The MUSON Centre, Lagos will, today (May 21) host
a good number of pupils who will participate in the 2014 edition of the
Macmillan Annual Youth Cultural Day.
According to the Chairman of the Macmillan
Literary Events Committee, Mrs. Francesca Emmanuel, the theme of the feast is
“My Country, My Pride,” conceived in the spirit of the state of the nation. She
said six schools will participate at the event.
Emmanuel said, “The six schools were carefully
chosen from the three senatorial districts of Lagos State on the basis of
ownership, religion and gender to give a wide coverage of the mix. It might be
true that we have not been reaping the dividends of our immense natural wealth
and the democracy that the move to civilian government was supposed to have
ushered in, yet we do not have to give up. There are still some green shoots to
show that there is hope for the country. And these shoots are symbolically, the
young ones.”
According to her, Nigeria has maintained a strong
and expanding economy in the midst of different oppositions is enough reason
for celebration, especially as it celebrates its centenary.
Emmanuel said, “The country has produced many
resourceful, intelligent and talented sons and daughters, who have exhibited
strong passion to take the world to great heights. Every day, these men and
women all over the world keep contributing immensely to global development.
“Thus, we want to use this medium to
assure all Nigerians that there is no country like Nigeria and that we have to
think Nigeria and be proud of Nigeria. Nigerian youths therefore should show
love and respect to the country and to one another.
“We should stop the destruction of
lives and wasting of our talents. We should rather come together to realise and
harness our diversity and potential for the development of our nation.”
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