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Kayceenaz:
Twenty-one years after democracy's birth, reasonable is it to expect Africa's most populous nation to have somewhat attained adulthood. Unfortunately, she is stuck in the breastfeeding phase, often wailing for motherly attention which developed countries won't provide. Using David Cameron's popular word, history shows every nation is prone to be "fantastically" selfish. Since our socio-political and economical salvation need to largely come from within, Nigeria's system remains fashioned not to midwife it. Nigeria is not working due to poor quality politics, hence the numerous instabilities and have-nots outnumbering the haves.

Some cerebral, distinguished, well-meaning Nigerians have argued at different times, on different fora, restructuring is the antidote to where we are. No doubt, this would be helpful, as it promises to make the 6 geo-political zones, 36 states more responsible, innovative and productive. But this is not enough! Even when restructuring happens, a lethal cancer is bound to fester, if not treated decisively. Alien to a democratic setting, politics in this clime is controlled by oligarchs, few persons, rather than the people--this order must be upset soonest! They comprise politicians, government officials, wealthy businessmen who work day and night to ensure our political and economic institutions, government policies, bills favor them to the letter, mostly at majority of Nigerians' expense. For instance, inclusion of Nigeria's sovereignty in China loan agreements, House of Representatives investigates this, who benefits most?

Furthermore, political structures in diverse states are literally in their hands. Uncontrolled greed frequently sets in, nudging them to divert millions/billions of naira to their pockets with impunity. Magically, the legislature and judiciary transform from watchdogs to toothless dogs, these oligarchs induce and hold them on the jugular. The honey is too sweet, so carrying this tradition over to a restructured Nigeria is almost inevitable. Today, tens of millions of Nigerians look on powerlessly, despondently, because they can't entirely determine who becomes president, governor, senator, representative, chairman, councillor via the ballot box. Those few men and women know this, invisibly incite violence during elections to perfect their subterfuge and do not care. Poverty, tacky education and health standards, terrorism, continue unabated.

However, to change this narrative, power must return to the masses. In such cases, power is either demanded or taken, not given. Votes of those fishermen in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, should count in deciding who governs them and would strictly regulate oil companies that smear their waters. Those homeless families in Borno should be able to elect a grand commander-in-chief of Nigeria's armed forces (GCFR) who would appoint more competent service chiefs to make them feel safe again, and so on. This new dawn would usher in leaders who are more accountable to the people than politicians and risk getting either impeached, recalled or losing reelection when they falter.

Finally, for Nigeria to work, INEC, EFCC, ICPC, national and state assemblies, CCB, CAC, CBN, to mention a few, must become much less susceptible and much more formidable to checkmate selfishness of these few persons bent on feathering their nests, even at the cost of welfare of over a hundred million Nigerians now and posterity.


@Kaycee Naze,
Rational Pen.

KEEP ON WAILING,NO STOPPING!!!!!!!

morgstreme:


You are just one uninformed,PAINED and BIGOTED semi literate Dingbat.

Imachara ihe!

You are a Murderer of the Innocent.

morgstreme is an Assassin.

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Guestlander:


Arrant nonsense. Lugard couldn't have known about Niger delta oil.

he knew, but disregarded it. He thought it wasn't in commercial quantity.

stonemasonn:
he knew, but disregarded it. He thought it wasn't in commercial quantity.

Lugard? When was oil discovered in Nigeria?

Guestlander:


Lugard? When was oil discovered in Nigeria?

John Simon Bergheim head of Nigeria Bitumen corporation actually discovered oil somewhere in the niger delta in 1908 but the British government were more interested in the palm oil harvested from that region.

stonemasonn:
John Simon Bergheim head of Nigeria Bitumen corporation actually discovered oil somewhere in the niger delta in 1908 but the British government were more interested in the palm oil harvested from that region.

Oil was first discovered in commercial quantities in 1956, Nigeria was amalgamated in 1914. Unless you also want to tell me Lugard was also a time traveler, I don't see how the amalgamation could have been based on Niger delta oil.
Does it make sense to you?

Guestlander:


Unless you also want to tell me Lugard was also a time traveler, I don't see how the amalgamation could have been based on Niger delta oil.
Does it make sense to you?

I don't understand what you mean.

Yes, Nigeria did not exist as nation until 1914 if that's what you're trying to say.

But oil search started in 1906 from Lagos area down to the south east area, continued after first and second world wars until 1956, infact if not for the paucity of funds and the world wars it would have been explored in commercial quantities much earlier.

BECAUSE IT'S NIGERIA.... IT'S NOT CREATED TO WORK..... IT'S CREATED TO BE IN CHAOS WHILE THE BRITS TAKE THEIR OIL

THE EUROPEANS CAN'T HAVE ONE NATION WITH THE TALIBANS BUT THEY HAVE TO TRY THE EXPERIMENT IN AFRICA

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