Yesterday, the Confederate flag's half-century at South Carolina Capitol ended as hundreds cheered and sang farewell songs, watching uniformed highway patrol officers lower the flag from a pole.

For those who don't know, the Confederate flag has been a subject of deep rooted controversy. South Carolina's leaders first flew the battle flag over the Statehouse dome in 1961 to mark the 100th anniversary of the American Civil War. It remained there to represent official opposition to the civil rights movement. But for years, African-Americans and others demanded the flag come down, saying it is a racist symbol that represents a war to uphold slavery and, later, a battle to oppose civil rights advances.

Mass protests against the flag decades later led to a compromise in 2000 with lawmakers who insisted that it symbolized Southern heritage and states' rights. They agreed then to move it to a 30-foot pole next to a Confederate monument.

But debate renewed last month after a white gunman, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, killed nine African-American worshipers in Emanuel AME, a historic Charleston church. After the massacre, photos quickly surfaced of Roof holding the Confederate battle flag, which he apparently revered as a symbol of white supremacy.The racially motivated attack triggered a national wave of sympathy and outrage, and it renewed calls to have the battle flag removed. And yesterday, the before thought impossible was achieved - the flag was relegated to the state's relic room because, as Gov. Nikki Haley put it, the long-celebrated symbol is too painful and divisive to keep promoting.

Compare this with our Nigerian situation and you marvel at the miracle of us still managing to remain together as a country, with all the issues begging for attention. Almost every section and tribe -major or minor, in this country, have one injustice or controversy against the Nigerian state. And in the past as it is today, individuals have taken advantage of this imbalance to act against the state. How the collective governments have managed to remain indifferent to these abnormalities beat my imagination. It is as though they are trying to wish them away but this is pure ignorance as issues will never disappear, if we don't man up and deal with them regardless how bitter they may be.

In the words of Uthman Dan Fodio - 'Conscience is an open wound only truth can heal it'. A stitch in time, they say, saves nine. Lets act before Nigeria as we now know it falls apart.

The Confederate Flag is not our problem, our problem is the ISIS flag flying all over the north.

I am a lier if i told you i understand what the confederate flag have in common with Nigeria or how bringing down the flag serves as any example to Nigeria or its Government.

The fall of the confederate flag is the making of a more perfect union.

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I am a lier if i told you i understand what the confederate flag have in common with Nigeria or how bringing down the flag serves as any example to Nigeria or its Government.

The flag and it's removal connects with Nigeria in a number of ways. For starters, It's about listening to the legitimate agitations of your fellow countrymen. It's about making a more perfect Union. It's about showing or even attempting to show seriousness and responsibility to solve the complaints of every citizen or group of citizens. This is what makes a country, what builds patriotism...knowing that your country will take care of you.

The best example will be yourself Sir. Ask yourself Sir, what complaint do I have against my country...your tribe inclusive, that have lingered but has never been given the attention it deserves by our government.

Look how Obama posted his opinion - he summarized this occassion as ''a signal of good will and healing, and a meaningful step towards a better future''.

Their flag their problem >

I amreally scratching my head trying to tie the link between the Confederate flag and Nigeria... What am I missing here ?