COMMENTARY ON NIGERIA
Jan 22nd, 2009 by admin
My thoughts on yesterdays posting……
Wow!! As a Nigerian I really do not know how best to respond to this severe reproof of our country, our country because I lay claim to a country rich in both agricultural and mineral resources, a great African nation – the giant of Africa. A right conferred by reason of our parental birth, like you stated.
You have spoken well, we are all disappointed with Nigeria, but, we cannot give up now. I know many have spoken out in bits and pieces and done their best to put Nigeria on the right path, a path, yet to be understood by even Nigerians themselves. Nonetheless, we cannot undermine the legacies of , Dr Namdi Azikiwe, Chief Anthony Enaharo, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr, Micheal Okpara, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Bola Ige (SAN) to name a few. These men demonstrated that quantum leaps are possible and if truth be told every Nigerian needs to revisit the essence of One Nigeria. On a personal note, should the foundation of Nigeria and its continued unity be thrown to the dogs?
In reality, Nigeria is a nation founded on an artificial construct and until Nigerians acknowledge that they hold the key to the future, there is nothing anyone can do to move the country forward. So for Africa’s rich and powerful nation Nigeria to stay united, we must first continually strive to reach for unity because of the existing political, economic and social gains of a united Nigeria. To give up now would be suicidal. The question then, is how do we surmount the extraordinary issues that plague the nation, Nigeria? The answer is dialogue because this will bring to fore the constituting elements of the nation and form a better understanding of the inherent diversities in the country. Paramount is articulating the vast resources to the benefit of the component parts of the Federation.
Then galvanising its people to seek for a change, how this will translate, I don’t know. But we need enough progressives to bring about a movement that will mobilize the grassroots to come out and speak for themselves.
Again, Nigerians need to get off the high horse and begin to deconstruct negative mind sets and become involved in a process that will bring about this change. Let’s begin by relating to what happened in America and to what Barak Obama the President of America personally accomplished. Maybe we can borrow his favourite slogan, Yes. We can.
To re-echo Veno Marioghes song, Nigeria go survive. Nevertheless, in the words of Stephen Breyer – Change, however does not occur magically. It represents individual and collective pioneering efforts. You can still choose to be a pioneer? And I hope you will do so.