Nigeria wasn't meant to be a country, says Lawyer

Nigeria marked its 60th Independence on October 1, 2020. The day was commemorated with the usual pomp and pageantry from the elite and bourgeois class who have benefitted immensely from the country’s wealth and resources.

They celebrated Nigeria at 60, highlighting the irrelevant achievements chalked by the successive governments of the fourth republic.

Meanwhile, the masses who make the majority of the poorest in the country believe Nigeria is a failed state. For them, the day was used to reflect on failed promises, lost and misplaced opportunities and priorities of the state.

60-years on, Nigerian is saddled with a host of deep-throat challenges. Indeed, only a miracle like some will say can get the country out of the ditch.

Economic and financial instability, insecurity, corruption, nepotism and kidnapping have become a terror to the over 200 million people. These traits have drowned the hopes of a country that had so much promise when oil was discovered in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploration.

In a no-holds-barred interview to mark the 60th Independence Day celebration of Nigeria, our journalist spoke to Lawyer and Vice President, Synergies Institute-Ghana, Ogochukwu Nweke on what Nigeria at 60 meant for Nigeria and the continent at large.

He also touched on a wide range of issues including the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), restructuring Nigeria and the way forward.

See interview below: