Someone once said that every October 1st, there must be rainfall, a sign that heaven itself laughs at what a joke of a nation we have become. What exactly are we celebrating? Are we not a people in chains? Are we not slaves to those in power? Are we not slaves to a broken healthcare system? Most importantly, are we not slaves to poverty, which our leaders have imposed upon us?
Just a few days ago in Kwara State, bandits attacked and killed innocent people. A man was brutalized by the police. The October 20, 2020 Lekki Toll Gate shooting remains unaccounted for, with no justice in sight. And yet, we are expected to celebrate “Independence.”
True independence is celebrated by people who are genuinely free, not by those chained and dependent on handouts from their leaders to survive. A people suppressed and oppressed from speaking up cannot claim to be independent.
What exactly is independence? It means being free. It means being self-reliant. So we must ask ourselves: are we truly free? Our wings have been vandalized and clipped by our fellow black leaders in power, so much so that even our Nigerian Super Eagles can no longer soar.
But sure, wave the flag and sing the national anthem—on an empty stomach.
The only Nigerians who can boast of some form of freedom are those in the diaspora. That’s why you see them in places like New York’s Times Square or London—not celebrating Nigeria’s independence, but their independence from Nigeria.
Nigeria at 65 is not free. It is in bondage. A nation where its citizens remain enslaved by their own leaders.
#Nigeria at 65
#Nigeria Independence Day
#Nigeria Independence 2025
#Nigeria Independence celebration
#Is Nigeria truly independent
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hello Thanks for commenting On My Blog.