In a post shared on his Facebook page, former
presidential media aide, Doyin Okupe, says Nigeria will not break up despite
the recent drums of war or the rumors of a coup attempt. Read what he
wrote after the cut.
Yes, again and again there are drums of war, rumours of Coups
and heightened cries for separation. Yet Nigeria will not break. I repeat as
God liveth Nigeria is not about to break up .
Those who rely on what is seen physically and those who are
not too knowledgeable about life may want to hold this assertion in derision.
Yet there is more than meets the eye in matters that controls the affairs of
Nations and Men.
True, all the Ingredients required to justify a dismemberment of our union are
fully present: inequality, injustice, nepotism, corruption, deception, sectional
neglect and lack of inclusivity, mutual distrust etc; fortunately or
unfortunately it is not in the manifest destiny of this great Nation to
disintegrate.
To anyone who is discerning, it has been crystal clear that God has shown His
guiding hand in the affairs of Nigeria since the June 12 debacle. God does not
act in vain but for a purpose. It will be preposterous to assume that the
purpose of God's intervention in the affairs of Nigeria in the past 25 years is
to lead us to a break up.
In truth the Nigerian experiment or marriage is grossly imperfect and obviously
not working. The Nigerian union presents some of the outstanding features of a
dysfunctional marriage.
There is sustained anger, mutual contempt and distrust, lack of openness and poor
communication among its component parts.
In recent times the health of Mr President has been a source of concern to all.
But more importantly, the North is more apprehensive in view of the previous
experience with late President Yaradua. But they are not willing to discuss
this openly. Official handling of the situation suggests sectional
protectionism rather than presenting a national problem seeking for a national
solution. After all this is a President loved and voted for by nearly fanatical
nationwide followers. Why should his adversity be borne and protected only by a
section or just a few disciples?
On the other side are those, mainly southerners who gloat over the President's
health challenges and cannot wait for power to be handed over to the Vice
president and for the latter to actually assume the full status of the
President, almost immediately. They rely exclusively on the provisions of the
Nigerian constitution, totally ignoring the main and the central abiding
political philosophy of power sharing in Nigeria.
Obviously there are serious and genuine fears across the divide. But as typical
of a dysfunctional union, nobody is ready or willing to discuss these fears
openly or even within leadership caucuses.
What we then get are heightened calls and counter calls for breakup of the
country, calls for restructuring and official rumors of Coups.
This is not the way to develop a great Nation. There is need for a unity of
purpose, an abiding faith in the Unity of the Nation. There is an urgent need
to develop a national platform from which we can nurture the emergence of an
elite political consensus from where we can always look at our problems as
national problems and bring about unified national solutions. Then and only can
our Nation be on its ultimate journey to its divine destiny of greatness
But your Brothers are saying it's Hausa man that don't want the country to be divided, so now we are saying let's go a part ,we will see who is going regret pass
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