Nigeria is not at peace and unity and cooperation with itself. Great chasms yawn between ethnographic, ethnofaith and ethnocentric groups. Our unhappy Nigeria is torn and tortured, and the peoples of this country walk in fear lest, through no fault of theirs, the dogs of war are unchained once again.
In the last week it’s been what former Obasanjo said and what he did not say; the Federal Government has replied; discourse is ongoing but reality is hardly examined. We are as usual left with more questions than answers, questions like but not restricted to, is Nigeria free, is freedom paid for by blood and are we treading that line or we are living a lie?
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Lies lead to war and then lies are needed to cover up the horrors of war. There is always money for war but never enough money to build the scaffolding for peace. There is always the illusion that military spending is for security when it appears to be more for profit. Nigeria is playing with fire; the shadows of war show us the dogs are barking.
We are divided on the Fulani radio, others ask, what about IPOB or BIAFRA radio. You will recall Radio Kudirat. Conversations around the bulk of our security apparatus coming from a section of the country haven’t solved insecurities because the dogs of war are being unchained by lack of dialogue.
Fulanization and Islamization has not solved the collective fear of the Igbos or the preparedness of the Yorubas or the fact that WAZOBIA has acted like only they exist.
I was at a Koranic School graduation where the Islamic scholar who preached, lamented that there were Christian schools everywhere and postulated that it was part of Christianization. I reflected on the war between MURIC and CAN; neither of the groups is dialoguing about an increasing population that is bringing nothing than division and a potent tool for a war that will profit an elite class.
Whatever happens to Nigeria in the next few years, we cannot deny responsibility, whether there is revolution, restructuring, war, or a renewed pursuit for a great nation.
Prince Charles Dickson PhD
pcdbooks@outlook.com
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