The nation will continue to wobble until the iniquities in the system are eliminated, writes Anya O. Anya
Nigerian Unity and Nation Building, under normal circumstances, would have been considered an easy task to undertake. However, given that the circumstances in our times it can no longer be considered normal in the light of the level of violence, criminality and divisiveness which is now our daily experience, the undertaking becomes a challenge and a dilemma. There was a time that some of our leaders especially in the military era would glibly tell us that Nigerian unity is non-negotiable. Most people in the present situation we find ourselves will consider such an affirmation not only hollow but clearly now as uninformed and ignorant. This situation would not have arisen five, 10 or 20 years ago. So what went wrong and why?
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STATE OF THE NATION: We’re losing our youths to bandits Nnamani
On Insecurity in South-East anti-Igbo culture Igbo emancipation not dependent on producing president Govt losing to bandits on youths’ loyalty Southern governors right on need for conference We need to talk urgently Elite capture of state bedrock of economic inequality, rising poverty How porous border, ungoverned large spaces boost insecurity Rising population, a looming time bomb We must attack poverty holistically, aggressively How Nigeria can make banditry unattractive
By Henry Umoru, Assistant Politics Editor
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, a medical doctor, an administrator, and a politician, served as governor of Enugu State from 1999 to 2007, and as Enugu East senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from 2007 to 2011.
Views: Visits 7 Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, a medical doctor, an administrator, and a politician, served as governor of Enugu State from 1999 to 2007, and as Enugu East senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from 2007 to 2011. He was re-elected as a senator in 2019 and is currently the chairman of, Senate Committee on Cooperation & Integration in Africa/ NEPAD. In this exclusive interview with Vanguard, Senator Nnamani spoke on the state of the nation, the Ninth Senate, insecurity in the country, the South East, State Police, South East 2023 Presidency struggle, need for the convocation of the multi-ethnic conference, and youth empowerment commission among others. By Henry Umoru, Abuja Nigeria is facing serious security challenges both in the North and in the South. Where did we actually get it wrong and what is your take on the security situation in your own zone, the South-East? Before I go to my own zone, let us look at where it all started. We h