By Obadiah Mailafia
Nigeria is dying. A dying elephant, encircled by vultures and hyenas. Waiting to feast on the carcass. A fractured, broken nation. The ghost continues to limp aimlessly in the shadows. The question is: Who will bury it?
Every
nation is born with a peculiar glory. Britain isn’t the most powerful nation on
earth; but its name somehow evokes a certain radiance. The same goes for Japan,
Germany, France, Switzerland, Russia and Sweden, to give but a few examples.
There is this aura and prestige around some nations that speaks for them more
than macroeconomic indices such as GDP, per capita income and external
reserves. The very essence of national greatness.
Our glory once irradiated the nations. Nigeria was an illustrious country. Our naira was at par with the pound sterling and was stronger than the American dollar. Our armed forces acquitted themselves with distinction in international peace-keeping operations. When we spoke, the world listened.
