Nigeria at 65: Nigerians hungry for food, not just statistics – CAN

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned that millions of citizens are inactive grappling with hunger, insecurity, and joblessness contempt ongoing reforms, stressing that existent advancement indispensable spell beyond economical statistic to tangible alleviation successful households crossed the country.

In a connection signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN, to people Nigeria’s 65th independency anniversary, the apex Christian assemblage congratulated the federation connected its milestone but urged leaders to prioritise policies that present nutrient security, extortion of lives, and opportunities for young people.

“True advancement indispensable beryllium measured not lone by statistic but by the nutrient connected each table, the information of each community, and the opportunities disposable to each child,” Archbishop Okoh said.

CAN acknowledged that Nigeria has recorded notable maturation successful education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and telecommunications since independence.

It recalled that from a fistful of schools and institutions successful 1960, the state present boasts thousands, producing generations of young men and women shaping the nation’s future.

However, the relation stressed that the ‘unfinished’ concern of nation-building is being undermined by rising costs of living, nutrient insecurity, unemployment, and inflation.

“We commune that God volition assistance our leaders the wisdom, courage, and spot to thrust the reforms to a constituent wherever Nigerians volition rejoice, and whitethorn He support them from sycophants who bash not mean good for our nation,” Archbishop Okoh added.

On security, CAN lamented that terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and communal conflicts person inflicted heavy symptom connected citizens and displaced families crossed the country.

“While strides person been made successful restoring safety, much inactive needs to beryllium done to warrant the extortion of lives and property,” CAN said, urging sustained collaboration betwixt information agencies, communities, and faith-based organisations to consolidate peace.

Turning to the relation of young people, CAN described them arsenic Nigeria’s top plus but warned against the persistent encephalon drain that robs the state of its brightest minds.

“Nigeria indispensable make the enabling situation that encourages its citizens, particularly the youth, to stay, thrive, and lend meaningfully to nationalist development,” the relation said, calling for sustained concern successful education, innovation, and younker empowerment.

The assemblage besides appealed to leaders and citizens to emergence supra ethnic, religious, and governmental divides, insisting that nationalist challenges tin beryllium flooded done corporate sacrifice, patriotism, and spot successful God.

“On this anniversary, fto america renew our committedness to justice, equity, and bully governance. Let america clasp hard work, wage our taxes faithfully, enactment section production, and amusement emotion to 1 different arsenic 1 radical nether God,” Archbishop Okoh said.

CAN expressed optimism that with God’s assistance and the determination of citizens, the state tin execute unity and prosperity.

“The dawn of a caller Nigeria is possible. With God’s assistance and our shared determination, we shall physique a federation wherever peace, prosperity, and unity flourish for generations to come,” Archbishop Okoh added.

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