As a postcolonial project, Nigeria is a country that has declared war on history and memory since October 1, 1960. Nigeria is a non-nation divided by religion, ethnicity, and numerous fault lines. Only two things unite her: football and a national aversion for remembering. In this national space, memory is more fugacious than a puff of powder Every today declares war on every yesterday in Nigeria, determined to exterminate it as quickly as possible. My guess is that when a people defines nationhood as a succession of endlessly repeated self-inflicted errors and tragedies, history, memory, and remembering become deadly enemies to the extent that they are a mirror to a bazaar of wrong and tragic choices...... Professor Pius Adesanmi... A nation that has no memory is a no-nation. End of history, Nigeria that is.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:22:47 +0000
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