We need to get it straight. All our
arguments, criticisms, abuses, judgement, etc. over
the years regarding the ineffectiveness and
visionlessness of the Nigerian leadership is traced as far back as after independence. Nothing seems to have changed. Get it! We have wasted precious years and time as a(n) (non) entity called Nigeria. The first generational leaders were distracted by power games and the pursuit of material comforts. Read:
"As we reached the brink of full-blown war it became clear to me that the chaos enveloping all of us in Nigeria was due to the incompetence of the Nigerian ruling class. They clearly had a poor grasp of history and found it difficult to appreciate and grapple with Nigeria's ethnic and political complexity.

Actually, when it comes to power play and money, almost no one learns from history.