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A POSITION PAPER ON RE ENGINEERING AND RE INVENTING NIGERIA

A CONTRIBUTION TO CONSTITUTION REVIEW PROCESS

INTRODUCTION

We thank the leadership of the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, and the authorities and the powers

that be in Nigeria for granting Nigeria to have what may look like a well organized review of the

constitution. The Nigeria that everybody will subscribe to must be a Nation where there is

fairness, dignity, reward for labour, and variety in development and a commitment to eradicate

corruption: political, economic, social and religious corruption.

CONDITIONS FOR A UNITED NIGERIA

1. APOLOGY AND RESTITUTION.i. The Sharia North must tender an unreserved apology for religious

intolerance and terrorism which has caused severe damage to the body, soul and

spirit of Nigeria and Nigerian Christians and Igbo people.

ii. The reason for apology and restitution is because after 100years or after50years we have not blended we have not arrived at any better civilized posture

and apart from that, the core north feels so badly challenged by Christians and

the NdIgbo. They surfer from extreme Christo-phobia and Igbo-phobia that they

have resulted to attack them with bombs and bullets to war against them until they

relocate or to extinction, they need to be carefully separated from each other to

dose tension in such areas. It takes a high degree of bitterness, resentments andemotional load of madness or psychopathic disposition to sustain these atrocities.

There is a religious war going on, war against freedom arising from ancient

animosity.

iii. Are we ready to stay together as a nation? The north must apologize forthrowing bombs on fellow Nigerians and for being in the state of war with fellow

Nigerians on tribal and religious sentiments. If the core north wishes to exit from

Nigeria, they should be allowed; it is a very fundamental pre review step. It is not

just reviewing the constitution but asking the segments of Nigeria: are you ready

to continue? Are you ready to abide by the constitution?

iv. They must pay appropriate compensation for lives lost and foot the bill forrehabilitation of damaged properties. Failure to do this means the North is no

more ready to go with Nigeria; the north must pledge to brotherly love, peaceful

coexistence, justice and fair play; failure to do this make this constitution review a

waste of time and a document of no consequence.

2. HUMAN RIGHTS:


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i. It is the inalienable property of all and every Nigerian. This is one undisputable, nonnegotiable condition for the future Nigeria.

ii. Every zone, state, and person; must not practice or condone religious and politicalawlessness. That is to say no section of this nation or persons, officer of this country i

allowed or permitted to practice any form of oppression based on religion, social strata o

gender.iii. No person, zone or state is permitted to infringe on the human right of anybody based oreligion, political affiliation, gender, and age.

iv. Anybody, any section not ready to abide with these provisions can not belong to the newNigeria.

v. The new Nigeria would practice freedom of religion, freedom of worship, freedom oassociation (politically, economically), and any section of this country that cannot abidwith this is advised to pull out.

3. JUSTICE AND EQUITYi. Religious jurisprudence should be expunged from the constitution. And all religious court i

subject to, made answerable to state and federal high courts.ii. Religious pilgrimages should not be the concern of Governmentsiii. In this era of privatization of education, power and communication,; religious practices an

faiths should be completely privatized. Religion is a total private affair before God.

4. A CRITICALLY CLEAN SECULAR CONSTITUTIONi) The National Assembly should give Nigeria a clean and a clearly Secular Constitution

suffices to say that by the excesses of the Sharia states, wisdom dictates that any form o

provision to religionise the Constitution will be a destiny mistake for the country Nigeria. Thiis especially true as the unfolding events already show people taking this advantage as

liberty and license to hold the nation to ransom.

ii) It is advised that if National Assembly wishes to include religious clauses and rights anprovisions in the constitution, all religious blocks of the nation should be officially informeand advised to summit their Memos of what they want to be included in the constitution fo

each of them.

iii)It is not going to be a behindthe-screen affair, back door bill passage or favour to be enjoyeby one particular religious block.

iv)All religious blocks should be encouraged to submit their Memos to be included in thconstitution otherwise, any form of partiality or disfavor to any of the religious bodies will nogo down well with Nigeria.

v) In the new constitution, religion should be handled as a private affair, in line with thprivatization programme going on already in the nations economic sector. Religion shoul

be completely privatized and left for individuals and religious bodies/religious blocks tpursue their own religious methods of living and organizing their life.

vi) It is important that the National Assembly be seen to be transparently impartial in thisensitive matter.

5. TYPE OF GOVERNMENTTHE WAY FORWARD:


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I. NIGERIA SHOULD ADOPT AS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL INSTINCT TRUEFISCAL FEDERALISM in a participatory democracy; not winner takes all. OR

II. REGIONAL OR ZONAL PARLIAMENTARY CONFEDERACYIII. GUIDED BY SECULAR (NON-RELIGIOUS) CONSTITUTIONIV. SINGLE TERM 6-YEAR TENURE PRESIDENCY and for all elected officers.V. A National President presiding over 8-Zonal Vice Presidents as head of the eight zones.VI. Legislative Houses: 1. State Houses of Assemblies. 2. Uni-camera National

Assembly

VII. STRUCTURE : EIGHT ZONAL ARRANGEMENT Two other zones need be created in the middle belt, as distinct from two zones from the

core north.

The unit of federal Administration is the zone. The unit of Zonal government is the state. Nigeria should consist of Eight Federating zonal units.

Namely

1.

NWZ-Northern west zone: Sokoto, Kebbi, North Kaduna, Zafara North, Kano, Katsina2. NEZ-North East Zone: Borno , Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe North, Jigawa.3. EMBZ-Eastern Middle Belt Zone: Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba, Nasarawa, new state

=>Borno South+ Gombe south.

4. WMBZ-Western Middle Belt Zone: Niger, Kogi, Benue, Kwara, South Kaduna,5. SWZ-South West Zone: Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti6. MWZ-Mid West Zone: Delta, Bayelsa Edo7. SEZ-South East Zone: Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi8. SSEZ-South South East Zone: Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers

VIZ. MAP ATTACHED

6. ELECTORAL PROCESSES The political parties will form government at the local or state governments according to thei

performances. Political parties will form government any where they win.

A state government Area is One Unit Vote for President and Vice-President Elections: Thelocal Government is one unit vote for the Governor, and the ward is the unit vote for Local

Government Chairman.

Two third majority winning is 2/3 states majority. Number of votes is immaterial. Just likethe points awarded to football teams are not related to the number of goals scored to win: 13-

0= 3 points 6-5=3 point. State Elections: State Elections are two in one that will determine local Government and

state Government. Winning parties will form government at local government levels and

state majority winner will form the state Government.

Political Parties: Maximum of 4 political parties. Private candidates should be allowed.7. EQUALITY OF NORTH AND SOUTH:


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i. Some people seem to insinuate that the south-east zone is not equal to all other zones, this meanthey have subtracted from the south as not being equal to the north.

ii. The condition for continued unity is that the south is equal to the north.iii. The north and the south were independent entities pre amalgamation they have equal right an

equal stake.

iv.

History had it that the south was more viable than the north, and that the amalgamation becamnecessary because the British were not making profit in the north; and that was the British reaso

for amalgamation.

v. There is no way the south or any part thereof, can ever be said to be inferior to the north.vi. Therefore the seven states of the North West zone is Federally equal to the five states in the sout

east zone. Shikena!

vii. ALL ZONES ARE EQUAL.viii. ALL STATES WITHIN A ZONE ARE EQUAL.

8. FEDERAL ALLOCATION IS ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY OF FEDERATING ZONES.1. Federal Allocation to states and local governments should be on the basis of equality of Zones

Allocations to each political zone should be equal.2. And this allocation should be shared within the zone on the basis of equality to the states in the particula

zone.3. If you have Five States in your zone the five states will share the zonal allocation. If you have seve

states the seven states will share the zonal allocation.

9. STATE CREATIONWith the ZONES AS FEDERATING UNITS

The rush and the madness to create more states will stop. It amounts to political insincerity for an insolvent state that is not self sustaining, to be divided inttwo disabled states. This will amount to political irresponsibility and political suicide to create

states from a state that cannot not survive on its own.

Let all hands be on deck to check the political ambitions of ravenous politicians who wants ttransform every local government area to a state. Some states needed to be merged to reducadministrative costs for the benefit of the masses.

Nigeria (923 768 sq km2) vs USA (9,826,630 sq. km)Going by the land size of United states of America and Nigeria, Nigeria has 36 states and America 5

states: using Nigerias appetite for state multiplication democracy, USA would need be divided int

one Hundred and fifty states to match Nigeria. That is, one hundred and fifty excellencies with the

retinue of state commissioner, special advisers, personal secretary and secretary to state Governmen

plus House assembly members and their supportive staff would have crash the economy of USA

Nigeria is about 923 768 sq km2, at that the state of California is about half of Nigeria, should hav

about 18 governors.

If USA has only fifty states, therefore the number of political units recommended for Nigeria shoul

be about 816 for maximum political performance with minimal over head cost on tax payers an

the masses. USA: 9,826,630 sq. km= 10 x the size of Nigeria. Therefore USA should be able to cop

with about 360 Governors of Nigerian type.


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DIAGNOSING NIGERIA II

THE BOKO HARAM POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

AND THE REST OF NIGERIA.

Boko Haram is the socio-political philosophy of the core

North. Her operational policy and principles. It is the backbone of the socio-political ego of the Muslim North: Born to

rule others, and superiority complex.

