Dear Nigerians, keep on Believing

Hello Nigerians,
    Its 55 years today, since our fathers, our heros emerged victorious in their quest for an independent nation. They gave their 'all' in their struggle.  So that their Children yet unborn would be emancipated from the trauma of colonial imperialism, they gave their all because they were driven by a vision and a mission, they gave their all because they believed in the PROJECT NIGERIA.
    We have gone through a lot in our history as a nation. From the Civil Wars of the 60's down to the Boko haram crises of the present times. In all of these, we sure have come to the realization that violence is never a panacea to any dispute. We've realized that that the smiles and health of our children cannot be traded in exchange for sad, hungry faces of our children ridden with kwashiorkor. Never!!!!
    We've come a long way to let the selfish and foolish desires of certain group put our Unity into question. The insecurity challenges , the poverty, the corruption are but a test of our faith and belief. In the Words of the great American Author and Evangelist Robert Schuller -"Tough times never last, tough people do".
    Fellow Nigerians, It is true that we may not have had the best of governments or that we are not were we ought to be. But that shouldn't stop us from believing. Believing that one day we would one day look back in amazement at those years Bokoh haram insurgents ravaged our lands, those years of little or no electricity, those years of suffering and struggle. The America we admire today never had it funny through their history. The had their own challenges and here they are today because they kept on Believing.
    The road to greatness is never easy. Only the strong and dogged can attain it. Let us set aside ethnic and religious differences and  remain resolute and commited in our our quest for a greater Nigeria. The much anticipated change we clamour for cannot be actualized by the government alone. It can only be actualized  by the concerted and relentless efforts of You and Me. Knowing that the first step towards change is by changing our very own selves. Before i go let me live you with the Words of Abigail Quincy Adams (Former First Lady Of The United States).
   
                "It is not in the still calm of life or the repose of a pacific ocean, that great characters are formed . The habits of  a vigorous mind are formed in contending  with difficulties".

    Keep on Believing!  #Nigeriamustbegreat
By Joshua Jesse Kelvin