On the occasion of the country’s 65th anniversary of independence, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged citizens to make more sacrifices.
CAN’s President, Daniel Okoh, said that patriotism and faith in God could help the country overcome its difficulties in a statement released on Wednesday.
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“Can as a faith community believes that collective sacrifice, patriotism, and faith in God can help us overcome the difficulties we face.”
We therefore urge all Nigerians, leaders and citizens to unite and to work together for the common good, the statement read.
The Christian Brotherhood, however, called on the Federal Government to address the numerous challenges and decried the security situation there.
The CAN President praised Nigerians’ resilience, citing how they “performed during the civil war, years of instability, and frequent economic and social crises.”
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Our people continue to believe in the promise of a better Nigeria despite these challenges.
“We applaud the undeniable advancements made over the years in the fields of education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, telecommunications, and other industries.
Our nation today boasts thousands of young men and women who continue to shape the country’s future, according to Okoh, “from a small number of schools and institutions at independence.”
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He praised the President Bola Tinubu administration’s economic reforms and called for them to be done.
Okoh complained, however, that Nigerians have endured untold hardship as a result of the reforms.
However, we must also be open about the nation-building process’s progress. Although necessary, economic reforms have caused millions of people temporary hardship.
Households are still impacted significantly by inflation, food insecurity, unemployment, and rising costs of living. True progress must be measured by everything from the statistics to the food on every table, community security, and opportunities for every child.
We pray that God will grant our leaders the strength, courage, and wisdom to implement reforms, and that He will protect them from sycophants who don’t want our country to prosper, he continued.
Security, in his opinion, still poses an urgent problem. Deep enslavement and displacement have resulted from banditry, kidnapping, and tribal conflict.
More needs to be done, according to Okoh, to ensure the protection of lives and property.
Source: Channels TV
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