Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The Nigerian state has been struggling with the structural albatross of the 1914 amalgamation and the Ironsi's 1966 unitary illogic since 1966. To become great, Nigeria needs to convert the ethno-cultural loyalty of its constituents into a civic nationalism and transform itself from a mere geographical expression into a fulsome nation made up of patriotic believers with infrastructural backstops. This reform agenda is driven by leadership recruitment, values reorientation and institutional reform. The public service, constitutional order and a development-rooted national value system are the genuine complements to effective democratic governance. Nigeria is in a predicament due to its historical predicament and cultural illogic, and reform, governance and institution are the only change management instruments to deploy. Professor Oyewale Tomori's emotional deliverance highlighted the need for institutional reform to unleash Nigeria's greatness. His belief in Nigeria speaks to the possibility of a providential and institutional rescue of her greatness.

The Nigerian state has been struggling with the structural albatross of the 1914 amalgamation and the Ironsi's 1966 unitary illogic since 1966. To become great, Nigeria needs to convert the ethno-cultural loyalty of its constituents into a civic nationalism and transform itself from a mere geographical expression into a fulsome nation made up of patriotic believers with infrastructural backstops. This reform agenda is driven by leadership recruitment, values reorientation and institutional reform. The public service, constitutional order and a development-rooted national value system are the genuine complements to effective democratic governance. Nigeria is in a predicament due to its historical predicament and cultural illogic, and reform, governance and institution are the only change management instruments to deploy. Professor Oyewale Tomori's emotional deliverance highlighted the need for institutional reform to unleash Nigeria's greatness. His belief in Nigeria speaks to the possibility of a providential and institutional rescue of her greatness.