Nigeria@65: FG planning low-key celebration – Minister

The Federal Government is readying a low-key 65th Independence Day day celebration, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said.

Idris made this known astatine the Pre-Independence World Press Conference connected Monday successful Abuja.

The taxable of the solemnisation is “All Hands connected Deck”.

“Activities volition beryllium low-key. We started with the Jummat Prayers connected Friday and the Thanksgiving Service connected Sunday.

“The National Value Charter arsenic championed by National Orientation Agency (NOA) volition besides beryllium unveiled.

“The National Students’ statement is besides different enactment that volition clasp to people the 65th independency day celebration,” helium said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Value Charter, championed by NOA, is simply a model for cultivating nationalist pridefulness and fostering liable citizenship by outlining some the government’s committedness and citizens’ obligations.

NAN reports that the charter is divided into 2 parts: the “Nigerian Promise” details authorities commitments to values similar equality and freedom, portion the “Citizens’ Commitment” outlines idiosyncratic responsibilities specified arsenic discipline, accountability, and tolerance. 

The NOA’s run aims to beforehand these principles done sensitisation drives, collaboration with assemblage stakeholders, and leveraging integer platforms to physique a much unified and value-driven society. 

The charter besides defines the ‘Nigerian Promise’, the government’s committedness to equality, democracy, entrepreneurship, peace, inclusivity, state and meritocracy.

It besides highlights a ‘Citizen’s Code’ calling connected Nigerians to clasp discipline, work of care, tolerance, leadership, accountability, biology consciousness and resilience.

(NAN)

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