"THE MAIN POLITICAL ISSUES INSIDE NIGERIA FOR THE LAST 51 YEARS"

"Nigeria was created in 1914 by the British Colonial Masters to primarily further the best economic interests of the then British Colonial Empire". Nigeria was formed and forced on the over 250 ethnic groups or nationalities that were completely independent and autonomous from each other for centuries.

"These ethnic nationalities were culturally, economically, socially and religiously different from each other". They lived under varied leadership and indigenious political systems of Africa known to historians as Kingdoms and Empires.

After the successful amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914, and the new nation formed by the British was named as "Nigeria" which depicted a nation around the "River Niger Area".  "The British used their political tactics of "Divide and Rule" to rule and keep the new Nigerian colony successfully together from 1914-1960".

The decades of political struggles for independence aganist the British rule that started at the onset of the 20th century by Nigerian indigenious politicians and trade unionists all culminated in an independent nation on October 1, 1960. "The British handed over an already divided and politically unstable federation to the first republic politicians". The "political parties in power were all regional and tribal based".

"This new nation that was already heavily polarized along ethnic, religion and cultural lines failed in the its first six years of its existence". The military took over this nation by brutal force from the tribal based politics and politicians. This military adventure and inculsion into power in Nigeria lasted for about 29 years out of her 50 years as an independent nation.

"The military  used a governing style of "Brutal Force and Decrees" to keep Nigeria intact and together". Nigeria then went through "a brutal civil war and a genocide that remained one of the worst in Africa plus the most deadly civil war ever fought in Africa" that almost tore the fragile nation apart and claimed over one million souls under the military rule.

This nation since 1960 has also witnessed "too many religious riots and sectarian violents" that have claimed tens of thousands of innocent victims to date and continues to threathen the corporate existence of the nation's 250 people and language groups.

The "Main Cries" since October 1, 1960 to date remain the same under the military and the civilian rules. They are: "True Federalism", "Marginalization", "Secession into Independent Nations", "National Sovereign Conference",  "Theocracy", "Resource Control",  "Regional Autonomy", "Rotational Presidency", "State Police", "Devolution of Powers" and "Self-Determination".

"The Nigerian Project has not worked on behalf of the 250 ethnic nationalities that make up this great union by all ramifications". The future of this union of ethnic nations is very uncertain in the year 2011 and beyond. Sudanese current political referendum that was carried out in the Southern Sudan yesterday if it is successful by all ramifications, then this may signal a similar political development in Nigeria in the nearest future because of the deep similarities in the political experiences of both nations..