Nigerian author and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has revealed why he believes religion is the number one problem of Nigerians.

According to him while speaking with a professor of African Literature, Dr. Louisa Egbunike, religion has become an excuse for citizens to flout the laws and behave irrationally

Soyinka further stated that in Nigeria, religion is used to subvert the rights of others, to the extent of primordial rights, to k*ll, not just singling, but collectively, to b*rb down the places of worship of others.

He expressed that it is about time religion is being treated as a crime against humanity because it has reached that level in societies like Nigeria. He said, “All over the place, I find that religion has been cosseted too much. And liberty has been taken by religionists, which would not be considered to other movements which are considered secularists.

If you put on a garb of a religious leader, you can close up the expressway between Lagos and the rest of the nation, simply because you are having a religious celebration. You are just a fraction of the rest of the nation. And you should be accorded no special privileges. So, until that is done, people will always find something extra by belonging and manifesting, even to an extreme extent, your religious adhesions.

Religion has become the number one problem for Nigerians. Hope is all very well;but hope itself can become putrid. Especially if it is hope for unearned advantages in society. If religion becomes an excuse for flouting the law, then that religion has got to be tackled head-on,” he said.

BigSarah:
No it's not.. The problem is Selfishness and Ignorance

Nigerian parents and Nigerian families, Nigerian homes, Nigerian schools, Nigerian churches, Nigerian businesses and Nigerian universities, and they are elected by Nigerian citizens.

This is the best we can do folks. This is what we have to offer. It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders.

Term limits ain't going to do any good; you're just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Nigerians. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here... like, the public.

Yeah, the public sucks. There's a nice campaign slogan for somebody: 'The Public Sucks. F*ck Hope.
George Carlin

babyfaceafrica:
Religion and Tribalism