Nigeria, Happy Independence Day

Today, I want to wish everyone a “Happy Independence Day”.  Our nation needs leaders to “restore the dignity of man [and woman]” with the “fierce urgency of now”. Yes, leaders who are unimpeachable, diligent, and pragmatic, with traits of decency, honor and service. With them, Nigerians will rise to the mountain-top, experiencing the unbounded promise of Oct 1 1960 as the Green White Green rose even as the British’ Union Jack was lowered.

Yes, leaders who can engineer Nigeria into rebirth and restoration to offer a prosperous nation that is colorful, fluidic, vibrant, and open for innovative changes. Political independence happened, and today we celebrate that sovereign liberation from Britain. But the fangs of evil are still evident around the land as corruption, tribalism, and nepotism are derailing a once-dynamic nation, pushing it into a miry clay. Nigeria must be independent from them before Nigeria can experience the true promise of Independence. Yes, the promises of the RISE of all, and not just a few.

We need  Leaders – people of integrity, broad knowledge, enormous vision and solid experiences; those who can stimulate more vibrancy in the private sector and move the public sector out of its current stasis. With that leadership, Nigeria will witness changes in trade, education, commerce, etc as a battalion of knowledge workers, built on our young people, emerges to give us the needed clout in the global arena.

#Believe that one day LEADERS will emerge for the land of promise to blossom, and for all men and women to experience unbounded opportunities in this land of plenty. All Nigerians deserve independence from poverty; that must be the pursuit for all. Let’s work towards it; happy independence day, Nigeria.