Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha yesterday urged Nigerians to pray for the emergence of leaders, who would be committed to the wordings of the national anthem.
He said: “Until leaders, who will be respected and celebrated by the leaders of other nations emerge, our country won’t move as fast as we expect in terms of development and growth.”
Okorocha enjoined the leaders to serve with their strength and might and defend the unity of the country by working to build a nation where peace and justice would reign.
The governor said it’s regrettable that 53 years after independence, ethnic consciousness had overriden national consciousness and political power is sought on the basis of ethnicity and religion, instead of emphasising on those factors, which make the unity of the country strong.
He appealed to leaders to build a united nation, adding that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would provide the roadmap to achieve national greatness.
Okorocha assured the indigenes on the commitment of his administration to ensure that the state remained on the fast lane of transformation and development.
According to him, the people-oriented policies of the government would be pursued with vigour.
The governor urged Imo people at home and in the diaspora to cooperate with the government to make the state a place everyone would be proud of.