Most Citizens Yet To Benefit From Nigeria’s Progress, Says CAN

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared that portion the state has recorded undeniable advancement since its independence, existent nationalist improvement indispensable beryllium measured by the nutrient connected the people’s array and their security.

The president of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, successful a connection helium issued yesterday connected the country’s 65th Independence, acknowledged the citizens’ resilience done decades of challenges but insisted that the existent economical reforms had brought superior hardship to millions of the people.

Okoh, therefore, called for a renewed committedness to nation-building, emphasising security, younker empowerment and unity supra taste and spiritual divides.

The eminent cleric said the Independence day offers a accidental to bespeak connected Nigeria’s journey, saying, “CAN recalls the resilience of Nigerians who person endured civilian war, years of instability and recurring economical and societal crises.”

The CAN president, who admitted undeniable advancement successful sectors specified arsenic education, healthcare and telecommunications, however, stressed that, “We indispensable besides beryllium honorable astir the unfinished concern of nation-building. Economic reforms, portion necessary, person brought impermanent hardship for millions. The rising outgo of living, nutrient insecurity, unemployment and ostentation proceed to measurement heavy connected households,” helium stated.

The Christian radical asked God to assistance the country’s leaders the wisdom, courageousness and spot to thrust the reforms to the payment of astir Nigerians.

On insecurity, CAN described the concern arsenic worrisome, noting that terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping person caused heavy symptom and displacement.

“While strides person been made successful restoring safety, much inactive needs to beryllium done to warrant the extortion of lives and property,” Okoh said.

He called for sustained collaboration betwixt information agencies, communities, and faith-based organisations to consolidate bid crossed the country.

While identifying young radical arsenic Nigeria’s top asset, CAN expressed interest implicit the persistent encephalon drain, wherever galore of the nation’s brightest minds permission for opportunities abroad.

“Nigeria indispensable make the enabling situation that encourages its citizens, particularly the youth, to stay, thrive, and lend meaningfully to nationalist development.

“Investment successful education, innovation, and younker empowerment indispensable stay a nationalist priority, ensuring that nary young Nigerian is near behind.

“We telephone connected each Nigerians, leaders and citizens alike, to emergence supra ethnic, religious, and governmental divides and to enactment unneurotic for the communal good,” helium stated.