Nigeria at 56: Crawling to good governance

EVERY Independence Day affords us the opportunity to remember the struggles of our founders, their devotion and sacrifices for an independent nation. On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigeria became an independent nation. What follows was Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s speech, delivered at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, at the Independence Day ceremony. In his speech, he…