Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State has said that Nigeria’s future remains bright in spite of numerous challenges bedeviling the country.
Mr Badaru stated this in a goodwill message by his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Ahmad Danyaro, in Dutse on Friday.
He said the unity that was evident in the country in the past 61 years of independence was worth celebrating, “as the future of the nation remains bright.”
The governor lauded the resoluteness and patriotism of Nigerians, which he said, was the reason the country had remained a single, united and sovereign nation.
“Notwithstanding the problems of nation-building which we may be grappling with at the moment, the Nigerian spirit is alive and kicking, and should continue to be nourished as the vehicle of our national journey.
“Therefore, I want to pay special tributes to all our past leaders for all the sacrifices they made to lay a solid foundation upon which those who succeeded them pursued and worked vigorously for the actualisation of their dreams and the good vision they had for us,” he said.
Mr Badaru further urged Nigerians not to despair despite the challenges of the present time, and advised them to remain hopeful in the greatness of the state and the country.
