Like it or not, ethnic bigotry is the main fabric of Nigerian woes. No matter how we try to forget, our leaders as dictators especially, have reminded us by their actions, for the past 50 years almost. The fact that people smile at you does not mean that their hearts are free from bigotry.

Ever heard of 'closet' bigots? The worst kinds.

All we can do is judge people as individuals if they have proven not to be bigots, you cannot speak for any given ethnic group in particular as a whole. When all we have had are Nigerian leaders who have fostered ethnic bigotry overtly or covertly, what would you expect others to think, say or do?

Until we have true leaders who recognize that ALL Nigerians should be treated as Nigerians, we would continue to have these sentiments. A reality that affronts your senses every waking moment of life. Preaching about the evils of ethnic bigotry will not solve the problems, we need to see evidence that Nigerians are not being marginalized by the leaders who impose themselves on us, at the expense of other Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic background.

Until we can afford a true democracy, ethnic bigotry remains the bane of Nigeria's failures as a supposed country.

It is real, do not be deceived.