Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has told Nigerians that “there is hope on the horizon and brighter days to come,” and urged them to remain steadfast and united in the current reform efforts by the leadership of the country.

Oborevwori, in his Independence Day message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ekpen Ahon, said unity is essential to achieving lasting development and prosperity.

He urged Deltans to continue supporting President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, and his administration’s MORE Agenda, saying continuity and stability in governance were critical to delivering sustainable development.

The governor said his administration was complementing federal efforts through massive infrastructure projects, investment in renewable energy, job creation and measures designed to attract foreign direct investment to Delta.

He stressed that there is light at the end of the tunnel, urging Nigerians to remain patient, resilient and committed to the Nigerian project.

Oborevwori reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to inclusive governance and pledged to continue implementing policies and programmes that would improve the living standards of the people and expand opportunities across the state.
ALSO, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, in his independence broadcast to Abians, commended Nigerians’ resilience, stating that at 66, they see light at the end of the tunnel.

Urging Nigerians to use the 66th independence commemoration to embrace their citizenship duties, Otti noted that on this anniversary day, “it is in doing what we must as true citizens and patriots that the dreams of our parents who stood defiantly against the superior firepower of the colonial authorities can be actualised.”

Otti said: “In committing to the demands of citizenship which had been in short supply in our current evolution, we validate the conviction of the men and women who insisted that we are not an inferior race and should therefore not remain perpetually bound to the dictates of foreign administrators.”

IN the same vein, the Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has described Nigeria’s independence 66 years ago as the most consequential milestone in the nation’s history, saying it was a product of sincere and selfless sacrifice by nationalists and activists.

Otu, who stated this in his address at the 66th Independence Anniversary celebration at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar, yesterday, said the event, which culminated in Nigeria’s admission into the United Nations as the 99th sovereign state, must be celebrated with patriotism, resilience and tenacity.

“This huge sacrifice was not a possibility of irony; it was sincere, selfless and earnest,” the governor said, urging citizens to imbibe national ethics enshrined in Chapter 2, Section 23 of the 1999 Constitution, including patriotism, integrity, self-reliance and religious tolerance.

ON his part, the Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has urged citizens to embrace courage, optimism and thanksgiving, stressing that nation-building is not always accompanied by fanfare.

Mbah spoke yesterday at a thanksgiving Mass held at the Enugu Government House Chapel to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day.

He noted that although this year’s commemoration was largely low-key and devoid of fanfare across the country, the quietness of the celebration should not diminish the significance of the occasion.

“Nation-building is not always accompanied by fireworks,” the governor said.

He observed that some of the most consequential work in the country was being done quietly in classrooms, hospitals, farms, construction sites, factories, businesses, laboratories and security formations, as well as in countless places where Nigerians wake up every morning and continue to contribute to the country’s progress.