Written by IT IS COMMONSENSE and a basic one, too, that in order for any country to describe itself as a “nation state” the welfare and well being of the masses must take precedence over and above the aspirations of a few that are greedy for power, who, invariably turn out to be the ones running the affairs of the country.
NIGERIA is a country of some 150 million people. Whether this figure is real or imaginary is not to the point. The country is well and truly endowed with natural resources. The country is full of plants that generate food. It is full of plants that generate soft drinks and wines. The womb of the earth around Nigeria breeds petroleum, gas, and kerosene, in sufficient quantity to top the league of world’s suppliers.
Nigeria is an inhospitable terrain. The country does not welcome foreigners. On many occasions I travelled on ABC transport from Lagos to Abuja, and I never came across an English person, a German, French, Russian, American, Japanese, Korean, Belgian, Austrian, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Malaysian, Australian, Irish, because Nigeria does not extend the hands of friendship to foreigners, for fear that her weaknesses might be exposed.
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