Newspointer October 1st, 2024
By Admin
As felicitations continue to roll out on Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary across the country and beyond, the Chairman Bali Local Government Council in Taraba state, Aboki Dauda said every October should be a period for deep reflection on individual patriotic contribution towards nation-building, rather than an occasion for fanfare and media razzmatazz.
Hon. Aboki Dauda made the assertion in a message he made available to NIGERIA NEWSPOINTER online to mark the 64 years of the once colonized British empire – Nigeria.
While recognizing the flaws the nation has recorded along the way, he enjoined all and sundry to bridge the fault lines of ethnicity, crime, and criminality, hate and rancor, and instead; imbibe the true spirit of brotherhood, patriotism, and commitment to protecting the nation’s democratic experience to enable political leaders to continue to provide the needed leadership.
“My dear people of Bali, today we take a retrospective view and celebrate the arrest, intimidation, incarceration, and other forms of human indignity our heroes of conscience suffered in order to set Nigeria free from the shackles of colonialism. The continuous reminiscence of who we were under Britain – our colonial masters and who we ought to be as an independent country, leaves much on our heads to ponder and much on our hands to do in order to justify our independence.
“Our independence therefore ought to be the celebration of our self-determination, independent thought, and action.
Every 1st October of a year is, therefore, a period for deep reflection on our individual patriotic contribution towards nation-building rather than an occasion for fanfare and media razzmatazz.
“When the Nigeria Green-White-Green flag was being hoisted on 1st October 1960 and the Britain Union Jack lowered, that was a symbolic elevation of the consciousness of Nigerians to take their destiny into their hands by way of patriotic zeal and action.
“Let me seize this moment to call on Tarabans to support our elders statesman Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, General TY Danjuma and others who have paid a supreme price for Taraba ensure we stay as one indivisible entity and contributed to the development of of our their state democratically. It is our belief that their strides are worthy of national recognition and immortalization.
Our collective resolve and the sacrifice we make as a people will make the Bali, Taraba state and the country greater than what it was prior to 1st October 1960. It is the only driving force towards a better Nigeria. For it is our sense of unity that will guarantee the indivisibility of our country, sense of ingenuity will give us technological breakthrough while our sense of patriotism will be an enabler of peace and security of our nation.”
He continued: “The past sixty-four years of our nation’s independence, has seen us record some modest achievements in the political sphere, infrastructure, and importantly, We have had twenty-five years (still counting) of unbroken civilian democratic governance.
“In order to consolidate on these gains, I enjoin all of us to bridge the fault lines of ethnicity, crime, criminality, hate, and rancor, and instead, imbibe the true spirit of brotherhood, patriotism, and commitment to protecting our democratic experience so that our political leaders can continue to provide the needed leadership,” he added.
“ I wished everyone a joyous 64th independence celebration and prayed to God to bless Bali, the state and the country.”
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