When Nigeria lowered the Union Jack and raised the green-white-green flag that heralded its coming of age on October 1, 1960, there was boundless joy in Nigeria. The effect on those who think that Nigeria is capable by its resources and manpower of being a better country is frustration. The title of Chinua Achebe’s book “There was a country” appropriately fits what Nigeria was like in those days. The country cannot work without work. That is why Nigeria has not moved fast or far in its post-independence journey.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2022 05:09 UTC