Far have we come?

In its 51 years of independence, Nigeria  has recorded some glorious  moment on the global stage . Nigeria is one of the few African nation to have produced a noble laureate and the only African nation to have produced the winner of the Pulitzer, the most prestigious prize for journalism in the united state , mr dele olojede . Nigeria has also led the way in peacekeeping effort across the world .

Nigeria also has one of the most robust journalism practices in African , with a large number of private and public television, radio online and cable station , as well as newspapers. Nigeria are among some of the leading investors in various sectors in a number of African countries.

Nigeria have taken up leadership roles globally, with chief emeka anyaoku as a former secretary –general of the commonwealth ; the late udo udoma as the first African  president chief justice of Uganda as ; the late justices taslim elias  as the first African president of the international court of justice ; Nigeria’s current permanent representative to the UN, prof. joy ogwu as a former president of the UN security council .Commenting on Nigeria’s 51 years of independence , the muslim rights concern said in a statement by its leader, lshaq akintola , that  the people were still bogged by many challenge

``Though                Nigeria           became  independence 51 years ago, Nigerian are still everywhere in chain .this  is evident in all sectors of life in the country: basic amenities  of life (food, water and shelter ) infrastructure, education ,health and security. Nigeria as a miniature representation of the microcosm has abundant human and material resources. What we lack is the leadership to properly harness those resources to raise the standard of living for the poor masses.

``we of the muslim rights concern are sad to note that 80 million Nigeria are hungry. Nigerians started searching the dustbins for food in the early 80s it has gotten worse. those  who have jobs are underpaid, overworked and overtaxed .their take-home pay cannot take them home.    

``successive  government   have  abdicated    their responsibilities particularly