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Why I Want My Own Country
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
Compcros
Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems
"Exploring Every Corner of the Cosmos in Search of
Knowledge"
I have had enough of the perennial struggle for control of
nationalresources in my present country, Nigeria. The struggle is
forever on forwho will be President or one government functionary
or another. Thestruggle is conducted through coups, Islamic
terrorism and high stakespoliticking, with massive loss of human
lives.
The whole thing is tiring because it looks to me like a group of
peopledeterminedly rushing backwards while the world moves
forward.
At the heart of all this agitation for state power is what may
be describedas the cursed oil reserves of the Niger Delta.
I have the greatest contempt for this oil wealth.
It has corrupted the nation and the land of the very region it
comes from.Vast sums of money flow because of it, most of it
concentrated in politicaloffice holders and their agents, some of
which office holders are describedas earning more money than the
President of the United Sates, the mostsuccessful global economy.
Please forget all those stories about Chinabeing the No.1 economy.
They can never be as long as they run atotalitarian system. All
national systems at the moment are based on aWestern model
developed in Europe and the US is the apogee of thatmodel. The
countrys foreign policy is often hypocritical but that does
notchange its global commanding position in almost every area of
endeavour.
This Nigerian oil wealth has become a source of gargantuan
laziness. Itseems to have been central to the devastating civil war
the wounds of
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which are still raw. Industrial culture, power generation, all
the indices ofmodern civilization have been developing at slow pace
in the midst of somuch supposed wealth.
Left to me the Niger Delta should become a separate country and
leave
the rest of the country to fend for itself. The Niger Delta will
have a huge,unenviable task of managing the massive environmental
and socialdisruption created by the exploration of oil in their
homeland. I wish themwell with the predatory practices of oil
companies who laid miles ofpipelines above ground in inhabited
areas and devastated prime zonesof their livelihood.
I want out of such a ridiculous system.
I want my own country to prove that the charade represented by
Nigerian
oil is a farce that needs to be disposed of. I want to prove
that what acountry needs is not natural resources but motivated
citizens.
I am considering acquiring a piece of land within Nigeria in
order to provemy point. This land would exist as an independent
nation, with treatiessigned with the central and state governments
ensuring the sovereignty ofthis nation.
We shall begin from ground zero, from bare ground with no
construction,and from there make our point.
I will invite prospective citizens who are committed to serious
work andwhose remuneration will be the fruits of their work.
Our focus will be on developing a vibrant economy free of the
curse of oil.No money from the Nigerian government will be allowed.
All income andrevenue will be generated from the initiatives of the
citizens through tradewith the rest of the world.
Anybody who believes they have invented something and need
funding,technical guidance and an inspiring environment will be
welcome. One ofour goals will be to generate an industrial culture
from native inventivegenius.
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