Lord Lugard, the former governor-general of Nigeria, in 1926, wrote his unfiltered thought about Nigerians. From his book, The Dual Mandates, come these excerpts: "In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person, lacking in self-control, discipline, and foresight. Naturally courageous, and naturally courteous and polite, full of personal vanity, with little sense of veracity, fond of music and loving weapons as an oriental loves jewellery. His thoughts are concentrated on the events and feelings of the moment, and he suffers little from the apprehension for the future or grief for the past. His mind is far nearer to the animal world than that of the European or Asiatic, and exhibits something of the animals' placidity and want of desire to rise beyond the state he has reached.

"Through the ages, the African appears to have evolved no organised religious creed, and though some tribes appear to believe in a deity, the religious sense seldom rises above pantheistic animalism and seems more often to take the form of a vague dread of the supernatural. He lacks the power of organisation, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or business. He loves the display of power, but fails to realize its responsibility - he will work hard with a less incentive than most races. He has the courage of the fighting animal, an instinct rather than a moral virtue. In brief, the virtues and defects of his race -type are those of attractive children, whose confidence when it is won is given ungrudgingly as to an older and wiser superior and without envy. Perhaps, the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are his lack of apprehension and his lack of ability to visualize the future"

Lord Lugard laid the foundation for the present crises in Nigeria!
There was never a discussion or agreement as to how and why we should be bound together as a nation.
We must return to the drawing table before there can be enduring peace. That's the only way forward!

kristonium:
Lord Lugard laid the foundation for the present crises in Nigeria!
There was never a discussion or agreement as to how and why we should be bound together as a nation.
We must return to the drawing table before there can be enduring peace. That's the only way forward!

how has south sudan feared Nigeria wont be different. Oduduwa republic. Awori,egba nd oda wud start fighting. niger delta nko. Ijaw nd odas. Abegi

Lord Lugard is the pioneering problem of this country
He performed the most unsuccessful experiment in human history
Cheer up Nigerians... Buhari will put an end to it
In Buhari I trust

yeyerolling:
how has south sudan feared Nigeria wont be different. Oduduwa republic. Awori,egba nd oda wud start fighting. niger delta nko. Ijaw nd odas. Abegi

What does "going back to the drawing table means"
It means revisiting the foundation and have a working agreement as a people. The present arrangement is skewed to favour a particular section of the country.
Until we get it right fundamentally, we will continue to merry go round as a people!
We must negotiate!

One of the worst things ever created in Africa was Nigeria

Summary: black man is endowed with a reprobate mind.

And Lugard went ahead to compound Nigeria's with the amalgamation debacle? It'll not be well with you.

SolutionMee:
Lord Lugard is the pioneering problem of this country

He performed the most unsuccessful experiment in human history

Cheer up Nigerians...
Buhari will put an end to it

In Buhari I trust

what shud he have done Form countries based on tribes The black man has so many tribed na

Paperwhite:
"..Perhaps, the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are his lack of apprehension and his lack of ability to visualize the future"

And Lugard went ahead to compound Nigeria's with the amalgamation debacle It'll not be well with you.

Our leaders visualise the the future that is why they steal enough money for even their great grand children to remain millionaires, I think selfishness is the problem.
It was apprehension that made Babangida move the capital to Abuja and also annul the June 12 election.