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This
year’s Independence Day celebration will be low-keyed, following
security challenges facing the country, the Federal Government said
yesterday.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja, Minister of Interior Comrade Abba Morro told reporters that the administration believes that proper foundation should be laid before any celebration.
He said President Goodluck Jonathan’s agenda has taken off, describing it as an athletic race which should not be celebrated until he or she wins.
“The world today is troubled; there are cries of infrastructure decay in Nigeria and insecurity. Rather than commit money into celebration, we will rather use it for the development of the country, it will be too immature to embark on flamboyant activities while there are large number of unemployed youths in the country,” he said.
Moro therefore used the medium to unveiled program of events line up for Morro said the low keyed celebration will begin with a presidential retreat for the civil society of organisations on September 6 and national award on September 17.
SOURCE: 5 September 2012.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja, Minister of Interior Comrade Abba Morro told reporters that the administration believes that proper foundation should be laid before any celebration.
He said President Goodluck Jonathan’s agenda has taken off, describing it as an athletic race which should not be celebrated until he or she wins.
“The world today is troubled; there are cries of infrastructure decay in Nigeria and insecurity. Rather than commit money into celebration, we will rather use it for the development of the country, it will be too immature to embark on flamboyant activities while there are large number of unemployed youths in the country,” he said.
Moro therefore used the medium to unveiled program of events line up for Morro said the low keyed celebration will begin with a presidential retreat for the civil society of organisations on September 6 and national award on September 17.
SOURCE: 5 September 2012.
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