
by strengthening
the capacity of our entrepreneurs to produce using local content and
while we all decide to always buy made in Nigeria goods.
"Even
though we are not where we want to be as a nation yet, we must continue
to take those steps that will eventually bring us to our envisioned
destination
as a prosperous and peaceful country," he said.
He
stated that the legislature and the executive would collaborate more
closely to advance policies and programmes that would end the economic
recession in the
New Year.
“Working
together, we will fulfill the mandate of the millions of Nigerians that
we represent,” he said, “Success is our only option in these turbulent
economic
times.”
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