"WE HAVE SURVIVED COVID 19 AND EBOLA. WE WILL SURVIVE INSECURITY TOO." - SENATE PRESIDENT. AKPABIO

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful, saying the country will overcome its current security challenges despite ongoing concerns over insecurity.

He made the statement on Sunday during an inter-denominational church service at the National Christian Centre in Abuja, part of activities marking Democracy Day. The service had the theme “God of Hope, Actualise Our Dreams.”

Akpabio said Nigeria has passed through several difficult phases, including political instability, economic challenges, pandemics, and periods of military rule, yet continues to maintain democratic governance for 27 years.

“We have survived political upheavals, economic turbulence. We will survive insurgencies,” he said, noting that the country has also endured Ebola, COVID-19, and other national crises.

He acknowledged that insecurity remains a serious national issue, stressing that the government deliberately marked this year’s Democracy Day in a low-key manner due to the situation in the country.

According to him, communities have been att@cked, farmers are afraid to go to their farms, and many Nigerians now travel in fear. He also highlighted the emotional trauma caused by kidn@ppings, especially those involving children.

“The kidn@pping of innocent citizens, especially children, wounds the conscience of our nation,” he said.

Akpabio added that the pain of abd¥cted children resonates deeply with him due to his childhood experiences during the civil w@r, noting that such suffering must not be ignored.

“We shall continue to act together, pray together, and persevere until our children are safely returned and our nation is secure,” he said.