geria is finished. No! A nation is not defined by the failures of its rulers but by the strength of its people. And the Nigerian spirit is unbroken.

From the farmer who tills the soil with bare hands, to the market woman who feeds her children from little, to the youth who rise each day with ideas and fire in their hearts we are still here, still standing, still refusing to surrender.

We must fight, not with bullets, but with the courage of our convictions. We must demand accountability, refuse to sell our future for crumbs, and hold fast to the dream of a Nigeria that serves its people, not the greed of the few.

Our forefathers fought to win us independence. Now we must fight to redeem it.

This day should not only remind us of what we once gained, but of what we must now reclaim.

Let us rise as one people resilient, unyielding, and determined to pass on to hope our children a nation of dignity and hope.

Nigeria shall not perish. Her strength is her people. And her people will endure.

Happy Independence Day.

Prince Joseph Ogiehor

Principal, Edo Core Perspective Channel (ECP)

_The Truth and Nothing But the Truth_