gidgiddy:
Before Nigeria can work, you must first ask who a Nigerian is

Is a Nigerian the people Lugard forced to be together in 1914?

If yes, then Nigeria cannot work. No forced union ever works

They should conduct a referendum to determine who a Nigerian is

magoo10:
To some reasonable extent nairaland can give you a true picture of what Nigeria looks like ,when there is no unity there can never be progress.

I support those who say that oil is the reason why Nigeria still exist ,the best way forward is to conduct referendum so people can have the opportunity of deciding where they want to belong.

owls:


Before Europeans came, we were humans with our own civilization. 1914 might have brought us together politically, but it shouldn't cause us to lose our humanity completely.

There are still basics that reaffirm our humanness. If we come together on that basis, we are better able to fight off the negatives we don't want. Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba, we all want some basic things that makes life meaningful, like even distribution of opportunities, the ability to earn a decent and dignified living, respect, and so on.

We would never be able to achieve any of those if we stay divided, emphasizing our differences instead of amplifying our uniqueness and how we can compliment one another.

It's that difficult job of fighting on a common front that the CitizenMovement is trying to do. Let's give Nigeria at least one more chance by offering to come together for just this one more push!

gidgiddy:


Not every tribe wants to be Nigerian, not ever tribe likes the amalgamation of 1914. Some of us want to return to how we were before the white man brought us together. The Nigerian dream is not for everybody

magoo10:
To some reasonable extent nairaland can give you a true picture of what Nigeria looks like ,when there is no unity there can never be progress.

I support those who say that oil is the reason why Nigeria still exist ,the best way forward is to conduct referendum so people can have the opportunity of deciding where they want to belong.

sufferNsmiling:
The problem here is we nigerians are stupid. We will only vote for a criminal and follow a criminal even nigerians abroad are the same. The problem of nigeria is not the government but the people are stupid when it's time to vote they cannot think nigerians in america and europe are the same on vote day they become stupid and stats fooling themselves for getting there suffering do not worry we are going to suffer more than people in somalia because we are senseless.

owls:


It's hard to argue against your point. At some point, we the people need to take some responsibilities for our voting decisions.

However, the poverty level is harsh and people most often will do anything to survive including selling their votes not knowing that selling their vote will only make things worse!

Nonetheless, those of us who know better do have a responsibility to educate those who don't know the consequences of their actions. If we don't educate them, we will suffer the consequences of their bad choices together.
And I think that that is one of the things that the Citizen Movement is trying to do.

I think you should have a look at the website

owls:
The Nigeria of our dream is possible, achievable, very realistic but cannot happen over night until we consciously invest our time and passion to making it work. We can fulfill the dreams of our founding fathers for Nigeria by been awakened politically, by holding our political office holders accountable for the success of this nation for every promises made, for every wrong step taken, and for every penny wrongly spent.

*Yes we can*

We have to move from been mere spectators to actual player in the game called Nigeria of our dreams. We the *Citizen Movement of Nigeria* offer you the platform to be heard and speak your mind about what is right and wrong and a way forward to achieving the Nigeria of our dream.

We are a nonviolent, passionate and purpose driven organization with the sole aim of inspiring Nigerians to building a better Nigeria for us and generations yet unborn.

We invite passionate and eligible Nigerians to come on board as we fly Nigeria to her land of dreams.

Be a part of the Citizens Movement of Nigeria by submitting your application to our website at https://www.citizenmovement.org.ng/membership-criteria. We will be most honoured to have you join us in our quest to move Nigeria to the next level.

Thank you in advance!

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owls:


Before Europeans came, we were humans with our own civilization. 1914 might have brought us together politically, but it shouldn't cause us to lose our humanity completely.

There are still basics that reaffirm our humanness. If we come together on that basis, we are better able to fight off the negatives we don't want. Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba, we all want some basic things that makes life meaningful, like even distribution of opportunities, the ability to earn a decent and dignified living, respect, and so on.

We would never be able to achieve any of those if we stay divided, emphasizing our differences instead of amplifying our uniqueness and how we can compliment one another.

It's that difficult job of fighting on a common front that the CitizenMovement is trying to do. Let's give Nigeria at least one more chance by offering to come together for just this one more push!

sufferNsmiling:


I do not really believe its poverty. Even abroad and in other countries we do the same. I have been too more than 16 african countries and 11 countries out of africa we nigerians behave the same acts in nigeria once we see a criminal we want to follow him and suffering . All over the world nigerians hate the truth. Anybody which is telling the truth we fight and follow a criminal. That is our behaviour.

owls:


Before Europeans came, we were humans with our own civilization. 1914 might have brought us together politically, but it shouldn't cause us to lose our humanity completely.

There are still basics that reaffirm our humanness. If we come together on that basis, we are better able to fight off the negatives we don't want. Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba, we all want some basic things that makes life meaningful, like even distribution of opportunities, the ability to earn a decent and dignified living, respect, and so on.

We would never be able to achieve any of those if we stay divided, emphasizing our differences instead of amplifying our uniqueness and how we can compliment one another.

It's that difficult job of fighting on a common front that the CitizenMovement is trying to do. Let's give Nigeria at least one more chance by offering to come together for just this one more push!

gidgiddy:


The people Lugard brought together in 1914 and called them "Nigerians" have had 104 years as a country and almost 58 years as a nation to judge if Nigeria is for them. Some of them have come to the conclusion that Nigeria is not for them. Forcing those who are tired of Nigeria to continue being Nigerian is of no use to anyone. So those people should be given a referendum for them to vote on wether to continue or to opt out of Nigeria. There will never any peace or progress where people are held against their will

Scotland has been part of Britain for over 300 years, but they had a referendum in 2014.

owls:


Frankly, with the way things are, there's no way you can have peace if you force people to stay together, which is basically your point.

But until separation is achieved, we must figure out how to make the best of what we have.
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gidgiddy:


58 years is too long to be figuring out how to make the best of things.

owls:


I wouldn't say we've been doing the "figuring out" all along.

we've been unfortunate enough to have leaders who only cared about themselves and stole as much as they could get their hands on. They weren't interested in development or even building a nation. All they were after was self gratification.

And that still continue to happen until now. The "Figuring out" I envisage is to be done by citizens who should work together to push their own agenda through consistent citizen action.

Until citizens come together this way, the political class will continue to take us for a ride and things will only continue to get worse.

Even if separation is achieved, citizens will still have to work together to ensure that good governance is delivered otherwise the political class will continue from wherever they left.