On
the 1st of October, 1960, Nigeria got her independence from the
British colonial administration. Following the Berlin Conference of 1885 in
Germany during the rulership of Otto Von Bismark, Nigeria became a British
colony.
Meanwhile,
Lord Luggard introduced the Indirect Rule through which he made use of our
local chiefs, Obas, Emirs, Igwes to administer the various units of the country
which comprises of the Southern and Northern Protectorates which amalgamated in
1914.
Kings
such as Nana of Itshekiri, King Jaja of Opobo etc to consolidate the administration of the interior whereas in the cities, there were
Provincial Administrators.
The
Vice Principal (Academics) Mr. G.N. Nwaobianyi advised students to be obedient
and law-abiding “for it is by doing you can climb to the apogee of the career
and success in life. In this school, for instance, you are not allowed to bring
your phones to school. It is not because we hate you or because we want to
place unnecessary limitations on your social life. The reason is that we do not
want you to be distracted or engage in immoral discourse with God-knows-who out
there or even within. It is our sincere desire to bring you up as enviable
citizens of Nigeria who will not fritter or misplace their priorities in the
erroneous exercise of freedom. Immorality leads to loss of opportunities and
regrets.”
He
stated further that “the Nigerian polity if fraught with some men and women who
have assumed the reins of power for personal gains. This is why the political
atmosphere or pendulum is still wavering and inconsistent with a pathetic
recessionary economy. Nobody is really happy that our democracy has been
truncated, bastardized, abused and reduced to object of ridicule. The struggles
of yesteryears for independence have been forgotten. However, there is hope.
You are the hope of this country. Therefore, we believe you will turn the
situation around, consider the welfare of the citizens and stabilize our
political machinery.”
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