My Government is Walking The Talk
President Bola Tinubu, has hailed his performance following his one year in office stating that his government is walking the talk.
The President stated this at a joint sitting of the National Assembly, where he formally flagged off the recitation of the old national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”
Recall that on Tuesday, he had signed into law the bill dropping the current national anthem, “Arise O Compatriots’’ for ‘’Nigeria, We Hail Thee,’’ that was passed by the Senate and last week by the House of Representatives.
Tinubu also congratulated Nigerians on 25 years of uninterrupted democratic government, urged citizens to construct a nation for generations to come.
The President assured that his address would be on June 12, which is Democracy Day. He, however, warned against risking the nation’s democracy, saying as Nigerians, “we must continue to collaborate, work together and build our country against the backdrop that we do not have another country we can call our own.’’
The president who spoke at the National Assembly informed lawmakers that he would soon forward the 2024 Supplementary Bill to them for consideration.
He said: “Thank you for building up to this stage, building the institution, building the country. You are first and foremost leaders that speak for our people and you have been in the forefront of this struggle.
“This institution, the hallowed chamber, represents our consciousness for freedom and sense of belonging. You rang out the latest national anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail thee,’ this is our diversity, representing all characters and how we blend together to be brothers and sisters.
“Without this House, probably, I may not have found a path to the Presidency. I started all from here and that is why I have given respect to you. So, continue to collaborate, work together and build our country, we have no other choice.
“It is our nation, no one, no aid, no other institution or personality will help us except we do it ourselves. No amount of aid that will come in from foreign countries or any other nation that will solve our problems, they take care of themselves first.
“Let us work together as we are doing to build our nation, not only for us but for generations yet unborn.
“Charting a new path for development, I have submitted the last budget to you, you expeditiously passed it, and we are walking the talk. We will soon bring the year 2024 supplementary bill, that is just for your information, but we must not risk this democracy, build this nation so that the future of our great-grand children will be sure of prosperity, development and progress.”