Today it has become obvious that Nigeria, country of great potentials, is in dire straits and one wonders what pushed us into such a state of decline within a short period.
Is it our founding fathers? Is it the politicians? Is it the hand work of external forces that never wanted this country to be a formidable global player? Is it some supernatural forces beyond our control? What is it that has made us unable to exploit our natural gifts, resources and potentials to the extent that we have swam in an 0cean of fresh water for decades and yet came out dirty and thirsty.
To us the best way to view our problem is for all of us to see it in a new light. The problem with our nation Nigeria should be seen in the prism of social, cultural and political milieu.
It is not isolated to a particular timeline. It is a process. It is like a chip embedded in our national experience and cannot be unplugged until we realize that we are carrying an invisible baggage,
It is too simplistic to point to today's oill glut or foreign exchange scarcity as our problem. Of course, there are many other countries that had gone through recession.
American did. United Kingdom did. But, while the bad time lasted, the citizens of those countries never saw it that they had existential problems. They just said,"we are in a recession, we shall get out of it!"
RPI.................Mission Rekindled.
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