This interview captures the vibrant, hopeful atmosphere in Ibadan as Nigeria transitioned to self-rule. Chief Olusegun, then a young primary school teacher, recalls organizing community celebrations and the widespread, quiet sense of anticipation that preceded the midnight flag change. He details the communal joy and the feeling that a collective Nigerian identity was finally being born, focusing on the cultural and educational shifts rather than political machinations. It is a powerful account of a nation shedding its colonial past and embracing its future.