Nigeria: Where Is Our Creativity?

When you read a foreign book or watch a foreign movie. You are often amazed by the level of skill, innovation and creativity. I might be asking for too much if i say we should look at movies like the Harry Potter series, Prisonbreak, and novels like The Client, Snowwolf and The da'vinci Code. The capture you imaginations and take you to a land of uncertainty and intrigue. You'll hunger for more. It becomes eembarrassingand a great challenge to us as a nation that we cannot produce minds who would challenge the extraordinary and connect the unconnected.

Our artists ave the annoying habits of pampering the mind as if their audience are children. With over 140 million people wWHOlay claim to this great nation, we cannot even boast of up to 10 world class writers, poets, musicians, playwrights or movie directors. Even the C. Achebe, W Soyinka and O. Obafemis and RMD's that we boast of are from the past. In the past 10 years we can only boast of revelations like C. Adichie and another 2 or 3.

This is embarrassing Nigeria.

I implore all. Lets stir our thoughts and begin to think beyond the scope of normal imagination. You never can't over estimate the moral, economic and mental satisfaction we stand to gain from this challenge.

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