For the third year in a row, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has failed to hold Independence Day events at Eagle
Square, Abuja.
On October 1, 2010, the site became the scene of multiple car bomb
explosions that claimed more than 20 lives and maimed many more during
a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence
from Britain. Since that bloody attack, the Jonathan administration has
abandoned the use of Eagle Square. In effect, the government has
cancelled any form of formal ceremony to mark the anniversary of a
troubled, crises-racked country.
Since then, Eagle Square has remained a ghost of itself. The parade and
other activities to mark Independence Day have been permanently shifted
to the Presidential Villa by President Jonathan.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY DEAR COUNTRY NIGERIA??
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