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Top 5 benefits of one Nigeria, and the evil of not co-existing
Nigeria has been described as a ‘superpower with no power’ and one will wonder if this is not really the truth, considering the ash reality day in day out. However, in this article, we will discuss the top 5 benefits of one Nigeria as we prepare for another Independent Day celebration.
Nigeria has been described as a ‘superpower with no power’ and one will wonder if this is not really the truth, considering the ash reality day in day out. However, in this article, we will discuss the top 5 benefits of one Nigeria as we prepare for another Independent Day celebration.
We must know that Nigeria is one country because there is no feasible alternative. People are now addicted to oil receipts, to certifications and the city hustle.
Trade patterns have cohered and vested interests have risen. The tide of history has left the separatists stranded in the sinking sand, all that is left is their hold on the imagination: the kernel of the idea that Nigeria has any feasible alternative. There is none.
Actually, to sane mind should lambast the movement of the separation of Nigeria- be it Biafra Movement, Yoruba Nation etc. The majority are really tired of been marginalized, of the consequences of a Nigeria forced on us via amalgamation.
You may argue this, but current Nigeria is not divided by ethnicity, Nigerians are divided into rich, poor and Buhari supporters. Politically, we are divided into Buhari supporters, partisans and non-voters.
The most important division in Nigeria, however, is between the face and the boot-stomping on it. Every four years, some disaffected political jobber without an original thought in decades, will dawdle up to a press determined to dumb down the populace and scream: ‘Igbos must produce Nigeria’s President in the next four years or else’.
Every four years, Igbos, who one presumes are capable of independent judgement run for election, and other Igbo do not vote for them. From the beginning of the Fourth Republic till date, the total votes for all the Igbo candidates has never reached 3 million. This is funny but it is the fact.
However, if you really believe that the divided countries birthed out of Nigeria will be better then I assume that such a person that believes that is maybe not realistic.
May I ask the question, will the leaders of those countries suddenly drop from the skies? Won’t it be the same people who were leaders or grew up in Nigeria?
If your answer is yes, then why haven’t they changed their part of Nigeria? Why haven’t they done their part to improve outcomes? You see, Nigeria’s problem is now deeply rooted in the culture so much that not even division CAN save the divided entities. Aside, all the clamour for real change, the suffering and the need for a better Nigeria, we can but discuss the benefits of one Nigeria.
This is not to say that self-determination is evil, and not to say one Nigeria is the solution, rather it is a lesser evil and preferable.
Top 5 benefits of one Nigeria
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Economic Growth:
Really, it is funny to say that one Nigeria will quicken our economic growth, compared to when we split and have to start all over again. At least, it is those who are ruling now that will still rule the divided nations. Why can’t they channel their strength to build this disjointed Nigeria?
2. Avoidance of Pillars of Hatred
Yes! In other to avoid a pillar of hatred amidst the splitter nations we have to come together to build this current Nigeria. Believe me, it will be hard for nations that split on the ground of disagreement to relate together, peacefully. We will breed children who will hate on one and other forever. These nations that will be birth out of Nigeria, may not be able to stand the battle that will be plunged amidst them. This can be seen when Catalonia split from Spain, the country was plunged into a series of crises.
3. Cultural Expansion
Believe me, if we split it will distort our history. Without a doubt, many cultural practices are spread by a type of cultural diffusion called expansion diffusion. This is when a trend is spread from its originating place, outward. We will lose what we suppose cherish and embrace another harsh phase of life.
4. Capacity to Defend Our Values and Ideas Globally
Nigeria is blessed with series of values that we cherish and these represent us in the global scene. The patterns of cultural globalization is a way of spreading theories and ideas from one place to another.
Although globalization has affected us economically and politically, it has also affected us socially on a wider scale. With the inequalities issues, such as race, ethnic and class systems, social inequalities play a part within those categories. But it is a means by which we reach the wider audience via oneness.
Believe me, we can only enjoy the immediate when we split; the harsh reality that comes with no acceptance of nations that spit may affect us on the long run. As we may not be able to conduct business activities globally, but only in nations that accept or support the divided nations
5. Week Republics from Falling One
We have seen scenes of nations that split and the result of their split. We had seen it before, India was broken into India and Pakistan, they are still at war till today.
More so, Yugoslavia was broken into different countries, they haven’t sorted it till today. Sudan was broken into Sudan and South Sudan, I don’t believe South Sudan is better for it and that is the truth. The benefits of one Nigeria can not be over emphasised
We can surmount our pains, though only in our collective spirit. I will conclude with what Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said, “I am a strong believer of one Nigeria, but not one Nigeria at any cost, but one Nigeria where every Nigerian can feel proud that he or she has a stake in this country.”