PRESIDENT of the Senate and Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 58th Independence anniversary and urged them to ensure a more vibrant, constructive and patriotic citizen participation in the governance of the country. ALSO READ: Buhari: Choosing between the elite and the masses“Nigerians should re-dedicate themselves to the ideals of defining their personal interests in line with how it helps the realization of national objectives. Our national objectives should simply be to build a united, peaceful, economically strong, internationally respected country, with a robust military, well-motivated work-force, ambitious youth and fulfilled citizens. Voters should be ready at all times tointervene when the government is derailing from the national objectives or placing personal or group interest above national interest. Neveragain, must we allow leaders who behave as emperors, maximum rulers or messiahs and cabals created by them to seize control of the government and its machinery.

Source: Nigerian Tribune September 30, 2018 18:00 UTC