A former presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu, has said that Nigeria may break after the 2023 elections if the country fails to restructure and address the current economic and security pressures facing her.
In a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Thursday, Moghalu made references to countries such as the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, India/Pakistan/Bangladesh who couldn’t hold it together.
He said, “We are too absorbed in this country with “our differences” and Lord Lugard. With very few exceptions like Japan and the Koreas, most countries in the world are made up of different ethnic groups. Insisting on a quest for ethnic purity as the basis of nationhood, Nigeria will have to become 250 countries. Is that realistic?
We are too absorbed in this country with "our differences" and Lord Lugard. With very few exceptions like Japan and the Koreas, most countries in the world are made up of different ethnic groups. Insisting on a quest for ethnic purity as the basis of nationhood, Nigeria will have
— Kingsley Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) July 21, 2022
“Our diversity, coming from an artificial amalgamation of different ethnic groups, is doubtless a challenge because nations grow organically based on mutual trust. But it can be well managed if we have good leadership that creates a level playing field with justice and equity. It can even be our strength just as in the United States. The real vehicle to achieve this and correct the inequities is a constitutional restructuring that creates a much better and workable federalism.
“Those who resist this are Nigeria’s biggest enemies. It is also the best way to deal with separatist agitations. A failure to restructure Nigeria after the 2023 elections, with all the economic and security pressures we face, is an invitation to what those who mischaracterize and oppose restructuring say they want to avoid. Nations can fail, or be dismembered. History teaches us this. See Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, India/Pakistan/Bangladesh. The separation of Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia is a very rare case of a peaceful breakup..”
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