These were relentlessly persecuted by the colonial masters, dismissed from work, their businesses wrecked and in many instances sent to jail. Amongst the latter was Osita C Agwuna who made the famous call to revolution and went to jail. He had publicly argued that “the redemption of Africa lies in the hands of Africans themselves and must be achieved by either violent revolution or by non-violent revolution”.

Yes, millions of Nigerians have for months questioned the huge amount of money set aside for the celebration of what amounted to them as a non-event against the backdrop of mounting external debt, infrastructural decay and sundry failures in the system- Nigerians had expressed their reservations about the entire celebration.

Nigeria at Independence from this perspective is seen as a fully formed polity that in time has become corrupt resulting in the failure of state and political institutions, resulting in the disorder now witnessed. Failed state analysis result in two contrasting remedies.

WHERE is President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Presidential Advisory Committee (PAC)? I am forced to ask this question because of the noticeable drop in the quality of presidential carriage and actions, especially since GEJ declared his intention to contest for president next year.

A regular reader of this column, Mr. Emmanuel Ekeh, recently sent this rejoinder to our article “WHERE ARE THE COINS?” Please read on: “My dear Les Leba, Your article “where are the coins” made interesting reading. In fact, it is like you read my mind and saw the grudge in it whenever I enter the market to make some purchases with our naira currencies which have no value.