By Gbenga Oke

First Civilian Governor of Abia state and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Thursday, in Lagos stated that Nigeria will rise again and take its place in the comity of nations.

He also said the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will succeed if Nigerians will come together and support the government to fix the problems that had ravaged the country over the years.

Speaking at a lecture of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, which held at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Onu said the new Nigeria which the APC is creating and led by President Buhari needed everyone to be on board to succeed.

His words: “I call on everybody to give their best to this country because only the best is good for Nigeria.

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“I believe that with the support and commitment of very distinguished people in the society, Nigeria will rise again to lead the way in Africa. I believe that the best for our country Nigeria is yet to come,” he stated.

He further said: “Nigeria has the largest population in Africa, we have the largest concentration of black people all over the world, we have the market and there is no important mineral resources Nigeria does not have, including the best brains.

“Nigerians go to the best universities all over the world and they excel. Nigerians work in some of the best conglomerates all over the world and they have distinguished themselves. So there is no reason why we cannot fix our problems since some other countries overcame their own problems.”

He, however, assured that the President will work very hard to ensure that the campaign promises are fulfilled.

“I would like to assure you that this administration of President Buhari will work very hard for Nigerians, but we need the support of all Nigerians.

“The engineers need to come forward and make contributions because there is no way this power problems can be solved without the input of engineers.

“If we put our heads together as a country, we can actually fix our problems. And with all hands on deck and support from everybody, I believe we will succeed.”