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Nigeria must remain undivided- Buhari on Nigerian Independence Day

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that Nigeria will remain undivided when making his Independence speech to the nation. As a young soldier that fought the Nigerian Civil War, he recounted the casualties recorded during the Nigeran Civil War and said there shouldn't be a 'part two' of the story. Below is his long speech to the nation: My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always a day for celebrations. It is a day for thanks giving, reflection and re-dedication. It is also a day for remembrance. We should remind ourselves of the recent journey from 1999 – 2015, when our country happily returned to democratic rule. However, in spite of oil prices being an average of $100 per barrel and about 2.1m barrels a day, that great piece of luck was sq

I saw Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Tafawa Belewa

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(Their message for Nigeria at 57) If you like call me a Fetish Priest That only communes with the dead Or hears the chants of the gods No problem, a Poet is a living ghost; He is a man that has no life of his own Because in his veins and arteries, runs the pains of the citizenry. I had decided to conceal my mouth Since my voice has no melody But since I was on my own, emitting heavy snores Awolowo, Azikiwe, and Tafawa visited in my sleep I have no fear to deliver their unanimous voices. They: “We fought like lions And delivered you from the white man’s dungeon With our sacred sweats, we pushed for your Independence But now, what are we hearing? “We sowed the seed of patriotism But you withered it immediately it emerged And sowed your numerous seeds of nepotism We enthroned justice But you have dethroned it and enthroned injustice. “On the sacred alter of peace We wedded Nigeria But today you have divorced peace And got wedded with war, terrorism, ‘herds