(By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo) - Just
before you say Biafra, know and remember that the ideals of Nigeria have not
been tried and found wanting. Instead, they have been found difficult and left
untried.
Remember that Nigeria is a
failed state that works for those who failed it. And these people who failed
Nigeria can be found across every ethnic group in the country – and so are the
casualties of this failed state.
Remember that Olusegun
Obasanjo, who should have known better, failed to reform Nigeria structurally
and permanently and as such set the stage for the failure of other leaders that
followed.
Remember that the APC with its
intellectual base in the South West again missed an opportunity to restructure
Nigeria, so set the stage for many more wasted years of a nation in limbo.