Boko Haram is north and north is Boko Haram. Many

Christians politicians do not know the Bible not to talk ofhaving any idea about the content of the Koran.

Any Muslim who claims that Boko Haram activities are un-Islamic

is very nave and ignorant of the Koran. These arehalf bred Muslims. All Boko Haram activities ( are regarded asrighteous deeds) are supported by many verses of the Koran

and Islamic literature. Those who are surprise are eitherdeceiving the Nigerian masses or are corrupted ignorant Muslims.

Boko Haram is the spirit and the doctrine of colonization

of the Muslim Hausa Fulani against the rest of Nigeria. It is theworking philosophy to perpetuate the neo-colonization

agenda of the Muslim Hausa Fulani cooperation, which may

eventually lead Nigeria to the Sudan experience: Division along religious boundaries.

Boko Haram is a sectional insurrection, and an IslamicProgram. They are fighting an Islamic war, the jihad. The

ancient evangelist of Islam evangelized with swords, bows and

arrows, the modern evangelists now use bombs and bullets,let's see how it works out. You don't convert people with

bombs and bullets but with your doctrine and pure life style, if

yours is better than mine I will follow you and if not I will

continue with mine. Outside this na wahala you de find and

wahala you go get: (Fela).

For Nigeria to remain one nation a serious effort

is expected from the Hausa Fulani leaders to build anew generation of pro-Nigerian youths

and to cure the outgoing generation of anti Nigeria mind set.

Their youth are usually indoctrinated from tender age and growup with it. This explains their ferocious attitude to brutally

attack non indigenes for every flimsy unconnected reason as

opportunities to attack non indigenes and Christians and their

business and assets. A cartoon in a Scandinavian country

tabloid or a miss world contest were strong excuses for


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murder and arson of Nigerians by fellow Nigerians.

At independence the British officers vacated and

handed over to Nigerian officers. The infant indigenised

Nigeria Army was destroyed immediate post independence by the coup and counter coups.In particular the northern elements in the army after gaining upper hand, were

misdirected or indoctrinated to restructure Nigeria to the benefit

of the north. The most popular retired generals did the worstevils against the south and the Christian faith.

The Nigeria army was the Boko Haram apparatus of the North

until 1999 and effectively kept the south in check and away from power.

After the NADECO led anti-military campaign and the

emergence of democracy, the north lost a vital arm of

manipulation and oppression. With the entrenchment of

democracy and the professionalism of the military they nolonger have a total grip on power. The North needed a faceless

army to harass Nigeria to continue her Boko Harampolicy.

TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY:DIAGNOSING NIGERIA DIAGNOSING NIGERIA

Boko Haram doctrine made it possible for the north to

produce more Heads of state than the south. They succeededin exchanging the baton between themselves during the

military era while given the position of the vice to the south. It

was Boko Haram that made a southern officer not to be bold

enough or be acceptable to be head of state during the militaryera.

During the military era, the northern officers of theNigeria Army were the political lords over the rest and by

extension the Christian community was subjugated. The

Northern officers exchanged the baton of power of thepresidency of Nigeria one after the other; assuming it was on

the opposite, the North would not have agreed to such

political insults khaki or Agbada but the south endured this

political excesses and entered into slavery.

-At independence in 1960, there were three regions-

Northern, Eastern and Western. In 1963, the civilian regime

created a fourth region, Midwestern, out of the Westernregion. Then the Northern region had 14 provinces; western

region (7 provinces), Midwestern region (2 provinces) and


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Eastern region (12) provinces that is, the south had 3 regions

and 21 provinces while the north had one region and 14provinces. However, the first military head of state, a son of the

north in 1967, by a military decree, created 12 states; six in

the north, and six in the south, therefore equalizing the south

Military heads of state of the northern origin in

succession created series of states and local government

councils, that by 1996, the north had 19 states and 414 localcouncils and the south, 17 states and 355 local councils.

Translate this to federal allocation disbursed over theyears, and then you will have an idea of the magnitude of this

political and financial fraud entrenched in the Nigeria

constitution: this is legalized economic fraud and sabotage.

The northwest zone (NWZ), the home to two retriedpresidents has seven states; while the south eastern zone

(SEZ), the home of two vice presidents has five states. NWZenjoys roughly 50% higher federal allocation than SEZ. Old

Kano state receives federal local government allocations

almost equal the total of Lagos, Edo Delta and Bayelsa states

together.!

The north helped by sons in the military, heads of coups

and conter coups, distorted the structure and polity of Nigeria;created a super north and an attenuated south. The result is

what we are in now. The north was fraudulently empowered by

the military guided by Boko haram philosophy of the north

against the rest of Nigeria. Who said there is poverty in thenorth?

Boko Haram built Aso Rock and provided a mosque but

omitted a chapel for a Christian president because according

to Alh. Gumi no Christian will ever be president of Nigeria.

