Nigeria’s 2010 Independent Day Celebrations

A whooping N10Billion has been earmarked for the Independent Day Celebration

this year and the breakdown goes thus:Is this not madness and hight of

insensitivity on the part of our leaders when more than 70% Nigerians

are living below poverty line(spending less than $2 a day)?





N350 million for national unity torch and tour.
N50 million for Mrs. Patience Jonathan’s special visit to special homes, orphanages, prisons, and selected hospitals.


N20 million for a special session of the National Children Parliament.
N20 million for a party for 1000 children.
N40 million for a Presidential banquet.
N50 million for calisthenics performance.
N310 million for cultural, historical and military exhibitions,
N40 million for “food week.”
N320 million for secretariat equipment, accommodation, logistics, and utilities.
N30 million for the designing and unveiling of the 50th anniversary logo.
N1.2 billion for the Ministry of Information and Communications for insertion of special reports on Nigeria in both local and international media.


N320 million for jingles, adverts, billboards, documentary and publicity.
N105 million for Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an undisclosed expenditure.
N700 million for accommodion and transportation of special guests from within and outside the country.


N450 million for the production of branded souvenirs and gift items for foreign heads of state and to erect a coat of arms on Aso Rock.


N210 million naira for a variety gala night and fireworks .
N200 million for an international friendly football match and a local competition.
N120 million naira for event managers and producers .
N400 million for the publication of a compendium on Nigeria .
N150 million for a compendium on the Legislature.
N50 million for a compendium on the judiciary.
N10 million naira for the commissioning of the golden jubilee plaza .
N540 million for designing, constructing, and mounting a Tower of Unity in the 36 states of the Federation.


N150 million for debates, essays, conferences, lectures, and a colloquium.
N60 million for musical concerts and carnivals in the 6 geo-political zones.
N100 million for durbar, masquerades, and cultural dances.
N80 million naira for designing and constructing 10 symbolic monuments of
founding fathers of Nigeria.

N40 million for a memory tone at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos,
N500 million naira for security and protocol.
N25 million for medicals.

But why can't we go corner those bastards in government and deal with them one by one.