Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday said despite the challenges confronting the country at this time, Nigeria will emerge a stronger nation.
Speaking in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state at the 16th Auchi Day celebration, Oshiomhole said the challenges facing Nigeria are not limited to the nation as other nations of the world are facing one challenge or the other.
He said: All nations have their problems, I however have the confidence that Nigeria will fulfill her mission on this planet. We may have some challenges, but we won’t fix I t by lamenting our fate.
“I plead that the leaders resist all temptations to say anything that will give the young ones the wrong impression that all hope is lost. Our task as religious leaders and royal fathers is to continue to enlighten our people.
“The challenge of building a great country is not easy, but we all must do a soul searching and plead to God to guide our hearts and thoughts and channel our energies to making the country work.”
The Governor said the inter-city Auchi-Aviele road constructed by the state government has been completed and that it would decongest traffic at the Auchi Polytechnic on the Okene-Benin Federal Highway.
He thanked the Otaru of Auchi for the support extended to him during his second term re-election bid promising that the state government will continue to consult, interact and ensure that the resources of the state are continually managed to positively touch the lives of people of the state.
He assured that the state government will continue to work closely with the traditional rulers, saying “the least obligation I have to the people of Edo State is to leave the state more united than I met it.”
