[Odinaka]

This is the type of records that some self-styled "nationalists" wouldn't want to see in the public space, let alone have the public discuss it. One reason for this is that their portraying themselves as committed "one-Nigerians" could be seen to be hollow and deceptive.

It's unfortuante that some persons, due to their short-sightedness, selfishness, over patriotism for one Nigeria, or hidden agenda, decided to throw away a golden opportunity to take a critical look at issues and produce a constitution/country that would be truly united and strong. Our civil war thus ended without anyone seeing the need to ontinue with the dialogue. At least those who mattered in the scheme of things then didn't see the need. And what we are doing today is to argue issues that we would have taken care of long ago. So when next you visit an international airport in Nigeria, you might see yourself pronouncing the name of a great soldier and nationalist who gave his all to ensure that Nigeria remained one strong united entity but had to kill off innocent and unarmed citizens of that same Nigeria in the process. And today some are proud to reference him and his cohorts as national heroes. After all, he fought for the unity of the country and even apologised for the minor mistake of the ethnic cleansing he approved.