By Joyce Remi- Babayeju
As the FCT rolls out drums to mark Nigeria’s 61st Anniversary today, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has called on residents of the Territory to join hands with the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to embrace unity, peace and the collective progress for the country.
This was contained in a press statement signed by Anthony Ogunleye, FCTAChief Press Secretary, made available to Daybreak.
According to the release the minister made this call today in his anniversary message to FCT residents.
He noted that the country was better off as one united entity and would achieve much more working together. and urged residents to resist all efforts of divisions amongst them.
The minister urged residents to resist all efforts to create divisions amongst them and encouraged residents to reflect on the struggles of past and present heros of Nigeria’s independence who have sacrificed for the country.
He further called on the people to use the anniversary to reminsent on the efforts of past heros in their quest for a strong, virile and united nation.
The Minister, while felicitating with President Muhammadu Buhari for showing exemplary leadership at this time in the nation’s history, said the President’s unique character and personality have done much to imbue in Nigerians hope in a greater future as a strong, virile and united nation.
The Minister pointed out that the FCT was founded on a platform of unity of Nigeria, a place where all Nigerians can call home and said that the Administration has strived to build a Territory of the collective dreams of all Nigerians.
The Minister thanked the thousands of Nigerians who over the years have contributed to building the FCT as a beautiful and world class city.
It is worthy to mention once again, that there now exists a generation of Nigerians from all parts of the country who truly know no other home but the FCT, having been born, schooled, are married and raising families of their own here in the Nation’s capital” he said.
Meanwhile,on the security, the Minister paid tribute to the officers and men of all the security agencies who daily confront security challenges in the FCT with some paying the highest price with their lives.
He called on FCT residents to continue to aid them in their work by providing vital information when they feel the need to do so.
The Minister also reminded FCT residents that the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic was far from over, advising them to seize every available opportunity to get vaccinated in addition to abiding by other non- pharmaceutical health guidelines.
As we roll out the drums in celebration today, let us be encouraged that the best of our country still lies ahead of us and we should work hard together at meeting our collective aspirations, the minister admonished.
