The director general of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abuja, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has hailed Nigeria’s indivisibility and unity in diversity.
Sulaiman gave the commendation in a statement issued yesterday on the nation’s 64th independence anniversary.
The statement, signed by Sulaiman’s media adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri, expressed delight that in over six decades of nationhood, Nigeria has not done badly among the comity of nations in the African sub region.
He buttressed his conviction about the greatness of the country with the assertion that Nigeria is globally ranked as a leading, largest and stable democratic nation to be reckoned with among performing democracies of the world.
The NILDS chief executive justified the celebration of the 64th anniversary of the country by alluding to the emerging economy ranking of Nigeria as Africa’s leading destination of choice with her over 200m population asset.
Sulaiman opined that Nigeria at 64 opens a new vitsa of hope under the Renewed Hope Agenda mantra of President Bola Tinubu.
He was confident that the Tinubu’s administration’s well articulated policy thrustchs would meet the yawning and aspirations of Nigerians towards and liberate them from the current hardship in the country.
While congratulating President Tinubu, the President of the Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio, and the speaker of the House of Representatives Rt.Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, on the independence anniversary, Sulaiman urged Nigerians to support the three arms of government towards deepening the nation’s unbroken 25 years democratic governance.
He promised that NILDS will continue to deepen the nation’s democratic processes, enhance institutional capacity and partnership with relevant government agencies in line with the institute’s core mandate.