An extract of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s speech, which he delivered on Nigeria’s independence day on 1st October, 1960 , reads “…this is a wonderful day and more wonderful because we have awaited it with increasing impatience; compelled to watch one country after another, overtaking us on the road, when we had so nearly reached our goal. But now we have attained our rightful status; and I feel sure that history will show that the building of our nation proceeded at the wisest pace.
Following the collapse of the First Republic, four military regimes ruled Nigeria from January16, 1966 – October 1, 1979 when Alhaji Shehu Shagari was eventually sworn into office as Nigeria’s first executive/democratically elected president. Thus, giving rise to the Second Republic; the government lasted for 50 months . This time around, like Major Nzeogwu did in 1966, Brigadier Sani Abacha , gave the first broadcast, to justify Nigeria’s fifth military coup, which took place on January1,1984.
We believe the appropriate government agencies did give good advice, but their advices were disregarded by the leadership. The situation could have been saved if the legislators were alive to their constitutional responsibilities. Instead, they were more concerned about their salary scales, fringe benefits and unnecessary foreign travels, etc, which took no account of the state of the economy.
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