This is the doctrine of the North and practiced by all their

politicians, religious leaders and royal fathers.Papa President Olusegun Obasanjo

corrected this intentional religious terrorism act.

It was Boko Haram that banned the importation of

Christmas greeting card and took over Christians schools forchicken change. It centrally formulated policies that are anti-

Christian to hit the middle belt and the south.

Boko haram made it possible for the North to have moresenators/ reps/ states/ LGAs than the south without any

physical population to justify it. federal nomadic education was


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established without federal riverine education.

The spirit of Boko Haram created a sharia republic within

a supposed secular federal republic of Nigeria without raising

any political or spiritual dust.

-Boko Haram fought ex-president Obasanjo with threats ofimpeachments and furnaced the face

off between him and his vice. He was kept busy

off tract until he needed a third term extension to completeessential programs. Another dimension of Boko Haram

is presently keeping Mr. President Goodluck busy off schedule.

Boko Haram reduced former vice president Jonathan to

irrelevance during the crisis of former president Yar'adua's

sickness and demise. Fall in line or we impeach you. Boko

Haram was the operational doctrine of the cabal that held

Nigeria hostage until that Amazon from the east, Dr MRS Dora Akunyili, spoke up.

Boko Haram is interested in strategic areas ofGovernment, the military, the judiciary, the strong political

parties, sport, petroleum, Agriculture, Education, etc. Make a

research and find out where the north has been monopolizing

or arranged to always succeed each other without interruptionfrom the south.

THE WAY OUT:BOKO HARAM CANNOT AND WILL NOT DIE OR STOP: however you wished or prayed

for it, because it is in line with prophetic character of Ishmael (Gen 16: 7-13): and

Nebuchadnezzar's dream in the book of Daniel Chapter 2. .

Therefore be ready at all times to resist Boko haram philosophyuntil Armageddon do us part. Methods, approach, technics or and programs may be modified

but the goal remains

Political wisdom is the principal thing: leaders west, east,

south-south need to organize to become the back bone of Mr.president and the middle belt. The middle belt is the upper

limit of safety for Nigerians and their investments: therefore

deliberate efforts must be made to stand by the middle belt

states in all their travails.

Southern and Christian political leaders must especially

be warned not to run to the north for anything: the mystery of

the North is the mystery deception, mischievous unity, todivide and rule to truncate other Nigerians of their Nigeria.

Boko Haram doctrine can never change. But everybody should


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know that Hausa Fulani is a minority in Nigeria compared to the

rest. Therefore the rest of Nigeria, should tone up, sit up.Shape up to overrun any anti-Nigeria sentiments from any

segment of Nigeria.

Boko Haram can be checkmated when the rest of Nigerialearn to co-operate. The youth formations must be alert and

responding. Governors, local Government chairmen,

councilors are all inclusive and must join in the fight to put theradical Islamic sect under control. It is not a military or police

affair but it is the people that will determine where the nation is

going to. Youths all over Nigeria must be indoctrinated to resistBoko Haram.

The Constitution should be reviewed to expunge all

Boko Haram provisions.

There must be political reawakening against internalcolonization and resist all political oppression: a revolt against

political subjugation and domination.

NIGERIA IN

LABOUR: IN BOKO HARAM MATERNITY

HOSPITAL

Looking closely at the events unfolding in Nigeria it is a fact thatNigeria has started disintegrating: the moment a section of any

country or nation contradicts or suspends a significant portion

of the overall binding constitution that kingdom is divided and

falling apart.When the northern states-the core north declared Sharia

as a way of judicial governance and Islam as state religion that

part of the north is no longer part of the whole. Although youwill say sharia is in the constitution. That there is provision for

Sharia courts in the constitution, does not translate to enable a

state or a region's transmutation into a religious state to thedetriment of the others.

The north has already ceded from the Secular Federal

Republic of Nigeria. They lack the courage to completely sever

themselves, because of the monthly allocation that they stillreceive. The Sharia states have coagulated into a Sharia

Republic of Nigeria and you are left with the Secular Republic

of Nigeria.

The core north has taken the bull by the horn to create a

Sharia republic. So it is not surprising of recent when you hear


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Ogoni republic, Bakasi republic; Bayelsa declaring National

Anthem and National flag. They are all in line with theprinciples that guided the formation of Sharia Republic.

Nigeria is in labour. Nigeria has delivered Sharia republic

of Nigeria.She is going to deliver many others: others churning

her tummy include to mention but a few: Oduduwa Republic ofNigeria, Biafra Republic of Nigeria or Igbokwenu Republic of

Nigeria, Atlantis Republic of Nigeria. Or Canonical republic

of the middle belt and east, ayelela, orunmila, ogun, esurepublics. We are expecting many babies from Nigeria.

