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Former Director-General at the Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged Nigerians to count their blessings as the nation marks her 64th Independence Anniversary on October 1.<\/p>\n

Okechukwu, a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said this on Sunday during an interview with NAN in Enugu.<\/p>\n

He said the occasion called for a sober reflection, notwithstanding the prevailing socioeconomic realities in the country.<\/p>\n

According to him, in spite of the prevailing economic challenges in the country, Nigerians still have a lot to celebrate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was five years old by Independence in 1960, and it is good when we introspectively look inward and count our blessings.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong such blessings is a united country; a burgeoning population dotted especially with youth\u2019s demographic advantage, more universities, tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools, more hospitals, roads and rails among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly thank Almighty God,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Okechukwu said Nigeria was on the threshold of an era when \u201cpolicies of public interest and common good will triumph over selfish policies of planlessness.\u201d<\/p>\n

He described Nigerians as good followers, adding that in no distant time, things would change for the better.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy take, with due respect to our leaders, is that our previous leaderships had good intentions but lacked the political will to commit class suicide.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor without class suicide, how can leadership utilise our abundant human and material resources to lift millions out of poverty and effectively ignite Nigeria\u2019s rapid revitalisation?\u201d He asked rhetorically.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, Oct. 1, a public holiday to mark the nation\u2019s 64th Independence Day anniversary.<\/p>\n

Nigeria at 64: Former VON DG, Osita urges citizens to count their blessings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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