A non-governmental organization (NGO), whose objective is to promote the diversities as well as showcase the various potentials of Nigeria, has been launched in Umuahia, Abia State Capital, with an assurance by the founding members to mobilize Nigerians towards patriotic consciousness.
The NGO, Aspire Greatness Initiative (AGI), according to the founding members, is structured to make Nigeria great again by uniting various interest groups to enhance peace, patriotism, and justice for all irrespective of ethnic, political, or religious leanings.
The Chairman, Board of Directors of the group, Pius Nzewuihe, and a member of its BoT, Barrister Oladokun Hassan, said in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Wednesday, that AGI is a non-political, non-ethnic, and non-religious organization, pointing out that it was envisioned to “mobilize individuals, ethnic, political, social and religious groups towards national consciousness and development”.
Said Nzewuihe and Hassan, “Aspire Greatness Initiative is here to re-create the consciousness of nationalism and patriotism while pursuing and encouraging peace, unity, and justice through engagement with various levels of governments and groups.
The youths of this nation who rank as “Tomorrow People”, they added, must be at the forefront of this aspiration.
The duo in the statement declared, “Nigeria no doubt is a great and blessed nation, both in human and material resources, therefore we stand to discourage the skewed political, religious and ethnic considerations hindering our developmental aspirations, while we step further to recognize and award individuals and groups that encourage our developmental strides.
“Aspire Greatness Initiative has entered the Solution Arena as a non-governmental organization to utilize its platform to engage Nigerians on the way forward for greatness and avoid issues that undermine our current challenges.
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“We also recognize the various policies and instruments from both private and public institutions, addressing various issues of concern, yet we cannot deny the fact that we have not yet arrived.
“Consequently, we will ensure that peace, unity, and justice remain the bedrock of our nation’s developmental objective which all Nigerians should build on.
“Necessity therefore behooves on us all; adults and youths alike to step out and be counted to embrace Aspire Greatness Initiative to unanimously nurture a generation of Nigerian leaders and followers that will raise the bar beyond the factored impediments and move Nigeria forward (politically, economically, socially).
“In this wise, we shall be conducting seminars and workshops, have engagements with ethnic nationalities, religious groups, traditional institutions, academia, governments at all levels, civil society organizations, trade unions, youths, students, parents, etc for an all-encompassing approach to issues of national concerns.
“Nations have gone through tougher times than ours and yet survived. Ghanaians were here in Nigeria as servants; Indians with master’ and Doctorate degrees were employed as classroom teachers many years ago. While working here, they aspired to get better. In these two scenarios, they all went back home and rebuilt their countries. Ours will not be different.
“While India has now become a medical destination among the comity of nations, Ghana on its part has excelled in academic pursuit among other areas”.
The group asked Nigerians to aspire for greatness once more, stressing that the country can still lead other nations, especially countries in Africa in economy, social development, education, medicine, food sufficiency, sports, Art, and culture as well as in music.
Nzewuihe added “We must state without equivocation that God in His infinite mercies did not make a mistake in locating Nigeria and its people in this part of the planet Earth. Therefore, let us respect and acknowledge the great God that can approve our aspiration for greatness”.
