Contest : History of your country

Greetings everyone on steem for Bangladesh hope you all had a good and wonderful day which you all enjoy. Am glad to participate in this contest "history of your country" what an interesting contest.

Write a few words about where you live and your country.

I from ibiono ibom local government area akwa ibom state in Nigeria, here in my local government we have many prominent people in the federal government which made our local government community to be famous around the state. When I come to talk about my state which is akwa ibom state our state was created in 23 September 1987 by general Ibrahim babangila during the time our state was still joined with cross river state.

Then after then we now start to build our state and make it a good place for great purpose. And currently now my state akwa ibom state is one of the best state with good development infrastructure and civilization. Here in my state education is free that is all students that are going to government school are schooling free,
We also have crude oil in our state and many minerals resources.

Than about my country Nigeria is the one of the largest country in Africa with the highest population in the hold Africa. The federal Republic of Nigeria is in Abuja.

What are the historical days of your country?

My country (Nigeria) has alot of historical days, which I won't be able to mention them all here.

Here are the few historical days of my country I will love to share with you all,,,,

One of the most significant historical day of my country is the Independence Day: On the 1st of October 1960, Nigeria got her independence from British colonial rule.

May 29, 1999 - This day marks the end of military rule and the Return of Democracy in my country. It was the day where General Abdulsalami Abubakar handed over power to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Military Coup is another historical day of my country: A military coup was led by General Aguiyi Ironsi overthrew the democratic government, and this took place on the 15th of January1966.

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Another historical day is the Amalgamation Day,, which took place on 1st January, 1914.
It was the day that the British merged the Northern and Southern Protectorates to form the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.

These historical days are significant to the journey of Nigeria ranging from the colonial rule to independence and it struggles with democracy etc.

Please share your country's birth history with us.

The birth history of my country (Nigeria) comprises of colonialism, amalgamation, and independence. Below is the brief review of my county's birth history,,,

My country's birth history started from the Pre-Colonial Era, that was before 1800s, during this period, there was various ethnic groups which inhabited the region, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and others inclusively.

From 1800s to 1914, the British colonized the region, where the imposed rules and exploited resources from it (- British Colonization).
This was followed by Amalgamation which took place on the 1st of January, 1914.

Colonial rule then came in from 1914 to 1960,, during this period, Nigeria was ruled by the British colony, the British imposed their culture on it, and there was also exploitation of nigeria resources by the British.

Nationalist Movement then began from 1940s-1950s. That was the time in which Nigerians started requesting for their independence, which was led by prominent people like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo etc.

It was then in 1st October 1960, that Nigeria finally got her Independence from the British colonial rule. One of the prominent people who led the request for Independence,,, in person of Nnamdi Azikiwe became the first president of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

From 1960 till date, Nigeria as a country has really been faced with alot of challenges such as the civil war, political instability etc. Though they have also made some progress in educational sector, the culture and even the economic sector as well as other sectors.

How much do you love your country and what do you want your country to look like?

I love my country Nigeria so much,, Nigeria is my father land and I am so super grateful to God for making me a citizen of such an amazing country.

Nigeria as a country is peaceful if not for some part of the country that are having little crises, it has a lot of beautiful and tourist center that you can visit and have fun. Cultural diversity is celebrated in colourful ways making the country even more beautiful.

I love Nigeria!!! Nigeria is my country!!! I am a proud Nigerian!!

I want my country to be so peaceful and united that every citizen will feel so save and secure to move freely without being scared of being harmed. There should be opportunities for all the citizens, so they can be able to showcase their full potential for the development of the country.

I want my country Nigeria to have quality education, infrastructural facility and quality and affordable healthcare as well. There should be new innovations, advanced technology should be introduced.

A country where there is easy assess to basic needs such as good water, food and shelter etc.
There should be minimal corruption, accountability, and transparency should be greatly encouraged.

What do you think we need to do to make a country better and better?

Good governance: There should be transparent and honest leadership from our leaders, when that is put in to high consideration, indeed our nation will become a better and better place for all.

Education: Education as an investment is one of the significant way to make a nation much more better, a nation that invest on quality education certainly is building a bigger tomorrow.

Inclusiveness: This has to do with fostering cultural and religious tolerance and giving an equal rights to the citizens and by doing so our nation would become a home for all, and a better society to live in.

In conclusion to make our nation better and better, there must be room for tolerance, absence of corruption, honesty and deep awareness to the citizens as well in other to live up to their duties and obligations, by doing so, it would foster development and make our nation much more better. When a country have good government quality it will be better and better for citizen.

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