The solution to it now is for those who want Nigeria to beone entity to stem the tide by the north retracting their sharia

status; allow freedom of religion, stop hostilities against the church and Christians in the core

north. If this is not done then the God of heaven will advance

Nigeria to give birth to many more republics because Nigeria is

incapable of ruling herself.In as much as fundamental human rights are being

trampled on with impunity and immunity by Sharia republic ofNigeria other sections of Nigeria will copy. It is a matter of

time.

THE WAY FORWARD:

NIGERIA SHOULD ADOPT AS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL

INSTINCT

I. TRUE FISCAL FEDERALISM ORII. REGIONAL OR ZONAL PARLIAMENTARY CONFEDERACYIII. GUIDED BY SECULAR (NON-RELIGIOUS) CONSTITUTIONIV. WARNING TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Nigeria

may not be twice lucky, survived internal strife and a civil

war in the 1960s and half a century later another round of

fatal hostilities is ravaging all Nigerians.

Nigeria is a paradise about to be lost.

v. FINALLY

Finally, there is nothing scientifically wrong or bad about

Boko Haram philosophy; it is a working arrangement betweenHausa Fulani nationalities, it has worked successfully to achieve

political and economic domination in favor of the operators.

What is bad or wrong and inexcusable and inexplicable is the

inability of the Yoruba and Igbo and others to CLONE it for

their political advancement too. These two major tribes should

broker a lasting alliance between themselves and all the


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nationalities of the south and middle belt to save and stabilize

Nigeria and to recover their status and losses. They should

strengthen their similarities in culture, economy and religious

values to strengthen the alliance to resist this Boko Haram

philosophy.

A disciplined, strong cooperative democracy is the way

forward.

THE DILEMMA OF

MR. PRESIDENT : THE DILEMA OF THE NATION

Many strategic public and civil servants of Nigeria are

cultic members of Boko Haram so exclaimed the president andcommander in chief, Mr. President GoodLuck Jonathan sometime ago.

Moles every where: the north had political power so long that

they have their sons and daughters planted in strategicpositions in government. And they are very brainwashed to the

born to rule philosophy of the north.The implication is that whether Nigerians like it or not,some members of the Nigeria family are in rebellion against

the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Our security network is not weak, but the moles in the

system. What is a mole? A mole is a disloyal officer,government persons: minister or adviser occupying a sensitive

and strategic position in the network. The mole is not serving GNOSING NIGERIA DIAGNOSI

the purpose of the office but rather using the position to pull

down the system and gather information for the enemy BokoHaram. These are the noxious implications of Mr. President's

remarks. The sovereignty of Nigeria is in danger of internal

insurrection.

The dilemma of a president is the dilemma of the nation.

A kingdom divided against it self cannot stand, it has started falling.Boko Haram is the infant security forces of the sharia

Republic of Nigeria taking on the divided security forces of

Nigeria.

All elements loyal to the Sharia Republic in the structure

of Nigeria are there as agents to divulge vital information totheir leaders and cooperate within themselves in the midst of

other Nigerians to get the best of Nigeria for themselves.

The other Nigerians ( the true Nigerians), are unsuspecting, patriotic, loyal and

Open, must as a matter of necessity:=>

Watch to fish out any Boko Haram elements, clique,


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caucus that may be operating in their offices, department,

ministries, committees: they may be messengers, securityguards, officers of all grades, special assistants to mention but

a few, That was why Mr. President screamed that

Nigeria is in precarious situation. His Excellency found out that Boko Haram

agents are every where. Even in the cabinet, barracks,national assembly, among party officers,

military officers, the SSS, royal fathers, political associates,

name it.GNOSING NIGERIA DIAGNOSING NIGERIA

The other Nigerians must be their brother's keeper toovercome. Do not be afraid, they are a minority. When twominorities join forces and operate in the midst of unsuspecting

majority, they appear big and strong, but by the time the

conspiracy is detected, measures should be put in place to

curtail them and their tactics. Be suspiciously alert and be

united to overcome. Boko Haram Civil and public servants andsecurity officers are only loyal to their commanders and

coordinators, mentors and godfathers. They are not loyal totheir Nigerian bosses or departmental heads or the Mr. President.

A cultic united 3 or 4 can hold 10 loose element to a ransom,control and enslave them, because unity is strength, anddivision is weakness and for sale and slavery. Or in another

way, the united few Boko Haram in your section is

strong enough to undermine, overrule and enslavethe remaining divided majority. The days are at hand,

when fights will break out between occult Boko Haram members

and the otherNigerians counterparts in the ministries and

parastatals and even in Aso Rock.

Overtime, the disunited, patriotic true Nigerians may becomedisadvantaged and become target of intimidation andsubjugation. The united Boko Haram caucus corner juicy and

strategic positions while the others are left with the drawers of

water and hewers of wood port folios.

