Nigeria At 65: Agency Urges Reflection On National Values, Citizen Responsibility

National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called connected the citizens of Nigeria to spell beyond ceremonial observances and clasp a renewed committedness to nationalist values, patriotism, and liable citizenship.

In a connection issued to journalists yesterday successful Abuja, the manager wide of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, emphasised that the infinitesimal should service arsenic an accidental for heavy reflection connected what it genuinely means to beryllium Nigerian.

He urged citizens to gully spot from the country’s diverseness and shared aspirations for unity, peace, and progress.

“The aboriginal of Nigeria depends not conscionable connected the leaders successful office, but connected however each national chooses to uphold values specified arsenic discipline, integrity, self-reliance, and societal justness successful their regular lives,” Issa-Onilu stated.

While acknowledging ongoing efforts by President Bola Tinubu’s medication to revive the nation’s economy, the NOA brag encouraged Nigerians to clasp this year’s solemnisation arsenic a telephone to action—one that demands civic engagement, volunteerism, and progressive information successful assemblage development.

He noted that patriotism should beryllium demonstrated not lone done symbolic gestures but besides successful mundane conduct—respecting nationalist symbols, obeying the law, and promoting unity successful diversity.

Issa-Onilu further urged schools, faith-based institutions, accepted rulers, and civilian nine groups to usage the Independence Day arsenic a level to beforehand meaningful dialog connected nationalist identity, taste preservation, and the relation of citizens successful strengthening democracy.

“True nation-building begins astatine the assemblage level. We indispensable empower citizens to spot themselves arsenic cardinal stakeholders successful Nigeria’s development,” helium said.

Reaffirming NOA’s committedness to its mandate, Issa-Onilu said the Agency volition proceed its nationwide advocacy for civic values, nationalist sensitisation connected authorities programmes, and nationalist cohesion.

He concluded by urging Nigerians astatine location and overseas to usage the day to reaffirm their loyalty to the federation and enactment unneurotic toward gathering a united, peaceful, and prosperous Nigeria.