How did we become this way?
A land of contrasts and contradictions
Where wealth and poverty are worlds apart
Where history and modernity collide
Where diversity and division coexist

How did we change from then to now?
From a subsidized economy to a capitalistic one
Where the middle class chases the dream of success
No matter the cost or the consequence
Where the oil boom and the debt crisis
Shaped our fate and our fortune

How did we inherit this legacy?
Of tribalism, religion, and culture
That defines our views and our values
But also sparks our conflicts and our challenges
Where the Biafran War and the Boko Haram Insurgency
Are scars and wounds that still bleed

How do we define development?
When we have so many expectations and aspirations
When we have so many backgrounds and experiences
When we have so many identities and expressions
Where development is not just a goal or a plan
But a process and a journey

How do we change our attitudes?
When we need to learn from our history
But also look to our future
When we need to reconcile our differences
But also respect our diversity
When we need to be more introspective
But also more proactive
When we need to be more musing
But also more doing