Nigeria Will Not Be 'Fool At 50'

Happy Independence Day! I celebrate with you as Nigeria clocks 49 years. We have a few things to be happy about and celebrate. Surely, we can celebrate one Nigeria. At least we can still say we are one 'indivisible' entity. I am not celebrating accomplishment, but us, because you and I are still one family. We have passed through thick and thin, and have had our differences and engaged in several battles. But today, 49 years after, we stand strong as one 'happy' family. Kudos! You deserve more and I believe in the coming years you will earn your deserved rewards.

There is a bright future ahead of us and there is great hope that together we can make it. Let us remain one family and relinquish religious bigotry, sectarianism and tribal divisions. It is only by so doing that we can take head-on the very many opulent challenges before us.

The need to redress our developmental concerns should be the focus as we strive to strengthen this luscious family of ours and tackle the poor power supply situation. Provide good medicare programmes and upgrade our medical facilities. Construct roads and build bridges. Produce enough food to feed our families. Introduce quality education for our sibling and effective transportation system. Provide clean drinkable water and conducive living environment, and most of all, free and fair electoral process that will promote equity and justice.

These goals are attainable and I indeed strongly believe so. But, we must be united in one purpose, to strengthen our resolve to make this great Nigeria family one truly indivisible one that every one of us will cherish and guide jealously. As we look ahead to the future, I wish you good health, wisdom and patience. You can always count on my support.

Finally, don't forget that we have common enemies, and we must support all efforts to eliminate them. Key amongst them are corruption, bad governance, electoral fraud, 419 scam, child abuse and human trafficking, and not forgetting armed robbery and assignations.

Again, wishing you God's blessing.

Happy Independence Day!

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