Amalgamation Day in Lagos, 1914
02 October, 2013
Femi Aribisala on "Bigmanism"
If you haven't already, take a look at this funny essay in yesterday's Vanguard.
"Independence" Day 2013
Another year since 1960.
The big anniversary comes up in three months -- the Amalgamation Centennial on the 1st of January 2014.
I wish the Centennial was occurring in a different, better set of circumstances. As it stands, I suspect critical comments as to whether the Amalgamation was a good thing or not will predominate over celebratory comments.
The three tiers of government will probably put on glitzy shows, that will be more about expensive (as in contract-generating) excess. As per usual there will not really be anything that grabs at the heart and soul of who we are and why we are, nothing that really expresses our cultures or identities as distinct peoples or as a unified Federal Republic.
The big anniversary comes up in three months -- the Amalgamation Centennial on the 1st of January 2014.
I wish the Centennial was occurring in a different, better set of circumstances. As it stands, I suspect critical comments as to whether the Amalgamation was a good thing or not will predominate over celebratory comments.
The three tiers of government will probably put on glitzy shows, that will be more about expensive (as in contract-generating) excess. As per usual there will not really be anything that grabs at the heart and soul of who we are and why we are, nothing that really expresses our cultures or identities as distinct peoples or as a unified Federal Republic.
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