Kwibohora28: Rwandans in Nigeria celebrate Liberation Day
The Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria celebrated its 28th anniversary of liberation otherwise known as Kwibohora28.1
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This celebration which was held yesterday marks the end of genocide and the defeat of the government that executed it on July 4, 1994.
According to Amb. Stanislas Kamanzi, Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rwanda recovered its independence on July 1, 1962 but the recovery did not translate into national harmony and cohesion, as all post-independence governments chose to found their rule on ethnicity, divisiveness, and exclusion.
Their choice inspired from the colonial master, crystalised in a genocide ideology that built up to the planning and the perpetration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in 1994.
“Till then, for over three decades, the dividends from Independence were, for the People of Rwanda, a mere mirage.
“The struggle for liberation was undertaken with a strong motivation and urge to institutionalise the rule of law within a truly inclusive nation.
Kamanzi noted that Rwanda’s liberation on July 4, 1994, Kamanzi noted that Rwanda’s liberation on July 4, 1994, represents the springboard of the renaissance of the country. the springboard of the renaissance of the country.
The ambassador said that before the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Rwanda had consistently recorded an average of eight per cent annual economic growth and still aims to become a middle-income country by the year 2030.
In his remarks on behalf of the diplomatic corp in Nigeria, Amb. Salaheddine Abbas, Cameroonian High Commissioner and Dean of the corp congratulated the Rewanda for the liberation and anniversary.
He also wished country a successful long march towards greater success.
MTO/NNN
