Be Hopeful, Akpabio, Abbas, Govs Tell Nigerians On New Year…
Written by City Radio on January 1, 2024
Amid palpable hardship occasioned by some policy changes by the Federal Government in 2023, the need to be hopeful was constant in the 2024 New Year messages to Nigerians by most political leaders.
The message of hope coming from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and state governors is in line with that of President Bola Tinubu, who in his nationwide New Year broadcast on Monday, appealed to Nigerians to remain steadfast as tough times they are currently experiencing won’t last.
In a New Year message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President expressed optimism that with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the driving seat, Nigeria is on course to regaining its enviable place in the comity of nations.
For the Speaker Abbas, the year 2024 promises to be better for the citizens. Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State expressed hope that, year 2024 will by the grace of God be the end of security challenges confronting the nation, and called for support from the citizenry.
In the spirit of New Year, Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State granted clemency to 31 prison inmates. Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State stressed that In 2024, the people must be set to embrace the opportunities the year brings; supporting and praying for the government to succeed on the 8-point agenda it is set out to achieve.