What does this mean: it means while the averageMatthew, Mark, Luke, John and James, Chukwu, Chima,

Kayode, Umukoro, Edosa, Damlong etc are nationalistic and patriotic to theNigerian dream, the cultic Boko Haram civil and public

servants are northernistic, Islamic and disloyal .

Let the others take note that United we stand, divided

we fall. Be your brother's keeper. Watch and shine your eyes.Or the boko haram click operating in your department, office

or committee will scheme you out. While you are nationalistic


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and patriotic to the core, they are northernistic and Islamic. Be

your brother keeper in diversity.

INPLICATIONS OF AVICTORIOUS BOKO HARAM

Let us imagine that Boko Haram successfully defeats the

Federal Republic of Nigeria and all of us, then her next of kin willsurface to congratulate and take over the victory to celebrate asuccessful jihad! Thereafter, the Jihad is completed by the

local faithful.

They will overrun all states, nook and cranny of Nigeriato wipe out all Christians and Christianity;

All churches will be converted to mosques, all royal line,Obas and princes are killed, every town where there is an Oba,

Obi or Ovie are changed to Emirs and emirate councils: Emir of

Port Harcourt, Emir of Warri, Emir of Benin City, Emir ofUghelli, Emir of Isoko land, Emir of Urhobo land, Emir of Edo

Land, Emir of Onitsha, Emir of Aba, Emir of Enugu, Emir of

Calabar, Emir of Itsekin land etc.

Every body must become Muslim or be ready to beslaughtered: a stitch in time saves nine and prevention is better

than cure are popular sayings of the wise and diligent.

DIAGNOSING NIGERIA 1 (First published in June 2009, reedited October 2012)

It is no more news, it is general information that somepolitical scientists in the world, global power brokers,

specialists viability analysts have pronounced that Nigeria is a failed state since thirteen years.

They are not saying failing, theysay failed. If Nigeria is compared to a

living thing with anatomy, physiology and biochemistry it means all the systems have either

closed down or are functioning below optimal level. It is a matter of

time, the end will come.

This is not enemy diplomacy; but a sincere politicalobservation/report from a friend to a friend. If we have the

courage, it is a warning for us to rise up and save Nigeria.There is a first, second and third world, followed by

failing state, after failing state then we have failed state. So, as a

nation we are actually dead while thinking we are alive. After afailed state status, she may end up finally in a decomposed

state. According to some political analysts, Nigeria is no longer


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in the reckoning of serious minded nations. Nigeria has lost the

honour of a living state or a nation that can affect the comity ofnations.

That Nigeria, a land flowing with green milk and black

honey could become a failed state should interest lovers ofNigeria, lovers of Africa and the black race as a whole. This is

because Nigeria as put together by the powers that be in 1914

with their pen and paper were actually creating a nation theythought or expected to be great. After about 100 years, the

reverse seems to be the case, then there is need to examine the

factors that led Nigeria to its present failed state.

The question to ask is what did they see? They saw the

following signs and symptoms:

1. Economic stagnation

Nigeria's economy is characterized by a mono economy,development loan diversion and embezzlement, over

invoicing, white elephant projects, massive looting of thenation to the point of collapse. The experts know how public

funds are being frittered inside and outside Nigeria by the

corrupt Nigerians in vantage positions. They can trace the path

way of one naira to any account in the world. They are awarethat the political class is bleeding Nigeria.

The money that is supposed to be used to develop Nigeria has been stacked somewhere and very

often given backto us as loan. In fact, very few nations of the world have enough

to give out as loan unless other people's money, that is,

Nigeria's money, whose ownership have changed to a few

political elites and their foreign collaborators. Not to forget tomention Nigeria's first super red eagles of fraud and

corruption: the military lords of the coups and counter coup

regimes; of course, the love of mammon is the root of all

coups.DIAGNOSING NIGERIA DIAGNOSING NIGERIA

Nigeria is a major producer of oil. We export the crude

and import the refined products. This is a classical sign of

economic disorientation and a dearth of informed minds at the

helm of affairs. Unfortunately for us as a nation, what we earnfrom sales of crude oil we cannot keep. We have many

refineries consuming turn around maintenance costs.

Nigeria has been poisoned by crude oil. Because of oil,

Nigeria operates a Father government: distributing feedingallowances to the governors monthly or quarterly; instead of

the states paying taxes to run the Federal government.


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2. PoliticalThe scars of military intervention defaced the nation's politics

with coup and counter coups until the military became a

political party for ambitious officers. She had to be helped out

of the political mess to professionalism.Nigeria cannot conduct a peaceful, free and fair election. Some people must

die. Something must happen. In fact, Nigerians have become

the natural disasters of Nigeria: Election is anatural disaster. Beauty contest triggers a natural disaster;

cartoon and western education trigger others.

