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Dear Oghre,

It was King Louis IV whom I believe uttered that maxim "Le etat cest moi" which was later in the last century put into practice by President Arap Moi of Kenya. Since then it has become difficult to separate love for nation with the idiosyncracies of leaders. If Nigeria as a nation is raped collectively, it is not by the masses or the corporate entitiy did such a criminal act. It is the actions of the leaders personified by Mr President that determines if the country is being raped or being loved.
Those of us who are close followers of the Hon Adujie esq's epistles, sermons and pontifications on patriotism and the abuses which he has subjected that noble concept many of which were akin to what Mussolini and Hitler attempted with the attendant consequences to global civilisation have refused to wear such a notorious agbada of patriotism as stiched together by him. We also warn those who want to be seduced into doing so to "buyer beware".
Geniune love for nation does not have a blind spot like visison 2010. It sees both the good, the bad and the ugly. It also cautions where things go astray and calls the leaders to order. The leaders in turn respect the laws of the land as well as the constitution while having the intersts of the people uppermost in their minds.
Any love short of this for the nation is not only ruinous but might lead to infatuation bordering on the platonic where petro-dollars and crude-oil revenue may be its guiding principles. Thus we may be mistaking petronationalism and crudeoil/revenue sharing patriotism for the real thing.:biggrin :