58 years ago, on Saturday, October 1st, 1960, an impossible task was birthed by young men & women in their 20s, 30s & 40s.

Their purpose was to birth a new Independent Nigeria, free from colonial rule and was self governing.

Young people like Anthony Enahoro, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, Margaret Ekpo, Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and many others came together for a single goal, irrespective of their tribe or religion and achieved our nations independence and cemented their place in our nations history as our heroes.

58 years later, even today, it is clear that while we are independent, we are not yet free.

Our nation is bound by vested interests who have successfully kept us impoverished as they divide and rule; using contraptions such as zoning, state of origin, tribe & religion.

Whilst the task of a generation was to bring us an independent nation, clearly the task ahead of our generation today is to deliver freedom to an independent people.

I believe every Nigerian must be free from fear of armed robbers, kidnappers, terrorist & “security” agents.

Everywhere across the land, every Nigerian must be free from poverty, preventable diseases, free from the sound of generators & melted wax of candle, free from taps without water, schools without education, hospitals without healthcare, free from pot holes that have robbed our roads from safety & our electoral commission must be truly independent to deliver to us free & fair elections.

Everyone must have the right to freedom of association, expression & information.

We must all be free to dream & accomplish our dreams even as we hope & work for a better life & brighter future.

Today, destiny calls on our generation ... on everyone from Abia to Adamawa, Bauchi to Bayelsa, Akure to Akwanga, all across the land a generation must arise to come together for a common purpose, to build a New Nigeria.

A nation that works.

As we celebrate our 58th year of independence, may we all be reminded to

Arise, o compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labour of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom, peace and
unity.

As we approach the future of our nation, someday, we will be mentioned as “heroes past”

So while we are yet in the present, join me as

I pledge to Nigeria, my country
To be faithful, loyal, and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength
To defend her unity
And uphold her honor and glory
So help me God.

Happy Independence Day
God bless you and may
God bless The Federal Republic of Nigeria

Fela Durotoye

Great

Is Nigeria worth celebrating?

which heroes laboured for us. they have been looting since 1960

Adefemiaderoju1:
Is Nigeria worth celebrating?

no one will blow ur trumpet for u


no matter what u think there are certain things u shouldn't say when u know fully well that if someone from another country said it u would be pissed

Happy independence day

After collecting 750 million looted money! Abeg gerarahere!

Sowore is the only outstanding aspirant for 2019

Motivational speaker

To many great speeches, Nigeria needs more than that.

happy 58th independence day to NIGERIA

LethargiQue:
Every election year new unexperienced clowns come out with the same hypocritical mantra under new political parties to sell the same old crap to Nigerians.. luckily for us, the gullible ones are few and harmless.


Forget all these aspire to acquire horsedung this fela fellow is speaking.. he's just like the other clueless people who think governance is a simple wave of a finger..


Support a man with true goals.. talk and do man..

Not all these lifeless people and motivational speakers who fly too close to the sun every now and then..

We apologise for the delay. Your brain will soon be delivered.

Figoinc:
58 years ago, on Saturday, October 1st, 1960, an impossible task was birthed by young men & women in their 20s, 30s & 40s.

Their purpose was to birth a new Independent Nigeria, free from colonial rule and was self governing.

Young people like Anthony Enahoro, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, Margaret Ekpo, Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and many others came together for a single goal, irrespective of their tribe or religion and achieved our nations independence and cemented their place in our nations history as our heroes.

58 years later, even today, it is clear that while we are independent, we are not yet free.

Our nation is bound by vested interests who have successfully kept us impoverished as they divide and rule; using contraptions such as zoning, state of origin, tribe & religion.

Whilst the task of a generation was to bring us an independent nation, clearly the task ahead of our generation today is to deliver freedom to an independent people.

I believe every Nigerian must be free from fear of armed robbers, kidnappers, terrorist & “security” agents.

Everywhere across the land, every Nigerian must be free from poverty, preventable diseases, free from the sound of generators & melted wax of candle, free from taps without water, schools without education, hospitals without healthcare, free from pot holes that have robbed our roads from safety & our electoral commission must be truly independent to deliver to us free & fair elections.

Everyone must have the right to freedom of association, expression & information.

We must all be free to dream & accomplish our dreams even as we hope & work for a better life & brighter future.

Today, destiny calls on our generation ... on everyone from Abia to Adamawa, Bauchi to Bayelsa, Akure to Akwanga, all across the land a generation must arise to come together for a common purpose, to build a New Nigeria.

A nation that works.

As we celebrate our 58th year of independence, may we all be reminded to

Arise, o compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labour of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom, peace and
unity.

As we approach the future of our nation, someday, we will be mentioned as “heroes past”

So while we are yet in the present, join me as

I pledge to Nigeria, my country
To be faithful, loyal, and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength
To defend her unity
And uphold her honor and glory
So help me God.

Happy Independence Day
God bless you and may
God bless The Federal Republic of Nigeria

Fela Durotoye

President Atiku from 2019

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marvinsync:




no one will blow ur trumpet for u


no matter what u think there are certain things u shouldn't say when u know fully well that if someone from another country said it u would be pissed

Why would I be pissed off if someone from another country saying that to me, when is obvious that they are saying the truth. Tell me one to celebrate in Nigeria... is it the way the police arras the common or our politicians embezzlement?

Adefemiaderoju1:

Why would I be pissed off if someone from another country saying that to me, when is obvious that they are saying the truth. Tell me one to celebrate in Nigeria... is it the way the police arras the common or our politicians embezzlement?

now ur just being naive , of course ud be upset

take for example u have a sibling u quarrel with , u might think u don't like that sibling but when the sibling is attacked outside ud be the first to stand up for him or her , it's a case of no one insults my sibling but me , same thing no one insults my country but me

if u travel abroad there's no way a white person will call Nigeria a sh!t hole to ur face and u won't fight back.

marvinsync:


now ur just being naive , of course ud be upset

take for example u have a sibling u quarrel with , u might think u don't like that sibling but when the sibling is attacked outside ud be the first to stand up for him or her , it's a case of no one insults my sibling but me , same thing no one insults my country but me

if u travel abroad there's no way a white person will call Nigeria a sh!t hole to ur face and u won't fight back.

You are kinda right but one thing you failed to understand is am not passing my message across outside Nigeria or foreigners, I am directing my message across Nigerians living in Nigeria hope you feel me?

I pray FD wins but the current reality is against him winning. How many Almajiri in Kano will vote for him. After 58 years of being a sovereign nation, we still find it difficult to consolidate ourselves as Nigerians where we vote on credibility and not on ethnical lines. Our democracy is so third world. The most open-minded voters in Nigeria are still from the Western zone. They have always attempted to vote for the best candidate. Goodluck was massively voted for in 2011 and against in 2015 by the west solely based on his credibility.

How many abooki almajiris masters of yorubas know who he is?

Why una still dey give this guy credibility by giving him a platform?

Motivational speeches will never make Nigeria great. Practical actions will make Nigeria great.

Nigeria will be free soon

Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of these days be decided but by iron and blood".
Otto von bismarck