By Gbegbe Sunday.
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, says that there is still hope for Nigeria as a nation.
He expressed this hope in Abuja in his independence anniversary message for Nigeria at 61st anniversary.
Rev Pam explained that Nigeria would surely get to its final destination.
His words,” my message for Nigeria is that there is still hope; it is well with Nigeria”.
The NCPC boss affirmed that though most Nigerian families were not finding life easy, yet there was need to keep hope alive.
He emphatized with families that had gone through one ugly experience or the other, adding that in spite of that, he strongly believed that their is still hope.
Rev Pam called on Nigerians to continue to ensure and believe that the unity of the country is not negotiable, he urged them to imbibe the values of nationhood.
He acknowledged that though things may not be well as expected, because God wants to test us.
He stressed that we must be courageous as a people and be optimistic at all times.
Rev Pam urged those in leadership position in the country to be exemplary in governance.
He charged the members of the Armed Forces and security operatives to pursue peace with vigour and put an end to banditry, kidnapping and all forms of security threats bedeviling the country, which he described as a” virus” that must be decimated.
He further charged the Army and the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of all the heinous crimes in the society.
To this effect, the NCPC boss called on the security agencies to work in synergy if they must win the fight against insurgency and other criminalities.
He called on Non Governmental Organisations to come to the aid of the displaced Nigerians and provide basic care and needs for humanity sake.
The NCPC boss also tasked the government at all levels to urgently address the problems of the Internally Displaced Persons in the society.
He also tasked the religious and traditional rulers to rise to the occasion and ensure that their people are law abiding because they earn their trust .
Rev Pam further stressed the need for well meaning Nigerians, religious leaders and traditional rulers to be circumspect with the words they speak , and should weigh every word that comes out of their mouth, stating that, “there is power in the tongue”
