“My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done.”
On Nigerian Independence (1 October 1960), quoted in "Between then and now" at The Nation Online (10 March 2009) http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/20591/1/Between-then-and-now/Page1.html <br class="br">Kontext: My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?
