Fellow Nigerians, the year 2010 is the year that our country celebrates 50 years of our independence from colonialism. A colonialism that thwarted our aspirations, underdeveloped us, and laid the foundations of our current socio-political problems. I congratulate all Nigerians residing in Canada, that we can celebrate this year, in spite of the gloom with which the year started. Our President is reported sick, America has declared us a “country of interest”, and here in Canada, we are apprehensive of the consequences of being unjustly profiled and being segregated against.