The SNC would not "solve all Nigeria's political and social problems". The SNC is not meant to address – as some people erroneously think – the problem of corruption, the crisis in the education sector or other sectoral problems plaguing Nigeria. These are minor problems in the scheme of things. It is the survival of the country that is at stake. As a matter of priority, we need to build a nation out of the contraption fashioned almost a century ago; what we didn't do at independence 53 years ago and have refused to do ever since. Until we do that, we'll be wasting our time talking about corruption and other social ills that have become part of our national ethos.
Nigeria is not working, and here I don't mean the collapse of education or public infrastructure. I am talking about the very essence of nationhood which ensures that even though we may not have a "common descent, history, culture, or language", after decades of being an entity we ought to have developed a common future, national identity and philosophy. Unfortunately, we have not been able to do this basic thing. That is where our problem lies.
Read more… http://www.chidoonumah.com/2013/10/national-conference-matters-arising_10.html#axzz2hM8LcNTq
Regards,
Chido Onumah
Coordinator, African Centre for Media & Information Literacy,
P.O.Box 6856, Wuse 11, Abuja, Nigeria
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