The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has said Nigeria cannot be considered truly independent while millions of Nigerians remain trapped in poverty, insecurity, unemployment and other hardships.
In a message marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence
Anniversary, Sowore said the promise of freedom, dignity, prosperity, justice
and equality remained unfulfilled for many Nigerians.
“We cannot celebrate independence while our people are
trapped in poverty, hunger, unemployment, insecurity, darkness and
hopelessness,” he said.
Sowore said Nigerians deserved more than Independence Day
ceremonies, speeches and promises, insisting that workers should earn living
wages while education, healthcare and electricity should be accessible to
citizens.
He also criticised successive governments for allegedly
wasting the country’s human and natural resources while Nigerians continue to
bear the burden of economic hardship.
According to him, farmers should be able to work without
fear, while citizens should not be arrested, brutalised or imprisoned simply
for challenging those in power.
Sowore said the task before Nigerians was not only to
celebrate the independence gained in 1960 but also to build a country free from
corruption, oppression, injustice, ethnic manipulation and religious bigotry.
“The task before our generation is not merely to celebrate
the independence handed to us in 1960. Our historic duty is to redo it,” he
said.
He added that the struggle for a truly independent Nigeria
continues.
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