{"id":178994,"date":"2025-09-15T14:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/hardship-akpabio-urges-patience-amid-tinubu-govts-reforms"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:58:08","slug":"hardship-akpabio-urges-patience-amid-tinubu-govts-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-akpabio-urges-patience-amid-tinubu-govts-reforms","title":{"rendered":"Hardship: Akpabio urges patience amid Tinubu govt\u2019s reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the reforms initiated by the government will soon bear fruits of economic prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Akpabio made the call in his opening address as the Chairman of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Special Assistant to the President of the Senate on Media\/Communication, Anietie Ekong quoted Senator Akpabio as urging Nigerians never to be despaired by the current situation that Nigeria was going through but to look forward to a brighter future.<\/p>\n<p>According to Akpabio, \u201cLet me seize this opportunity to urge my compatriots to be be patient with your government as we lay again the foundations of this house. Do not despair when the winds blow strong or the scaffolding shakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a nation is like a mighty cathedral\u2014it is not raised overnight, but stone by stone, prayer by prayer, hand by hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us therefore renew hope in the Nigerian enterprise. Let us believe again that our land can be great, that our children can inherit a future brighter than our present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us bind the wounds of division, banish the cynicism of despair, and walk together\u2014Church and State, pulpit and parliament, faith and policy\u2014towards the dawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransformation is not the burden of one arm of society, nor the privilege of a select few. It is a covenant of partnership. As St. Paul declares: \u2018We are co-workers in God\u2019s service; you are God\u2019s field, God\u2019s building.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who represented President Tinubu, said the administration was working towards building a country that works for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis administration came into office with a firm commitment to renew hope, strengthen our democratic institutions and build a Nigeria that works for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have taken bold steps to stabilize the economy, attract investment and implement reforms that will bring enduring benefits to our country,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Church to keep supporting the government and assured that the Tinubu administration would leave no one behind through its social investment programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno said the Catholic Church has played key roles all over the world in fighting injustice, enthroning democratic governance and placing the welfare of the people at the centre of her policies.<\/p>\n<p>He said his administration has invested heavily in lifting people out of poverty, especially the poor and vulnerable persons and to improve their living conditions. He enumerated several intervention programmes initiated by the government. He called for the continued support of the Church in delivering dividends of democracy to the people.<\/p>\n<p>The conference had in attendance the Apostolic Nuncio and representative of the Pope, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, Catholic Bishops from all over Nigeria and other Catholic faithful, members of the National Assembly, politicians and the worshippers from all parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Senators in attendance included Ede Dafinone, Peter Nwaebonyi, Osita Ngwu, Titus Zam, Victor Umeh, Diket Plang and Osita Izunaso.<\/p>\n<p>Others are Simon Lalong, Ireti Kingibe. Samson Ekong, Aniekan Bassey, Austin Akobundu, Anthony Ani, Memga Udende, Olajide Ipinsingba, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu. He assured that the reforms initiated by the government will soon bear fruits of economic prosperity. 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