The bad news of attack on the United Nations Building in Abuja was followed by another worse tale of deadly clashes in Jos. The story is the same inspite of efforts by security forces to stop the terrible acts of terrorism.

Many Nigerians and foreign friends of Nigeria have cherished common belief and conviction that with such enormous human, physical and mineral resources, Nigeria should by now be a prosperous nation. The present predicament of abject poverty for a great number of Nigerians is a national disgrace and total embarrassment to the developed world.

The pleasant news of the week is that the country‘s respected elders and some past political leaders would meet in Port Harcourt and also in Abuja, the nation‘s capital to deliberate on suitable amendments to some sections of the 1999 Constitution.

In those palmy days before this country was colonized, each nation state existed to satisfy the wishes of the people through their leaders. The concept of ‘Divine Rights of Kings‘ was enjoyed by all those who were born in palaces and also, those who acquired Kingship through conquests of other lands. Thus, kingship could be by birth or by force.

In the noble exercise of attempting to plan for the future greatness of Nigeria, perhaps it would be necessary to peep into the past and examine the present. Before the peculiar amalgamation of 1914, British military forces had already prepared ground for Lord Lugard who gave the country the name, Nigeria.