Etc. etc. etc. This of course is only a beginning. Above all, convene an open, all-comer National Conference to discuss our beginning and what we can envisage for the future. Nigeria has a tremendous tradition of writers and artists taking progressive political stands and leading the opposition to corrupt military dictatorships. Thank you very much.
Creative people terrify governments.
It is difficult to make the kind of assessment you request. I wish someone would insert a secret pipe under Nigeria's landmass and drain away the oil while we slept. That way we would be forced to retrieve other forms, former forms of economic sustenance. We have become a mono-economy. Unimaginative, idle leadereship has encouraged the people to rely on handouts while of course grabbing the lion's share of the petroleum royalties.