Nigerian Independence Day on Wednesday, October 1 celebrates the country’s independence from the United Kingdom.
The day of independence is recognized as October 1, 1960. The break came after years of work by Nigerians.
Check out some quotes and sayings below.
1. “We want to lead a country where people will be less greedy. Where people will know that the commonwealth of Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians, where people’s wealth depends on the people around you. If you become a rich person and everyone around you is poor you are very poor.” -- Goodluck Jonathan
2. “Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven’t been.” -- Tinie Tempah
3. “Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.” – Chinua Achebe
4. “Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done.” – Wole Soyinka
5. “Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively.” -- Chinua Achebe
6. “You go to conferences, and your fellow African intellectuals - and even heads of state - they all say: ‘Nigeria is a big disappointment. It is the shame of the African continent.’” – Wole Soyinka
