The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called on Nigerians to focus on the things that unite Nigeria as the country celebrates 61 years of nationhood.
Nigeria, a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse country, gained independence from Britain on 01 October, 1960.
Since independence, the country has been struggling to get it right in the areas of leadership, national unity, and economy.
Nigeria accounts for over 200 million people and available data shows that about 87 million Nigerians, or half the country’s population, live on less than U.S.$1.90 per day.
Corruption, according to economic analysts, has undermined economic progress and impeded policy changes required for the country’s development.
‘As we mark our 61st Independence Anniversary as a country, CDD calls on Nigerians to reflect on the sacrifices of our founding fathers’, CDD tweeted.
‘May we focus on the things that unite us, and not the things that divide’.
The civil society organisation (CSO) had said that the energy being expended by separatist groups for the purpose of the breakup of the country would be better applied to uniting the country and making it work for the good of all.
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