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Nigeria @ 60: We Have Reason To Celebrate-Masari Tells Nigerians

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5 years ago

October 1, 2020

Governor Masari said Nigerians have more reasons to Celebrate.

News Rain reports that Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari on Thursday in his 60th Independent goodwill message said Nigerian has various reasons to celebrate the epoch event.

Governor Masari said the nation development cup is almost full, hence there is a need for the citizens to rejoice and celebrate.

“The nation’s development cup is currently at a half cup, so we are getting there already, what we need is prayers to be there on time. Masari said.

Masari in his address also urged Nigerians to rejoice and celebrate at the occasion as he reinstated that there are various reasons to celebrate the event.

Masari in his goodwill message called for more commitment and prayers for peace to prevail in the nation, he pleaded for more support for President Buhari so he can have a successful tenure in office.

He said Nigerians need to support President Buhari with prayers in his strive for repositioning the country towards the path of sustainable development.

“Our country has come a long way, in terms of infrastructural development, we should be fair with ourselves because I’m very optimistic that the development cup of this country is at half a cup.

“Given the numerous false starts, it has to contend with the past sixty years of nationhood. We should also show more commitment and be prayerful for the greater Nigeria, we also need to also remember our leaders in our prayers.

Masari said, ” many in the leadership hierarchy and the led, considerations other than national interest take prime place in their heart, placing Nigeria a distant second or even third”

“Most of these false starts are the product of the fault lines that have defined the history of Nigeria as a single entity.

Governor Masari in his speech noted that the regional, religious, and ethnic considerations have retarded Nigeria’s development as a nation.

He said that the advanced countries have been able to get to where they are today just because their citizens support their leaders most especially when making national interest policies.

“Nigeria can as well be in that league, only if we could do well by always putting our country first in our positive actions, inactions, utterances, and thoughts”. Masari said.