Each state of the federation is expected to get one ton of the delicacy which is billed to enter the Guinness Book of Record as the world’s largest cake.{div width:200|height:90|float:right}{module Inside Advert 200×90|none}{/div}
It is also expected that Nigerians from every ethnic group would be at the stadium at the time it will be cut so that they can have a share of the proverbial ‘national cake.’
Thus, according to the initiator of the cake project, Mr. Victor Oluwafemi, Nigerians will have the opportunity to enjoy the literal translation of the ‘national cake’ into reality.
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But no matter how hard Olufemi may try, only an infinitesimal proportion of the population will taste the cake, no matter how large. But the talk in town is that the Independence anniversary has provided many Nigerians, both in public and private sectors, the opportunity to bake their own cakes.
A printer rebuked one of his workers, “You heard that the Federal Government is spending N10bn on 50th Independence anniversary and you are wasting here; what are we making from this budget?â€
A civil servant, on the other hand, lamented, “A lot of papers are flying around for Nigeria@50. We have to be careful.â€
The logic is: find a way to bake your own cake if you can’t get a cut of the ready one. And Nigeria@50 provides a wonderful opportunity at a time like this.