Chidoka osita biography of martin

He is my benefactor.

The father of modern Nigeria.

At age 34 he discovered me and made me his "consultant".

He gave me important and sensitive assignments.

He trusted me with serious things, trained me when I made mistakes.

Patient, when my exuberance stood in the way of reason. He is the most engaged, detailed and hardworking leader I have worked with. I respect his intellect.

On the eve of his departure from office he appointed me Corps Marshal, his last appointment as President. The appointment was solely his making, nobody lobbied him. It was his sole decision.

He had great dreams for Nigeria. He believed in the possibilities of a great nation. After office, he remains engaged and hopeful of a renascent Nigeria

He paid our national debts. He saved money in our excess crude account. He built our anti-corruption institutions.

He appointed some of our best and brightest to public office. He consolidated our Banks, He liberalised our economy.

He recreated and energised our middle class. He promoted Nigeria across the world and earned global respect for Nigeria. Under his watch the Africa rising narrative was the dominant story.

We have disagreed on issues but I love and respect him as mentor, leader and counsellor. He is my Bab

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Mkpang Emenyi

Power is dalliance, my brother.

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Sam Kalu Orji

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[This article below, written by Mr. Osita Chidoka, was initially published on “Scan News Nigeria” on February 23, 2016. It was accessed and reposted on WWN platform on May 24th, 2017, with permission from the author].

“The post-civil war generation should not inherit the prejudices of a failed past but build new coalitions that can re – negotiate the structure and, more importantly, the essence of the Nigerian state.” ~OSITA CHIDOKA

My debut column elicited a lot of comments on social media. I appreciate the comments, feedback and concerns. Going through the comments, I can discern two strong schools of thought. The first, for purposes of identification I refer to as the Structuralists and the second, the Essentialists. I got the terms from my interaction with Sam Amadi, one of my favourite intellectuals.

The Structuralists, are those who believe, with good reasons, that the problem with Nigeria is the structure and the definition of structure is wide and varied. But for the purpose of this essay, I will group them together. The Structuralists range from those who think the error started from amalgamation to those who believe that jettisoning the three regions was the original sin and those who talk vaguely about “tru