President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, says with the collective effort of Nigerians, the country will experience economic improvement in the incoming year.
In a new year message, Saraki congratulated Nigerians for witnessing the New Year in spite of the hard times, urging them to align with the government towards growing the nation’s economy.
Noting that the nation’s challenges were surmountable, the President of the Senate said Nigerians “need to approach things with unity of purpose, focus and single-mindedness.”
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said, “It is a thing of joy to celebrate the New Year in an atmosphere of peace and security. For one thing, the people of the North-East and indeed across the country are celebrating without fear of attacks from insurgents or other criminal elements.
“This was made possible by the determination of the present administration to effectively secure the country and ensure peace – which is key for any development to be achieved.
“I believe that working collectively in the New Year, we will be able to right the wrongs of the past and ensure renewed economic, social and political development of our dear country. This is not the time to despair as there are signs that things will get better today in the New Year.
“We must realise that amid our economic challenge lies our greatest opportunity to diversify and be self-reliant as a nation. This we can do by strengthening the capacity of our entrepreneurs to produce using local content and while we all decide to always buy made in Nigeria goods.
“Even though we are not where we want to be as a nation yet, we must continue to take those steps that will eventually bring us to our envisioned destination as a prosperous and peaceful country.
“Working together, we will fulfill the mandate of the millions of Nigerians that we represent. Success is our only option in these turbulent economic times.”
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