The Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Shehu Buba, has urged President Bola Tinubu and Nigerian leaders to intensify efforts to reduce the country’s economic hardship.
Representing the Bauchi South Senatorial District, Buba made this appeal in his Independence Day message on Tuesday in Bauchi.
He emphasized that both conventional and other humanly possible avenues must be mobilized continuously to pursue national rebirth, where achieving widespread happiness is a challenge that everyone must tackle.
According to Buba, such efforts would ensure that every citizen feels the comfort of a brighter and more promising future.
Babu maintained, “As we celebrate Nigeria’s 64th independence amidst these very times, I encourage us, especially the leaders to soberly reflect, rededicate ourselves to the service of the nation and its great people while relating with the common man in a manner that encourages them to play their part.
“This way and with almighty God helping us, our country will surely attain its potential and become the great nation that it is destined to be. For Mr President, and other leaders at the Federal level, I say that the times call for sober reflection, continuous engagement and determination to do more to alleviate the sufferings of the ordinary people.
“Gladly, it is noteworthy to observe that some of the policies of the government may have started yielding fruits but that should only serve as a further motivation for leaders to do more such that the purchasing power of the common man and his access to basic facilities of life is improved.”
While acknowledging that over the years, insecurity had become a recurring issue that added to the challenges of poverty and deteriorating living conditions of the people, Bala said “With more efforts from all of us and better results from our men and officers in the frontline of the operations to combat these problems, we shall get it right.”
He commended the efforts by the All Progressives Congress at both national and state levels toward fostering genuine reconciliation, rebuilding the party and proffering pragmatic ideas, suggestions and other value-added services that would engender the much needed turnaround in our country.
