A peculiar Nation, An amazing Nation, Special Shoutout to Team Nigeria
The Mt Kenya Times 
By: Paula.O.M.Otukile
Gaborone, Botswana
Worth Noting:
- Amazing factor is they do not forget their culture, wherever they lodge the bring their own food, clothes and beliefs, meaning they preserve their culture.
- Where there see an opportunity they call their own, the word support is completely relevant to be associated with Nigerians.
- I have never heard of a stranded Nigerian, we hear news of certain Africans who are stuck abroad, or who need to contribution for a body to be repatriated or transported back home, but these are far from Nigeria citizens, they got societies to look out for each other abroad.
- Way before Facebook thrived, they had physical meetings, of men and women, these being kind of stockvel or societal meetings with contributions to run and help in community issues, and everyone joined!
“Charity begins at home,” I can’t change the world if I cannot change my children’s mindset. The message we must send to our children is that we are what we do, what we say!
We must build hardworking children but with the idea to instill honesty, respect in them, so that they can go out there and represent our families and themselves well.
When a man do good he does it for himself, when he wins, he wins for his tribe, his nation and his people, same applies to bad behavior, if we don’t know how much virtues play a part in children, the foundation we lay helps many,
Decisions are individual choices, but when a child do bad our name gets soiled.
A Revolution to make Nigeria great again is here, evidence is immense and we are proud!
In Southern Africa we see few Nigeria citizens who make a difference, because majority known are immigrants from OR Tambo, then settling in Kempton park, later on spreading across the country and some settling in other areas or countries!
Nigerians are hardworking and men of vision and goals.
You go to Hong Kong, China, Japan you will find them.
They are people of great minds too, Nigeria got great population but this does not stop them from fighting to stay on top or succeeding!
Today we appreciate them for Arts, they built Nollywood and they made Africa proud.
We celebrate their genuine sense to stay true to their sound and melody.
A nation that does not copy nor mimick anyone, they simply speak with their own accent, and their English is in heir own fashion.
The Nigerians are people of oneness, when they see an opportunity they call their own, they love each other immensely, and that’s why they grow in kind and economically.
Amazing factor is they do not forget their culture, wherever they lodge the bring their own food, clothes and beliefs, meaning they preserve their culture.
Where there see an opportunity they call their own, the word support is completely relevant to be associated with Nigerians.
I have never heard of a stranded Nigerian, we hear news of certain Africans who are stuck abroad, or who need to contribution for a body to be repatriated or transported back home, but these are far from Nigeria citizens, they got societies to look out for each other abroad.
Way before Facebook thrived, they had physical meetings, of men and women, these being kind of stockvel or societal meetings with contributions to run and help in community issues, and everyone joined!
When I began my craft I met a young boy from Nigeria, he was not the best but we managed to push, we did what the gold could call” na manager!” He later on grew to be a man and now is in London schooling and working!
I think the world can say positive things about team Nigeria today..!
Happy independence as I pay tribute to few Nigeria citizens who inspired me.
Chinua Achebe the great, Eddie iroh I could not be a writer if you never wrote!
Another awesome Nigerian dream builder is called Ikonne Kelvin, he is the author of many books, a man who rose before self-publishing became a norm, so humble and upright! When I began Mulher Forte African Literature Awards he was there, to advise and to look at the work of young people in the competition! He still continues to guide and aid me!
I never met Austin Auzim physical but he is amazing business mentor and coach on his own right too, and the amazing flower he got Chidimma!
An amazing Adanna doing great in Ireland also inspired me as my agemate to grind and make a mark on my own lane, Ada no matter how much life throws to her she makes lemonades, Ada eze like I fondly call her, being a medical doctor, hustle and do business with encouragement that, “biko Paula try na, you go give up only when dead now!”
I salute team Nigeria for resilience!
Despite all odds we got amazing nice young people I did not mention some in film industry who continue to support my craft and stable!
We love you we say, Chimobi, Chukumeka, Chibueze, Chinaza, Abi?
If it got Chi we know God is there, if it got Chu we know God is around!
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