AS DARE MOVES TO ENSURE LABOURS OF OUR PAST HEROES AREN’T IN VAIN By Clement Nwankpa Jr

“The labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain” is a key component of the Nigerian national anthem. This should be a major driving force in Nigeria’s current internationals but the experiences of the ex-internationals, some of whom had passed through excruciating circumstances after retirement without due attention from the nation, have been a deterrent. This is largely responsible for the modern day internationals holding the nation by the jugular in terms of financial demands. Their posture is to get as much as they can from the nation…