[igwe]

Unfortunately, the Arabs have a program, but not Black Africans. We are still hoodwinked with Nkruma's half baked and shallow notion of "African unity".

As Chinweizu rightly said, until we have a country in Black Africa that is an economic power, we should simply forget about a phantom unity.

But, in order to achieve economic freedom, we need to have political stability first. There are two countries who can lead the rest in this economic might: Nigeria and South Africa. SA has political stability and that is why its economy is growing even beyond expectations. Nigeria, on the other hand is suffering from years of misrule. Thankfully, the judiciary in Nigeria might help us to achieve political stability which is the foundation for economic welfare. A situation where a president enters into office a pauper and comes out a billionaire does not augur well for both political and economic well being of Nigeria and rest of Black Africa. Thieves don't build enduring nations.

What Chinweizu is saying in effect is that we need to get our acts together first before we can NEGOTIATE any kind of unity. It's a wake up call.