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Segun Adeniyi Wrote - NIGERIA, MY NIGERIA

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Is this the same Nigeria that was visa free to England and other western countries? Is this the same Nigeria that $1 was 71 kobo? Is this the same Nigeria that had the largest airline in Africa and over thirty fleets of ship(River Contagora, River Ose, River this, River that)? Is this the same Nigeria that flight ticket to London was N150? Is this same Nigeria where Visa was not needed to travel to UK, but just pick your ticket to London like you are traveling to Abuja or Port Harcourt? Is this Nigeria where return ticket to USA was N1,200? Is this Nigeria which Dubai came to borrow money from, but dash them instead of giving them(Dubai) as loan? Is this same Nigeria that Major General Yakubu Gowon said the only problem we have is how to spend our money? Is this the same Nigeria that tear-rubber Peugeot 504 was less than N5,000 naira? Is this the same Nigeria that had car assembly plants ( Peugeot and Volkswagen)? Is this the same Nigeria that had great leaders like Zik, Balewa, Awo, E

Nigeria Break's Up - Wole Soyinka.

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The Ibos want Biafra The North wants Ibo's exit The Yorubas want Ibo's exit The Ibos are saying "we have investments in your areas and cannot leave them" And the fight is being cooked. Governors are sharing bailout funds Workers salaries are not paid Government officials have their children schooling abroad Ministers and senators are looting.  The poor Hausa man is riding Okada The poor Ibo man is riding Okada The poor Yoruba man is riding Okada. The poor Hausa man sleeps under the bridge as Alamajiri The poor Yoruba man sleeps under the bridge as Alaye The poor Ibo man sleeps under the bridge as agbero. It is pertinent to note that the poor from all ethnic groups in Nigeria have everything in common and so is the rich. Do not allow the agitation of an Ibo man who lives in UK or USA for Biafra cause the killing of the Ibo man in Adamawa.  The problem in the country is not the agitation of any ethnic group but the unity of the elite and the disunity of the masses. How