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Nigeria at 63: Bitter-Sweet Story

 

At 63, Nigeria is broke and caving under a heavy load of foreign and domestic debts. The nation lives on borrowed money ..it spends 99% of its revenue to service debts borrowed to execute mostly white elephant projects or money stolen by those trusted with our commonwealth...
Nigerians home and abroad are afraid at home for fear of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. We have lost hosting right to many international events because no part of the nation is safe anymore..
Companies that have called Nigeria home for decades are leaving in drove because of high cost of doing business in Nigeria...a volatile currency and high cost of power....and insecurity and inconsistent government policy ...
The only ray of hope is the die-hard spirit of ordinary Nigerians, the entertainment industry (Nollywood & the music industry) that continues to put us on the global map, the individual effort of our athletes and Nigerians in the Diaspora who continue to shine because of enabling environment...
If Nigeria fails, the dark-skin Africans may never receive the respect they deserve. We will continue to be treated like imbecile and ignored. One in every five "black" man is a Nigerian. We are the face of Sub-Saharan Africa, the hope rest on us..
The religious houses have a great role to play because Nigerians are deeply religious and they listen to their religious leaders. "Salvation must begin in the house of God.."...
Ordinary Nigerians need to continue to stand up to demand for the Nigeria of their dream. We must not give up or give in to the political class that continue to fail us... those people using every ill to divide us and keep us under...the story of Nigeria is bitter-sweet ....
Happy independence day y'all!

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