Acting Consul-General of Nigeria, New York, Nicholas Ella, addresses the Nigerian Independence Day Festival in New York “This year’s Parade has demonstrated our resilience as a people and the love for our fellow mankind,” Ella said. President, Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN), Mr Solomon Bakare, said the organisation was committed to taking initiatives to make Nigeria great again. According to him, OAN focuses on bringing awareness to the contributions of Nigerians in the U.S. while also standing to the needs of American Nigerians. “With its unbiased approach, it addresses the needs of all Nigerians no matter their ethnic or religious background,” Bakare said. He thanked the Nigerian community in the U.S. for their continued contributions to the event, saying that the event is not government-sponsored but sustained by the hard-earned contributions of Nigerians.
By Olayinka Latona
LAGOS—Bishop of Church of God Mission Int’l, Bishop Egwowa Matthew has charged Nigerians to be change agents in their various capacities so as to contribute their quota to bringing about the change that the nation needs.
Bishop Matthew gave the charge during his birthday celebration which also coincided with the church annual week-long programme tagged: ‘Burning Bush’
Some officials of the Nigerian Missions in New York standing in front of Nigeria House to celebrate the Nigerian Independence Day Parade
Among the several Nigerian groups that actively participated were the Igbo Organisation, USA, Faith-based organisations, Nigerian Nurses Association of USA, Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians, and entertainment organisations.(File Photo)
The cleric said that while Nigerians marked another Independence Day nationwide, as a country that hopes to flourish into a glorious future, God’s presence is required and that all Nigerians have to contribute positively to the development of the nation.
He has also thrown his weight behind calls for Ekpanrestructuring of the Nigerian nation, noting that it would go a long way to providing solutions to several unnecessary agitations across the nation and open doors for Nigeria to settle down and address important issues that would give Nigerians a sense of belonging.
In his words: “I am very optimistic that this country will turn a new leaf, I am very proud of Nigeria, I talk about Nigeria anywhere in the world with much confidence. For lasting peace however, we should urgently look into the agitation for restructuring to address issues of economic imbalance and other forms of oppression otherwise agitations will not cease.”
Bishop Matthew has authored about 10 books and his latest works are Acts of God 2 and 20 lessons on ‘The Death of the Giant.’
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