The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged the political support group, the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, to carry the message of Renewed Hope to every nook and cranny of the country and build a consensus on nation building and national renewal.
Akpabio gave the charge at the formal commissioning of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement campaign headquaters in Abuja on Friday.
He said the inauguration of the campaign headquaters should translate into affirming our faith in the Nigerian dream and a conviction that the greatness of Nigeria will not be determined by the difficulties the nation had endured but the courage of overcoming them.
Addressing members of the support group, Akpabio said: “You have recognised a fundamental truth of democracy: elections may be won at the ballot box, but enduring national progress is built in the hearts and homes of the people.
“That is the Nigeria we must build. That is the Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has summoned us to believe in. His Renewed Hope Agenda is founded on the conviction that our present difficulties must not become the permanent destiny of our children.
“The road to national renewal may be demanding, but no nation rises to greatness by surrendering to its challenges. Great nations are built by people who refuse to surrender their future to their fears.
“And that is why this movement matters. When you go from door to door, do not merely seek political support. Carry a message of hope. Listen to the struggles of our people.
“Hear the concerns of the mother in the marketplace, the farmer in the field, the graduate seeking employment, and the young entrepreneur searching for opportunity.
“Let what you hear form the building blocks of tomorrow’s political architecture. Let every conversation remind us that leadership is not measured by the applause we receive, but by the lives we improve.
“Let this headquarters become more than a centre of political mobilisation. Let it become a centre of listening, engagement, national solidarity and service. Let its doors remain open to every Nigerian, regardless of ethnicity, religion, region or political persuasion.
“For the Nigeria we seek to build must be greater than the differences that sometimes divide us.”
According to Akpabio, the difficulties Nigerians are facing must never destroy their determination and and politics must never become greater than patriotism.
Akpabio affirmed the commitment of the National Assembly to legislation that strengthens the economy of the nation and expands opportunity, protects democracy and advances the welfare of the people.
He charged the support group to build bridges across ethnic, religious and politival lines. “Let us move from door to door, but above all, from heart to heart. Let us build bridges where others see barriers, inspire confidence where others spread despair, and plant the seeds of tomorrow’s prosperity in the soil of today’s sacrifice,” he said.
The campaign headquaters was commissioned by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and also attended by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, some State Governors among others.
The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement is the brainchild of Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo.