During elections, innumerable observersare invited to help us to be honest but on the contrary, the

observers ended up schooled in election manipulation

Engineering rather than help us to behave. Nigeria is a major

exporter of electoral fraud technology to the rest of the world.

3. Inter- national hostilities

There are many inter- national hostilities in Nigeria, one tribeagainst the other. Then the Niger delta hostilities erupted.

They want Nigeria to operate true federalism. The boys were

already paralyzing the economy until some people suggested

amnesty as a way out. In the north the majority tribes areengaged in urban and rural guerrilla war fare with the minority tribes.

4. Religious terrorismReligion is a tool for malice and murder. Extrajudicial killings in

the name of god in the service of god. Religious hegemony to

divide and rule, to monopolize political power and subjugate

and enslave other nationalities. The virus of constitutionalinequalities and religious terrorism is the root of sociopolitical

superiority complex in Nigeria. Religious terrorism is

the root of political superiority complex in Nigeria.Nigeria can be a fertile ground for the training and

hiring of suicide bombers because if Nigerians can callously kill

their nationalities amounts to nothing. There is poverty andreligious fanaticism the predisposing factors. Nigeria

is a country where a Senator can call for jihad

without minding a hoof about the implications of his gaffe.

5. Human and physical development indexes

Beyond that, recent human and physical development

index on Nigeria also point to a deteriorating nation. Where

one out of every five children die of preventable diseases,where access to potable water in the rural communities is put at

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to education is only comparable to a nation at war.

Nigeria happens to be the coast of Africa with the worstper capital electricity supply.

Many companies have either been forced to shut

down or migrated to better-organized neighboring countries.

It is only in Nigeria that mass transit transport system andrailways do not work. These are all signs and symptoms of a

fatally injured nation.

6. The amalgamation problems of Nigeria

Reading the story of amalgamation of Nigeria revealed

that the baby Nigeria was concessioned to the north to allow thepolitical project take off. Even presently at 50yrs old, in the on

going review, she is still concession to the north with quota

system, sharia, more states, and local government etc . These

amalgamation problems are actually the mother of all problems

that Nigeria has: the southern protectorate (western,Midwestern and eastern Nigeria) has not been able to organize themselves

to meet the challenges of the arrangee amalgamation.

Pre Nigeria, the northern protectorate had an overriding Islamic

government which had a strong expansionist Islamic program

and a ferocious appetite for political power control.

Pre Nigeria the southern protectorate, the western,

Midwestern and eastern Nigeria; were only trading partners atbest before the advent of the British rule there was no unitary

government in the south, unlike the north, their fore runner

politicians did not see (particular the pre-independence

nationalists and politicians) the need to form a common frontand entrenching it in the political and cultural life of the

southern Nigeria protectorate. The East developed a free

market competitive spirit with the west and every one of the,competing among themselves while the north was not

competing within herself. One big north plus independent

units from the south lumped into one unit called Nigeria.The British had no option than to position and favour a

more politically disciplined north with imperial political

disposition like them.

The lack of the will, humility and insight to forge a

common southern political accord for the good of the southern

protectorate was a political waterloo for the south whereas the

northern protectorate had her government running pari pasuwith the British rule. The nationalities of the southern

protectorate became commercial political commodities for the


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police were under the state governments the police needs no

petting and the security of the state would be better.We will advocate the establishment of community or

state police while the Federal Government continues to control

the Navy, Army and Air Force.

B. Political/ Structural Deformities

The political flaws are as represented by the inequality of

number of states and local governments. With more states tothe North, it means the Federal Government allocates more

Funds to the North than the South. Kano state has twice the

number of local governments in Lagos. It means doubleincome to Kano and less income to Lagos. On local

government alone, Lagos is receiving half of what Kano is

receiving which is a lot of money.

The next is the inequality of lawmakers. The North has

more INEC Constituencies therefore more lawmakers than theSouth, which means more power, more salaries and more grass

root support money for the North.Again, the quota system provides more opportunities for

employment to the North than the Southern protectorate.

The Federal civil service has overriding number of northerners

in strategic ministries and portfolios than the south. It must benoted that there is nothing the Southern Lawmakers in the

National Assembly can do because of the inbuilt

representation inequality. By a simple majority, the North will always

carry the day and the southern protectorate lawmakers arepolitically disabled underdogs in the National Assembly.

There should be parity of states, local governments and

law makers. With these political and structural changes Nigeriawould be empowered to resolve her problems as a nation.

