Paul Ogwu Okwuchukwu

As Nigeria concludes an important but tortuous milestone in her history, we are reminded of our past, our present state and an unknown future...

We face a serious moral dilemma that pervades all sectors of our national life. It appears that our sense of wrong and right has blurred to the extent that we cannot differentiate between the two...

We are indeed in deep trouble. This is because we have a penchant for learning and perfecting all the negative trends that we come across. Be it armed robbery, fraud, corruption, ritual killing, Pentecostalism, religion, forgery, kidnapping, act of deception and lying...

No other issue seems central to the state we find ourselves in this country than corruption. Corruption is not the exclusive preserve of our leaders but also the followers. The truth of the matter is that we all seem corrupt; and it seems to run in our blood and DNA...

The problem with our educational system is that it is a product of the Nigerian system. We should look at it from the pervasive corruption in the land, erosion of our value system, lack of good governance, bad policy implementation and the over importance placed on certificates...

We seem to have defiled all political permutations and theories. 2011 election will not only mark our water shed but also will be an interesting political manoeuvre and battle of supremacy among some of the individuals who have played a prominent role in the making and unmaking of the Nigerian state...

We may not develop and diversify our economy if we continue to rely on oil as the mainstay of our economy and source of foreign exchange. We need to diversify our economy if we hope to ever grow...

A critical analysis of the country, Nigeria, would show a country with an immense opportunity and priceless assets but also an equally dysfunctional society...