#Nigeria, no one will fix that nation but #Nigerians. Can we become a little stubborn, do great things in our economy and get respect globally? Japan did and got its seat. South Korea did; got its seat. China did and got its seat. In 100% of the cases, the changes were endogenous. If MIGHT is Right, do you think others will give you MIGHT?
In the 21st century, it is becoming evident that MIGHT is Right. Yes, once you have super economic, military or political power, what you think becomes the RIGHT thing.
And under that construct, nations may not see the need for the rise of others because the asymmetric advantages they have may erode. Yes, if they become powerful, I will lose my leverage on them!
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Nigeria needs to wake up under this reality, and stop expecting developmental miracles from outside its shores. As the 2023 political carnival begins, our journalists must do more to help us understand the players.
I expect all aid to be frozen in Africa as the US and EU pump money to rebuild Ukraine, post-war. And that means, our re-assessments must begin now.
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Comment 1: Merchants and mercenaries don’t build a nation, only patriotic citizens do, unfortunately Nigeria has more of the former than the latter.
How many people are queuing up at the embassies? Some spend over N5 million, just to leave Nigeria. You cannot build a prosperous nation if majority of your compatriots have such mentality.
How many Nigerians have been evacuated from Ukraine so far? If you run the numbers, many of them never had the intention of returning to Nigeria, after their studies. But when crisis struck, Nigeria became an option, a safe home of some sort.
No matter what they tell you, no matter the shiny objects and fanciful things dangled in your face, you can only have one true home: the land of your birth. You can deceive yourself for decades, they can entice you with scholarships and juicy positions in private and public institutions, but remember that it’s your own heritage they are trying to erode. If Nigeria disappears or collapses, just know that you have lost out, and you will now be labeled as immigrant, refugee, people of colour, or whatever label your headmasters deem fit.
Never discard or undermine the very thing that makes you great and unique, without Nigeria roaring, you have not really excelled.
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