In the early 60s, the likes of Obafemi Awolowo Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello to mention a few, fought for Nigeria’s Independence.

Since then, we have had problems and challenges. But now, a new generation is rising up and we call them the Liberation Generation who will liberate Nigeria from corruption, police brutality and bad leadership. They are the ones who can rescue Nigeria and take it back to the promised land. They have begun a movement that, though thwarted for now, is certainly not the end. They have the courage and strength it takes to go the long haul in their protest. They have age on their side and are more than ready to fight for a greater tomorrow. Many counties have risen from the hands of tyranny and abuse of power. It was taken from their hands to the hands of those who know how to use it better. It is simply a question of time. The youths have refused to sit back and watch their future turn to shambles. They will not relent in their cause. Neither will they be discouraged by the obstacles faced in their fight for change. Their fire will not be dimmed neither will their desired goal be overcome. The world is their oyster and they remain determined until the clock of time beckons to their call.

Those that blame the youths for ‘causing’ the Lekki shooting aftermath of their protests are not being fair at all because peaceful protest or not, the state of the nation today was already a ticking bomb that would inevitably have exploded sooner or later as a sign of the times.

The President’s much awaited speech as a response to these shootings left the youths speechless! Nothing was said about the loss of innocent lives at the hands of SARS operatives which lead to their peaceful protest in the first place! No announcement of provisions for the family of the lost victims neither was there announcement of the murdering culprits being brought to justice! Did these youths die for nothing? Are their lost lives not even worthy of a mention from the ‘Father of the nation?’ And even worse still, the big elephant in the room was not also mentioned - the Lekki shootings! The President’s mode of delivery, his body language and all that was required of him to ease the tension on the land - was totally absent. He might as well have been reading the menu for the day!