Independence is total freedom. It is being able to face your woes, mistakes and subsequent penalties that follows. It means making your own decisions, mistakes as well as achieving several successes based solely on the steps taken by you.
However, in the case of Nigeria being and celebrating independence. Are they really independent? Only fools would admit that.
The fact is: Nigeria are still tied up, they are still on the total control of Britain. They know its true, starting Tafawa Belewa to Muhammadu Buhari- they know its true. The Britain course are still served till now. Looking at India, another colonial subject of Britain it would be nothing but fair to say "this is really independence".
When Sir James Robertson stayed back in Nigeria during independent election, he threw his weight behind Abubaka Belewa after Harold Smith refused to rig the election in favour of Belewa Abubakar to serve their course. What were they thinking, Independence is won not served on a platter of Gold. It would be foolishness to join them in celebrating Independence when there is none,. Its just a written independence. They are in chains, they don't know they are being deceived by every single president that assumed office. They are meant to remain slaves to Britain and indirectly to the United State.
My thought on the their independence is that they were never independent but chose to celebrate, what a disgrace.

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