(2014 Independence Anniversary Address By Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola)
Dear Lagosians,
Today, the 1st of October 2014, we are once again
celebrating the anniversary of our independence from British colonial rule.
Today marks 54 (Fifty Four) years since Nigeria became an
independent sovereign nation, following the germination of a seed that had been
sown seven years earlier, when in 1953, Anthony Eromosele Enahoro introduced a
private member’s bill demanding self-government.
Governor Fashola At 54th Independence Day Parade
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For emphasis and clarity, let me repeat that by records and
history Nigeria
We have never celebrated amalgamation day. We have only celebrated
Independence day.
When our first Prime Minister mounted the podium on the 1st
October 1960 he spoke to an independent and newly born nation. That happened 54
(Fifty Four) years ago, not 100 (One Hundred) years ago.
