Dakuku Peterside: Nigeria shall rise again

 
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, says Nigeria is gradually being placed on the path of greatness and sustainability despite the challenges that have trailed the nation since independence.
 
According to him, Nigeria requires a faithful government that can provide the veritable platform for the citizens to achieve their hopes and aspirations; a process he says is gradually being wrought out by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government.
 
While stressing that the country may not be where Nigerians expected it to be after nearly fifty-eight (58) years of Independence, he stated that conscious efforts were being made by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to put Nigeria on a sure footing.
 
He listed several reforms, programmes and policies being implemented by the federal government to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians as some of the platforms presently being accessed to provide succour and reflate the economy after witnessing recession.
 
“I am aware that a lot of Nigerians would have loved the country to be much better than this. But they must also understand that it takes some time, conscious and deliberate efforts to right the wrongs of the past to give the citizens’ hope and direction.
 
“Despite the obvious challenges, President Muhammadu Buhari has made significant successes in very many areas including infrastructural development, diplomacy, agriculture, economy and human capital development,” he stated.
 
Citing similar countries that have gone through the difficulties of being a better nation, the NIMASA boss appealed to Nigerians from walks of life to support President Buhari, while insisting that he means well for the good of the nation.
 
He also commended Rivers people for their steadfastness and believe in the APC to rescue the state from its present Nyesom Wike-led government that has yet to provide direction and hope for the vast majority of Rivers people.