As Nigeria comes of age, with its people increasingly asserting themselves in every sphere of life across the globe, there is indeed much to be proud of in being a Nigerian. Let us count our blessings and be driven forward by them. But there is still much to be done to fully realise the lofty dreams that inspired our founding fathers in their brave struggle that ended colonialism on our shores 64 years ago. We must never lose sight of our God-given potentials and we must be prepared to do our part in realising Nigeria’s greatness,For this generation of Nigerians, we must not waver or be discouraged by the challenges of nation-building. The current challenges that Nigeria is going through are definitely not insurmountable and should be seen as a necessary process towards the attainment of greatness.
Therefore, our historic mission today is to keep in mind those dreams of our founding fathers, put our hands to the plough of nation-building and hand over to future generations a great foundation to build on.
The thrust of my goodwill message is to admonish my fellow compatriots to continue to have faith that Nigeria will be great and remain the indissoluble entity envisioned by our founding fathers.
With our creativity, resilience, hard work and the eagle spirit, we shall surely ride the storms of these challenges to reach the heights that we desire.
As we celebrate the 64th Independence anniversary of our dear Nation,let us pray for God guidance and blessings. May he heal our land,Unite our people and protect our security forces who are working tirelessly to secure this nation.
Sen Sani Abubakar Danladi(TALBAN MURI)
Member Board of Trustees (BOT)of the Tertiary Education Trustfund TETfund.
1st October 2024
