Nearly every Nigerian knows the country has been kidnapped; but most lack the courage to say so. For half a century, a tightly knit opportunistic cabal has held 230 million people hostage to their ambitions. Members of this cabal are trans-ethnic “business” partners who discovered that controlling Nigeria yields better dividend than serving it. Whenever their grip on power is threatened, their differences evaporate and their true nature emerges; ambition, privilege, and control trump all. Suddenly, the Muslim from Kano embraces the Christian
Nearly every Nigerian knows the country has been kidnapped; but most lack the courage to say so. For half a century, a tightly knit opportunistic cabal has held 230 million people hostage to their ambitions. Members of this cabal are trans-ethnic “business” partners who discovered that controlling Nigeria yields better dividend than serving it. Whenever their grip on power is threatened, their differences evaporate and their true nature emerges; ambition, privilege, and control trump all. Suddenly, the Muslim from Kano embraces the Christian