Nigerians React As Country Clocks 57

By Smiley-Bisoye -
Today, October 1, 2017 is being marked all over the country as the fifty seventh anniversary since Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule.

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 Some parts of the country were under British rule for many decades prior to the formal formation of Nigeria in 1900, and while we had numerous empires, kingdoms, autonomous villages and a Caliphate prior to 1900, we did not have one country called Nigeria until the Brits cobbled one together.

This anniversary is being marked in a low key manner by all three tiers of government partly because of the poor economy, partly because of insecurity in all parts of the country and also partly because 57 is not a significant landmark such as 10, 25, 50 or 100 years.

One hundred and seventeen years since that creation of Nigeria and 57 years since independence, many Nigerians are not satisfied with the state of affairs in the country.

Some Nigerians are crying out that their areas have been marginalised in the scheme of things. Others are agitating for a poorly-defined “restructuring” of the country.

All these on top of a wobbly economy that is just emerging from five straight quarters of recession.

 Nonetheless, we join millions of people all over the world to wish the Federal Republic of Nigeria a happy 57th independence anniversary.

Read Reactions from Nigerians below!













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