The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has called on Nigerians to take responsibility for protecting government facilities within their communities.
He stressed that vandalism only discourages further development.
Speaking on Tuesday during the commissioning of projects in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Akpabio said: “My duty as your representative in the Senate is to ensure that I bring projects that you ask for in the overall good of the people.
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“You as the beneficiaries of these projects owe government a duty to protect the facilities so that they won’t be vandalised or destroyed by enemies of progress.”
He emphasised the importance of community ownership of projects, saying:
“If you say, after all it is government property, let us vandalise them, are we all not government? .
“That means you are also destroying your property and by so doing, you have only succeeded in discouraging government from doing more for your community.”
In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Jackson Udom, the Senate President assured that the President Bola Tinubu-led Renewed Hope administration was determined to deliver democratic dividends.
He added: “This current administration of President Bola Tinubu is one with a human face that is determined to make things easier for the people, especially the common people.”
Earlier, community leader and NCC member, Chris Okorie, pledged support for Akpabio, Tinubu, and Governor Umo Eno, promising their return to office.
Among the projects commissioned were an eight-classroom block, an ICT Centre at St Augustine Secondary School, Ika LGA, a 12-classroom block at Community Secondary School, and an ultra-modern market in Uruk-Ata 2, Etim Ekpo LGA.
