Mark to govts: Don’t carry over blame game to 2018
A former Senate President, David Mark, has urged the governments and citizens alike to brace up to the challenges of nationhood and work harmoniously to make 2018 a year of fulfilment.
In his New Year message signed by Paul Mumeh, Mark noted that 2017 was challenging but expressed optimism that 2018 would be fulfilling if government at all levels made the people the centre point of their policies and programmes.
He acknowledged the resilience and perseverance of citizens in the midst of socio-economic and political difficulties in 2017 and urged them to reignite their undying spirit and enter 2018 with vigour and hope.
Senator Mark reminded the present administration that the period of buck-passing should be over for a more purposeful governance in order to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
“The period of blame-game should be over by now. It is time this administration gives Nigerians purposeful leadership and deliver the dividends of democracy to the Nigerian people,” he stressed.
The former Senate president said the present administration had had enough gestation period to deliver on its mandate, pointing out that dissipating energy on trading blames is needless.
Senator Mark also expressed worry over the unabating insecurity situation in the land, a development he feared may have defied orthodox methods of combating crimes.
To this end, he advocated for an urgent review of the security arrangement in the country in order to curtail the multi-faceted security challenges ravaging the nation.
Security, he explained, should be given utmost priority “because no meaningful development can take place in an atmosphere of crime or insecurity.”