Thanks to social media and the rise of religious fundamentalism, among other factors, the condition Eddie described above has worsened in the last decade. Young Nigerians are not only disconnected, they are also tragically disinterested in the history and future of the country as well as in socio-political events that shape their material conditions.
“The eloquence, clarity and force with which he advances theses mark Eddie out as perhaps the revolutionary conscience of our generation,” notes Prof Jeyifo. In another essay titled “Sovereign conference or civil war?” , Eddie observed: “Nigeria has been reprieved from civil war several times in the past decade. The point is that this reprieve cannot continue indefinitely. Sooner or later history may give Nigeria what the powers-that-be have been reckoning.”
Apart from my father, perhaps no other person has had as much influence on my life as Comrade Edwin Madunagu and I am proud not only to be associated with him for more than three decades but also tolabar International Institute for Research, Information and Documentation , a free research institution and public library, which he set up in 1994.
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