The state of Nigeria rests upon a knife’s edge. Dwindling oil prices, global shifts away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, and the ubiquity of corruption in the country’s bureaucracy has created palpable fear. It cannot only be felt at the local, state, and national levels, but in communities, schools, and the homes of its citizens.
Despite these issues, as one of the leading oil- and gas-producing countries in the world, Nigeria has a responsibility to lead the African region out of poverty and into the modern world. They have the resources and determination, but it will take overcoming decades of entrenched corruption to find a way forward.
Nigeria: A Failed State? treats in exhaustive detail the history of Robert Nwadiaru’s home nation and the contemporary political, social, and economic obstacles facing the country as it attempts to modernize.
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“Nigeria A Failed State, Profound Treatise on a Crippled Giant” by Robert Nwadiaru
Tate Publishing 2015, 298 pages
The political history of Nigeria provides present-day lessons and reminders for our world.
This is not “light reading”. I found myself rereading portions since most every line is significantly (presumably) fact dense, and would be almost overwhelmingly weighty to any novice eager to learn of Nigeria’s struggle.
This is a text book for students and scholars of the African Continent as a useful resource. A student of international affairs would find the political drama, power brokering, inter and intra-national intrigue, issues of accountability, and hidden agendas provided upon the backdrop of Nigeria’s natural resources, diverse climates, and multi-ethnic groups territoriality exceedingly helpful. It is a rendering, perhaps debatable but only by those intimately familiar with Mr. Nwadiaru’s assessments and the circumstances formulating his conclusions here displayed.
The intense detail of Mr. Nwadiaru’s book weaves the colorful fabric of a nation he loves, while causing him palpable frustration.
There is a ray of hope however which I believe the reader will find plausible and uplifting.
This is an intriguing forward running story, and history making as much then as now. Nigeria remains a nation containing glorious potential and immeasurable possibilities. Is his purpose to expose, and bring awareness of Nigeria’s struggles? Since this publishing, has Mr. Nwadiaru realized his many dreams and ideations for Nigeria?
Nations are spawned through pain, lessons learned, and wisdom gleaned from those lessons become internalized and promote healing. I hope Nigeria’s nature laden gifts become actualized for the benefit of all Nigerians. I believe Mr. Nwadiaru would concur.