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Nigeria 'll Rise Again, Says Tinubu By Shaka Momodu Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria would rise again. In a sobering statement. Tinubu noted in exactly six years from today, Nigeria will be fifty years old. "We would have existed as an independent country for five decades. As we mark the 44th independence anniversary of Nigeria today, I urge all to reflect soberly on this fact. Time is not on our side. Nigeria is too richly blessed to remain poor and underdeveloped. Our people are too endowed to be helpless victims of hunger, mass joblessness, ignorance and disease." He further declared that the country had no excuse for persistent economic stagnation "given the level of our resource endowment. Now is the time to say no to the current condition of Nigeria. Now is the time to set ourselves the target of saying farewell to poverty in Nigeria, come 2010 when Nigeria will be 50." Tinubu challenged Nigerians to selflessly work in the next six years for the emergence of a new Nigeria that has overcome the basic problems that hinder our development. "It may be a herculean challenge but it is not impossible. It will demand, first and foremost, a visionary leadership with the courage to restructure Nigeria to guarantee equity and justice for all her component parts thus renewing the confidence of all in the idea of Nigeria. Equally critical will be the determination of all Nigerians to support such a patriotic and transparent leadership by making necessary sacrifices to achieve this national objective." Tinubu expressed optimism and confidence that Nigeria will rise again. "We will overcome our present economic and political travails and fulfill our historic destiny as a beacon of hope for Africa The important thing is to continue to do everything to protect our democracy. For, in the final analysis the future of Nigeria will depend on the preservation of the right of Nigerians to decide who will govern them in free, fair and transparent elections. Once more I congratulate all Nigerians for the continued unity and stability of Nigeria at 44." Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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