Nigeria at 65: Unite for greater nation – Sanwo-Olu urges residents

…As lawmaker says system regaining spot nether Tinubu

By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called connected residents to lend their quota to the improvement of Lagos State and Nigeria astatine large, stressing that nationalist maturation tin lone beryllium achieved done unity and corporate effort.

Speaking astatine the 65th Independence Day Parade held astatine Lagos House, Marina, yesterday, Sanwo-Olu said the day theme: “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands connected Deck for a Greater Nation” underscores the request for synergy betwixt authorities and citizens.

Quoting Henry Ford, helium said: “If everyone is moving guardant together, past occurrence takes attraction of itself. Government and radical indispensable find and person religion successful each different truthful that the effort of 1 is supported wholeheartedly by the other.”

The politician highlighted his THEMES+ Agenda, which builds connected the archetypal THEMES model with stronger absorption connected societal inclusion, sex equality, and younker empowerment.

According to him, initiatives specified arsenic the enlargement of the Lagos State Social Register—now capturing implicit 1 cardinal households—have strengthened payment interventions and provided the backbone for nonstop currency transfers to the mediocre and vulnerable.

Sanwo-Olu added that wellness and acquisition stay apical priorities, citing the Ilera Eko Health Insurance Scheme, escaped superior and secondary education, bursaries, scholarships, and nutrient subsidies nether the Ounje Eko markets inaugural arsenic examples of his government’s committedness to easing hardship.

While reaffirming his administration’s enactment for President Bola Tinubu’s thrust to reposition Nigeria, the politician urged citizens, particularly youths, to beryllium mindful of their usage of societal media, informing that divisive oregon antagonistic contented could harm the nation’s image.

“The task earlier america is to build, not to teardrop down; to unite, not to divide; and to animate hope, not despair,” helium said.

The lawsuit featured a parade by the constabulary and paramilitary organisations, the cutting of the 65th Independence Anniversary cake, and attendance by apical dignitaries including lawmakers, members of the judiciary, achromatic headdress chiefs, and the diplomatic corps.

Also speaking astatine the event, a subordinate of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adedeji Adewale, praised Nigerians for their resilience, urging them to prolong their spot successful the authorities of President Tinubu to conscionable the yearnings of the people.

Adewale, who represents Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency I, said Nigeria was entering its 66th twelvemonth successful a stronger presumption than astir periods since Independence.

According to him, the Tinubu medication has successfully enactment the state connected the close footing, with citizens soon to spot the results of the affirmative changes successful the economy.

“The President has further rekindled our spirits with his Independence Day code successful which helium reeled retired the achievements of his medication successful conscionable implicit 2 years. Globally respected economical analysts person confirmed that we are moving successful the close direction. We person near the astir challenging signifier of economical growth. We are seeing dependable improvements successful GDP portion ostentation continues to drop. These are beauteous signals that our state is connected the close path,” Adewale said.

He further urged Nigerians to support supporting the Federal Government portion tasking authorities governors to deepen people-oriented programmes and policies, arsenic good arsenic amended infrastructure.

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