New Year Message: Conclude Your Term On A High, Work Harder – Dan Orbih To Buhari, Others

The National Vice-Chairman, South-South, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dan Orbih, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other Nigerian leaders to finish their term on a high.

Naija News reports that the PDP chieftain made this known in his New Year message sent to newsmen on Saturday, December 31st, 2022.

He urged all leaders, beginning from the president, to conclude their terms on a high, working harder than ever to meet the aspirations of the people in the face of the grave challenges of insecurity, economic hardship and social strife.

The Edo State politician urged leaders to “approach your remaining days in office with a greater sense of urgency, a greater commitment to development, and a greater display of patriotism.

“Unity is needed now more than ever; we must unite as a country to defeat our worst enemies, to build a sure foundation for a better future, and to achieve inclusive growth and development.”

The main opposition party’s chieftain also saluted the resilience, doggedness, and defiant spirit of Nigerians in the face of adversity as he expressed hope for better days in the new year.

He said that not many citizens around the world could have withstood the challenges faced by Nigerians in 2022, ranging from economic hardship and widespread insecurity, to environmental disaster embodied by the ravaging floods that claimed lives and property, and displaced many. He described the year as “largely a collection of one unfolding trial to another for citizens”.

According to Orbih, not only did Nigerians withstand these trials, but they did so with much grace and fortitude in many instances, summoning the better angels of their nature to rise above the urge to resort to self-help, while also carrying out their civic responsibility.

He said: “Given the upheavals that rocked other nations facing similar strangulating inflation and general economic hardship, Nigerians deserve commendation for channeling their frustration into greater political participation through mobilization for voter registration and campaigns for their preferred candidates; this is the way of the civilized, upstanding citizen.”

The PDP leader expressed great excitement about the level of enthusiasm of citizens, especially the youths, and urged sustained commitment to the democratic process.

He, however, noted efforts by some “reactionary forces”, who are opposed to electronic voting as represented by INEC’s BVAS. “We must resist efforts to thwart Nigeria’s march to true electoral integrity, pushing back the opponents of electronic voting every step on the way”, he said.

He also called on other stakeholders like security agencies to ensure that they did not serve the ill wishes of the ethnic political bigots. He challenged President Buhari to leave the stage as a true statesman with a legacy of free and fair elections.