Any political absurdity playing out in Nigeria is as a resultof the simple majority and resource empowerment that the

north enjoys. When a Southern president is in the saddle, he

has to contend with this simple majority effect. The north can

hold the president to a ransom and dictate to him. This is not

good for the morale of all the elements of the Southernprotectorate in government. This is an intra-national

colonialism by the north on the south. This happens in all the

Ministries, Departments and agencies and committees of thefederal government.

a. These political and structural inequalities have directconsequences on shared income from the federal government


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and this makes the north to be perpetually richer than the

southern protectorate.b. The agriculture of the south has collapsed under the

weight of fulani herdsmen who have taken over all rural

farmlands quoting land use decree. In effect the north has

become the food supplier of the south there is need to protectrural farm lands and villages from the invasion of armed Fulani

herdsmen who by a national program terrorize farmers in the

southern farm lands. Many southern governments are notaware of this phenomenon yet.

Having diagnosed Nigeria from the discussion so far, wecan go on to prescribe what will help Nigeria to recover from

the failed state status.

DIAGNOSING NIGERIA 1 :THE WAY OUTDIAGNOSING NIGERIA DIAGNOSING NIGERIAThe southern protectorate as a matter of urgent necessity

need to:

A. Strengthen East- Midwest- West ties:

There is already socio- economic tie even spiritual tie betweenthe south east, mid west and western Nigeria. They should go

beyond these to political alliance to counter the excesses of the

northern alliance. The people of the southern directorate haveto humble themselves, to eliminate and resolve animosities of the

past, and forgive one another to survive the northern agenda.

The alliance of the rest of Nigeria is required to redress

the critical areas of inequalities between the north and south of Nigeria

B. Trans- Protectorate Political Caucus Unity:

All the political groupings- Afenifere, Ohaneze, Ijaw nationalunion, Urhobo progressive union, Isoko national movement,

Itsekiri ethnic nationality, Edo leaders of thought and all such

groupings should come together to forge a southern unity.

C. Constitutional Amendments

1. State and Community Police

Governors should be constitutional empowered to secure the

state, the present house boy arrangement between the

federal and the state is de- capacitating security. The

communities know their rogues and robbers et al. State and

Community policing is security of the people by the people forthe people, crime will definitely reduce. Study the American

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There is no need to fear abuse of power by governors orlocal government chairman. There is no difference between a

governor and a president, because many governors in Nigeria

have become president and vice president. The courts are

there to mid- wife or decide the limit of executive power andauthority. The governor or presidents are executive officers;

they are not necessarily the most powerful in the state. The

courtrooms will educate all of us. State and communitypolicing will empower the governor to be truly the chief

security officers of their states, presently they are not.

Every other pretension is political illusion.

2. Political Restructuring

(i) State and local government creation like any other

reviewable sections of the constitution should be an act. This

will make creating or dissolution of state less cumbersome.The number of states in the north and south must be equal.

(ii) The same thing applies to east and west of the Niger.

Sharing formula should be to the north to the south, (1/4

to the east to the west)..

Local government creation should be at the discretion ofthe states. All allocations to L.G.A should be shared equally

among the states and each state should share the allocation

equally among the L.G.A. The number of L.G.A per state is ather discretion.

*All criteria of land mass and phony population

figures should be discarded.

*All states are equal within each zone and all localgovernment areas are equal with each state.

3. National Legislative Houses:*There must be equal number of senators and representative

from the north and south for political balance of power.

*The Federal civil service/ agencies/ commissions mustreflect equal number according to zone/ state.

*Furthermore no retiring officers must be succeeded by

a person from the same protectorate. A northerner must be

succeeded by a southerner, and a southerner by a northerner.This will prevent regional domination of any ministry

agency or commission. Presently some zones have

preferences in which others have are being denied access.

4. *The military must reflect states and north south equality

for balance of power and professionalism.


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If these steps are not taken, any effort to help Nigeria mayamount to an exercise in futility and Nigeria would end

decomposed. It is imperative on southern leaders, all their

mighty men of valour, big political figures, royal fathers, and

intellectuals, activist should come together and fashion analliance for the rest of Nigeria. This is a clarion call to all that

love Nigeria.

It is necessary to impress it on the leaders ofThe southern Nigeria to come together and form an alliance to

overcome the unopposed agenda of the northern religio-political

alliance.There is an operational northern political alliance against

the rest of Nigeria for which the south lacks the discipline and

humility to set up her own and operate like the north.

Therefore the diffused status of the southern protectorates is

responsible for most of problems of Nigeria: the northernpolitical alliance is operating in vacuum. Or else Nigerias situation

may get worse until the secular free society enters the inevitabledecomposition state of no return: the north will gradually

emasculate the south by a simple majority and by the sword.

DIAGNOSING NIGERIA DIAGNOSING NIGERIAFrom the above it is apparent that a determined united

effort is required to overcome the spoilt north that is already

used to such concessionary delicacies. The north must be aweaned to maturity by a galvanized southern protectorate.

These solutions are very important to make every section

of the country behave and cooperate. Everybody has a stake in

Nigeria. It is not the privilege of a section or mafia.

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