Turn-by-turn presidency - The Nation Nigeria

Nigeria is the collective heritage of about 200 million people of diverse ethnic backgrounds and tongues. There are over 250 ethnic nationalities spread across the country. Nigeria does not belong only to the Igbo, the Hausa and the Yoruba. Unfortunately, these three so-called ‘’major ethnic groups’’ have defined the political and economic actualities of the country since independence.

When it comes to power-sharing and distribution of the common wealth, the big three come into contest, featuring prominently on the table. It is always about what the Igbo want; what the Hausa want and what the Yoruba want, but never about what other Nigerians whose voices are attenuated want. This is not how to achieve nationhood.Have we asked what other 247 ethnic groups and more want? I know the argument could be that they have representatives in parliament who speak for them.

Our problems are national and not sectional; the solutions do not pivot around the big three. I must say, the problems of the country today and since independence are the craft of the Igbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa. That Nigeria has remained in the doldrums is largely by the devices of the big three. Let me rephrase. The Igbo, the Hausa and the Yoruba are the cause of Nigeria’s problems.

The 2023 presidency debate is heating up, and as usual the argument oscillates among the big three as if the country is their personal estate. Why are the TIV and the Idoma in Benue not in focus; why are the Isoko and the Urhobo in Delta not in the equation? Why are the Ilaje in Ondo and the Esan in Edo not on the table? And why are the Kanuri, the Manga and Bede in Borno not in the discourse?

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