Nigeria progressing in spite of odd — Gov. AbdulRahman

By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin

Governor Abdul-Rahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara state says Nigeria is growing on all fronts in spite of challenges of nation building, population explosion, insecurity and development.

The governor made the declaration on the celebration of the 2021 Democracy Day through a statement issued by his Chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye over the weekend in Ilorin.

“I felicitate Kwarans, and indeed Nigerians, on this day of June 12, which have come to symbolise the struggle of our people for human rights, participate democracy and development.

“Whatever the challenges of nation building cofronting or fatherland, we are moving ahead in all indicies of development, while institutions of democracy are growing stronger and getting more mature.

“The growing public consciousness around issues of rights and development widening space and platforms through which public opinions are ventilated, and the increasingly responsive, yet firm leadership, underline the fact that we are moving.

“Even so, we must, as a people strike a delicate balance between rights and responsibilities as citizens so thet we can always have a country to call our own.

“As we Mark another June 12, we should build a consencious around the Indivisibility of the Nigerian state and make delibrate efforts, individually and collectively to  make it greater and more prosperous.

“I join Mr. President my colleagues governors and our compatriot across the world to pay glowing tributes to all the heroes of our democracy, dead or alive, sung and unsong whose toiling nirthed this republic.

“Our responsibility is to continue to face up to the challenges of nation building, as many great and older nations had done and are still doing.

“That way we can beqeatth a better stronger, more prosperous, more secure and more United country to generations unborn,” the governor was quoted as saying.