The Politics of year 2003 by Michael O. Folorunsho Year 2003 is still some two full years away and there is all the signboard all over the whole place telling everyone how far away it is. The signboard is also telling us of the eminent threat that may very well accompany it.
Tribalism is never too far from Nigerian politics, it only depends on who is giving the commentary.
Every group slant the commentary to favor its own side. In the year 2003, every office including that of the of the President of Nigeria will become vacant and anyone who is qualified must come out and contest. One thing is very clear, the various armies are in the trenches waiting for their orders. The trouble here is, seven military Heads of State, two civilian Heads of States plus the current one, since the badly conducted and manipulated independence election, Nigerians still have not learned any lesson. Moreso because of lack of desire to reason and raw animal emotions plus of course the egos of all the players.