Osinbajo may yet fail to read the writing on the wall. He must not make Jonathan’s mistake of appeasement of special interests while ignoring real Nigerians. And he should, right now know that with the rapid and unfolding situations, there will be no second chance

It is easy to find evidence on a daily basis that some Nigerians are bent on undoing the nation. With the revelation last week by Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), that the agitations for secession are being funded by looters, no other group is more responsible for our dilemma than our wealthy political class.

I believe a good citizen makes a good country and it is time we act as we deserve the right to call ourselves Nigerians

The prosecution relied on the evidence of a person who represented none of these and who did not participate in the investigations

Now, northern hardliners led by Lt. Col. Murtala Ramat Mohammed wanted full-blown war as the “final solution” to teach the Igbo a brutal lesson and consolidate the north’s domination of federal power, whereas Gowon saw the looming confrontation as an opportunity to cut the “arrogant and ambitious” Ojukwu down to size.