“We now have more money to build the Nigeria we deserve,” the President stated, insisting that the sacrifices of Nigerians were beginning to yield tangible results. He cited recent economic data showing that Nigeria’s GDP grew by 4.23 percent in the second quarter of 2025, the fastest in four years. For him, the sad truth is that, “beyond the fact of its existence as a political entity, there’s little worthy of jubilation about Nigeria at 65. “The foregoing is the state of Nigeria 65 years after its independence. According to him, in 1999, Nigerians overcame military dictatorship and restored democracy, beginning a renewed journey toward prosperity, freedom, and justice.