Nigeria Is Work In Progress, Tinubu Says 64yrs After Independence

Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he’s working to ensure that the dreams of the nation’s founding fathers are achieved.

According to him, his administration has put its hand on the ‘plough’ to ensure that the lofty ideas of the nation’s founding leaders come to reality.

The president spoke on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital, in his nationwide broadcast to mark the country’s independence from The Great Britain.

On October 1, 1960 Nigeria gained independence from the British government, joining other countries in Africa which had earlier obtained freedom from the colonial administration.

At independence over 64 years ago, many Nigerians had lofty hopes that their lives will be transformed by their own leaders who had taken over the reign of government.

In fact, subsequent leaders and administrations in the country had promised good government and a better life for Nigerians, only to fail later while the masses continue to wallow in anguish.

Similar to its predecessors, President Tinubu, after ascension to power on May 29, 2023, promised that things will get better in the country, more than a year after Nigerians are still waiting to experience transformation.

But speaking in the televised nationwide broadcast today, President Tinubu said works are in progress to make the country great, stressing that the journey to transform the country has already started. Greatness, the president said, cannot be achieved in one day, adding that his government is already building on the foundations set by the nation’s past leaders.

According to the president, the current crisis will be overcome the same way Nigeria survived the Civil War, adding that despite the past challenges the country has remained “strong, united and viable sovereign” country.

Tinubu said, “The dreams that our founding fathers envisaged are still a work in progress. Every day, we put our hands on the plough, determined to do a better job of it.

“While it is tempting to focus on what has been left undone and where we have stumbled as a nation, we must never lose sight of how far we have come in forging and holding our country together.

“Since independence, our nation has survived many crises and upheavals that led to the dissolution and disintegration of many other nations worldwide. Six years after independence, our country descended into a political crisis that led to a bitter and avoidable civil war. Since returning from the brink of that darkest moment, we have learned to embrace our diversity and manage our differences better as we continue to work towards engendering a more perfect union.

“Despite the many challenges that buffeted our country, we remain a strong, united, and viable sovereign nation.”