OPINION: Nigerians, War Is No Fun |The Source

By Kingsley Moghalu

“There is a possibility that the country will implode, and violently. It will not be pretty. War and violence will not yield any benefit for any normal man or woman in our country

I know it looks like it is all over for Nigeria. But I just want to remind everyone of us that working together, we can stabilize Nigeria and make it a prosperous country.

In other to achieve this, we must all come to the table and address the fundamental issue which is: Injustice.

Nigeria needs a fundamental constitutional restructuring. There is no other way out, else, there is a possibility that the country will implode  and violently.

It will not be pretty. War and violence will not yield any benefit for any normal man and woman in our country.

It leads to disruption and economic dislocation. It means refugees, hunger and starvation and all kinds of things.

And if that happens, let us be very clear who is responsible.

Those who refused the opportunity to fundamentally restructure Nigeria, given it a truly  peoples constitution. That is what  we need to do.

Let’s begin that discussion before it is too late.

Let’s not give up hope, and on the other hand, we cannot have the peace of the grave yard.

I don’t believe in illusions and I don’t deceive myself, and am very pragmatic. We will, and we can face the problems that are facing us and we can overcome them.

But I don’t believe in the peace of the graveyard and violence, because both are extreme. We want justice, we want prosperity, we want jobs for our youths. That is what we want. We need a leadership and a constitution that can use the leadership this country deserves.

Professor Moghalu, a former Presidential Candidate, was Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria