Nigeria: Ignoring Our Gallant Heroes

[This Day] On Nigeria's 50th Independence anniversary in October 2010, many observers of the military were astounded that President Goodluck Jonathan's elaborate 45 minutes speech did not reference or acknowledge the role of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in the country's journey to that milestone. Neither did he pay any tribute to the souls of those who laid down their lives to keep Nigeria as a single entity or those who have helped in the past to project the country's power and influence within the subregion,