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10 inspiring quotes from Nigerian leaders on Independence

In this article, we present ten powerful quotes from past Presidents of Nigeria.

These leaders have shared insights on Nigeria's progress, challenges, and aspirations during various Independence Day speeches

As Nigeria marks another Independence Day, we turn our attention to the impactful words spoken by the nation's leaders over the years.

From former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo, to Muhammadu Buhari, these leaders have shared insights on Nigeria's progress, challenges, and aspirations during various Independence Day speeches.

Excerpts from President Olusegun Obasanjo's Independence Day speech in 2000

Olusegun Obasanjo [Wikipedia] ece-auto-gen

"It is time to part with youthful pursuits and settle to a lie of reasonableness, decency, good family values, good citizenship and leadership; it is also a time to henceforth enjoin the good and eschew the evil; and it is the age to be realistic, candid and to abandoned deceiving oneself and others.
"Fellow Nigerians, this country was set to be a proud homeland where young people had their career expectations of rising into the middle class fulfilled, and all our people enjoying full opportunities of employment particularly in the burgeoning private sector, in a country with free enterprise, a country of economic growth and development."
"If we all embrace this national ethos and live by it and for it, the name of Nigeria will cease to conjure up in the minds of some outsiders the image of chaos and confusion, military coups and instability, corruption, non-working utilities, repression and brutality, violation of human rights, drug trafficking and business fraud."

Background: This was Obasanjo's second year as a democratically elected head of state.

Excerpts from President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's Independence Day speech in 2009

Umaru Musa Yar'adua died on May 05, 2010 [Africa News] Pulse Nigeria

Background: This was late Yar'Adua's last independence day speech.

Excerpts from President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's 2013 Independence Day speech

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Excerpts from President Muhammadu Buhari's 2016 Independence Day speech

President Muhammadu Buhari delivering his speech delivered October 1st, 2020 via Google Images

Ima Elijah Ima Elijah is a Senior News Reporter at Pulse.

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