The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on all Nigerians to use this Occasion of the 57th Independence Anniversary of the country to reflect deeply on the Pillars that brought us together and work for the growth, unity and stability of the nation for our general good.
The opposition party also implored governments at all levels to engage citizens in peaceful and progressive national issues because “there is no country we can call our own except the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
The party stated these yesterday in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary Prince Dayo Adeyeye in Abuja. The party harped on the need for all Nigerians to protect and sustain the country in order to enable her to grow from glory to glory.
According to the statement, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rejoices with Nigerians as the Nation clocks 57 years of gaining her independence in 1960 from the British Cononial Rule.
“As we celebrate 57 years of nationhood today being 1st of October 2017, we must all as a people pay tribute to the sacrifices of our hero’s past and urge our government, traditional, religious, political and opinion leaders at different levels to continue working for the unity, peace and progress of this great Country.
This is indeed the Clarion Call for Nigerians to obey. “Irrespective of the First Republic taken off on an unstable ground due to some political exigencies that consequently led to the Nigerian Civil War between 1967–1970, Nigeria had in the recent past recorded giant strides in her efforts to stand among comity of nations on social, economic, political and democratic governance.
“We therefore call on all Nigerians to use this Occasion of the 57th Independence Anniversary to reflect deeply on the Pillars that brought us together and work for the growth, unity and stability of our dear Country for our general good.
“Finally, we want to use this opportunity to call on governments at all level to engage citizens in peaceful and progressive national issues because there is no country we can call our own except the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“So, let us protect and sustain her to grow from glory to glory. This is the Clarion Call that we must obey – to continue to foist our Flag of Unity, Peace and Progress. “Happy Independence Anniversary to Nigeria and Nigerians!”, it said.
