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‘why Nigeria Should Change Name To Songhai Republic’ by ManirBK: 5:08pm On Mar 22, 2019
A renowned Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, Akin Oyebode has reiterated his suggestion that Nigeria should do a thorough branding by changing its name to Republic of Songhai.
He had earlier made the suggestion in 2014 as a delegate representing Ekiti State in the then National Confab.

He said people thought something was wrong with him but he believes Songhai has some connection with Africa and giving Nigeria “authentic African name” would give the country a sense of direction.
Oyebode spoke at the University of Lagos during a lecture organized by the UNILAG Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) titled, “Brand Nigeria: Ignite”.

The varsity don also described the 158 universities in Nigeria as unprepared and not “well provided for”, noting that Nigerian universities are not yet “in the race” of standard world-class institutions.
He said Nigeria should toe the path of Ghana when her first President, Kwame Nkrumah changed the former Gold Coast to Ghana after Independence from Britain in 1957.
Oyebode rated late Nkrumah as a genius as his decision to give another name to the old Gold Coast gave the country and its citizens “a sense of direction”.
He said it was regrettable that Nigeria was not getting it right in many area, adding that something as “commonplace as election” could not be conducted without people being killed and maimed.
He pointed out that even the colour of Nigeria – Green White Green – does not symbolize anything progressive, saying, as late music legend Fela Anikulapo asserted, Green was the colour of stupidity.
“That is why we need to change the flag so that we would not be brandishing our stupidity to the rest of the world”, he said.
According to him, for Nigeria to rebrand, it must change its name. “We need a new name, we need a new brand to give Nigeria a sense of direction so that we can empathize with this symbol of nationhood. Right now, we are alienated from all that we claim to brandish as the epitome of Nigerianness”, he said.
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Re: ‘why Nigeria Should Change Name To Songhai Republic’ by ManirBK: 5:09pm On Mar 22, 2019
What a laughing stuff! What would Songhai add as a mere name to Nigerian progress.
if you can't see any value that green white green flag represent or symbolised?
Besides; the Agriculture you're trying to neglect had help a lot to your life. In fact the free education you enjoyed, which millions of us could not enjoy today,was achievable through the help of Agricultural productivities.

Please think of offering solution to our judicial problems that has been the bottle neck of our progress.
Re: ‘why Nigeria Should Change Name To Songhai Republic’ by ManirBK: 5:09pm On Mar 22, 2019
There’s nothing wrong with the name after all it is the citizens that made up a country not the name. We need to change our mentality and do things the way other developed countries do and everything will be fine.
Re: ‘why Nigeria Should Change Name To Songhai Republic’ by MaiGemu: 5:09pm On Mar 22, 2019
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