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By Madu Obi
The Senator representing Anambra Central, Chief Victor Umeh has said that with the human and natural resources in Nigeria, the country has potentials to be a great nation.
In a message to mark the country's 64th Independence anniversary, Umeh commended Nigeria's founding fathers, noting that the journey of Nigeria as an independent nation since 1960 has been one of many twists.
According to him, Nigeria is a nation in which great men and women have risen to global recognitions through their Ingenuity and outstanding records yet, there seems to be a lacuna within, due to the inability to properly harness the wonderful potentials amongst the citizens.
A nation where the founding fathers in full patriotism and love for the nation sacrificed tremendously, some with their blood, in the hope of building a truly united, peaceful and Progressive Nation where everyone shall be happy and accommodated, irrespective of Tribe, ethnic nationality or religious separations.
He said: "At 64 years, Nigeria with all its achievements and breakthroughs is still grappling with humongous challenges ranging from asymmetric economic policies that have made the nation's economic breakthrough almost unrealizable; insecurity and corruption.
The inability of the leaders of the government to truly implement governance devoid of all forms of bias and/or dichotomy has also slowed down our collective growth as a nation."
Good to note, however, is the improved attention being given to the call for constitutional reforms in the country.
"As members of the 10th Senate, in a time when the country is experiencing the painful bites of failing economy and rising insecurity, especially with the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the responsibility of the lawmaker is to continue to advocate for ways of ameliorating and ensuring that due diligence is done in the formulation and Implementation of government policies.
I will continue to do my utmost best in representing the Interests of my people in Anambra Central and Nigerians in general especially in areas of enhancing constitutional reforms and providing cum attracting necessary Developmental Projects and programmes that will benefit the citizens through poverty alleviation and human capacity development and empowerment
I am optimistic that with the various reform policies and programmes of the present administration, we are working very hard towards unlocking the full potentials of our nation in order to achieve a great Nigeria of the dreams of our founding fathers."
Umeh commended President Tinubu's commitment towards empowering the third - tier of the government which is the local government, to ensure that impact of government are felt at the grassroots.
He urged state governments and governors to avoid sabotaging this noble move, by ensuring that the local governments are democratically constituted through lawful, transparent and credible elections.
The Senator added: "People should not lose hope in the struggle for achieving a greater Nigeria no matter how difficult it may seem. Let us join hands and be willing to make sacrifices in building a better society where we and generations after us shall be proud to call home.
While I sympathize with all Nigerians over the soaring cost of living occasioned by the ongoing economic reforms aimed at repositioning the country, I urge the Federal Government to do everything humanly possible to bring our refineries back to life.
I call for peace and continued cooperation of the citizens while the government continues to navigate our country out of our current challenges".
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