How to Fix Nigeria
And Make it Work for Every Nigerian
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Nigeria, without question, is mired in many serious problems which threaten its very existence.
The biggest and perhaps the most crucial of Nigeria’s problems is that Nigerians generally have no sense of country. This is why they treat their country like no-man’s land fit only to take from and not to give to.
The notion that Nigeria is a no-man’s land has also infused a winner-take-all mentality in the body politics of Nigeria and made political office a gateway to thievery and banditry.
Secondly, the federal system and structures Nigeria’s current democracy is hoisted on is a military creation that was designed, shaped, and tailored to comport to military-style authoritarian dictatorship. This is why political leaders in Nigeria behave like overlords and tin-gods rather than the representatives of the people.
The federal system in Nigeria today is akin to wearing the right shoe on the wrong foot or wearing a garb the wrong side out.
Until we step back and rethink and create a system that is best suited for our twenty-first century clime, the journey to renewing and sustaining Nigeria as one country will be painful if not foolhardy.
Thirdly, governance in Nigeria is the exclusive preserve of the wealthy elite. The ordinary people in Nigeria are not involved and do not have a say in how their country is run. Politicians are loyal and accountable to political party machineries and not to the people. Nigeria’s democracy is a huge scam for the unfettered exploitation of the country’s wealth and economic repression of the ordinary people.
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Fixing Nigeria is a daunting proposition that will take spirited effort, require
heavy lifting, and take some time to accomplish, but it is doable.
Fixing Nigeria is possible because every single Nigerian knows that Nigeria
is in a sorry state of systemic, structural, socio-political and economic disrepair
and every single Nigerian agrees that Nigeria needs fixing. The only
thing that has been lacking is a clear and realistic way of going about it.
The book is Nigeria unraveled! It succinctly articulates the cogent problems
with Nigeria and proffers well reasoned, salient and practical ways about
how the country can be reformed and made to work for all of its citizens.
Here, for every Nigerian who has dreamed of a country that they could
truly be proud of and for every person who has hoped for a bright new day
in Nigeria where dreams are possible and aspirations are fulfilled, are the
most sensible, most realistic, most practical, and most realizable solutions
to Nigeria’s problems ever proposed!
About the Author
An ardent student of poetry, history and philosophical thought, Uche Nwakudu has devoted much of his writing to biographies, political and social commentary, poetry, non-fiction and fiction. In proffering solutions to Nigeria's many malaises, Uche draws from his unique appreciation of legal principles and objectives, constitutional order and rule-making concepts, and intuitive problem-solving skills honed by a keen sense of observation and critical thought. Uche Nwakudu was born in Nigeria. He attended Government College, Ughelli and studied English at the University of Port Harcourt and Law at the John Marshall Law School, Chicago, USA. While living in Nigeria through the late 1990s he worked as a newspaper journalist, magazine editor, public relations consultant and publisher and wrote scripts for television and movies. Uche is a lawyer and principal of the Chicago law firm; Uche O. Nwakudu & Associates, Ltd.