Nigeria is not suffering from a minor ailment but a deep, systemic crisis. The political system, election process, and power structure have ...
Nigeria is not suffering from a minor ailment but a deep, systemic crisis. The political system, election process, and power structure have failed the people for decades. No amount of “One Nigeria” slogans or patchwork reforms can fix it.
Recent events lay this bare. When politicians casually boast they will deliver 50 billion votes for the president during party primaries, it exposes the truth: elections are not democratic contests but pre-arranged deals among elites. In such a system, the people’s votes mean nothing.
For years, we have been told that Nigeria’s strength lies in its diversity. Yet diversity without justice and fairness has become a burden. Different regions and peoples are trapped in a forced union where some build, others loot, and the rules are constantly changed to favour the powerful. This is not unity — it is a forced marriage that breeds resentment, corruption, and stagnation.
The honest solution is division. Let Biafra go. Let Oduduwa go. Let Arewa stand alone. Each nation should be free to govern itself, choose its leaders, and build systems that reflect its own values, culture, and aspirations.
Division is not necessarily hatred; it can provide clarity. Attempting to force over 250 million people with diverse perspectives into a single, dysfunctional structure has only led to failure. Other countries, like Czechia and Slovakia, and Singapore and Malaysia, have separated peacefully and progressed. After 60 years of trying, Nigeria should consider doing the same.
The political class warns that division means war. But war is already here: in grinding poverty, insecurity, and a rigged system that never delivers. A clean separation offers every region a real chance at accountability, progress, and peace. Nigeria has had enough time. The sickness is terminal. The cure is division. Let each nation go its own way.
Written by
Fafa-Maintain
Edited by
Oge Izuwa
For
Abia State Media Team
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