Why Celebrate Nigeria At 49?
Someone once asked: “What’s there to celebrate during Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary? In a nation where nothing seems to be working, why should anyone want to celebrate?” Just within a few years of gross mismanagement from bad leadership, many seemed to have forgotten the glory of Nigeria, the giant of Africa, a country so blessed with vast human and natural resources. Instead of celebrating their fatherland on Independence Day, they’d rather mourn and recant it. If only they would take their eyes away from the negatives to see the flickering ray of hope in the not-too-distant horizon. Hope should be celebrated in Nigeria; hope that’s based on the strength of a resilient people who are acclaimed world-wide as “the happiest people on earth” irrespective of past ordeals and misadventure in politics and government. ReachOut Nigeria is a movement dedicated to rekindling hope and a patriotic spirit in Nigerians! It has spawned a new culture in Nigeria by encouraging Nigerians to look forward to Independence Day with zest and positive anticipation; talk about rekindling hope in the hearts of a people!