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The major importers of Nigerian crude oil (US, France and the UK) should not only think about protecting their strategic interest in Nigeria; it is also important for them to use their economic power to assist any indigenous effort aimed at protecting the civil liberties and fundamental rights of the Nigerian people to enthrone a government of their choice. The hunt of the dilemma of rogue governance is already unfolding with the attempted bombing of a US airliner by a Nigerian Islamic radical. The US and other economic powers must heed the admonitions of Samuel P. Huntington in his book the “Clash of Civilizations”.
Africa was the theater of the cold war, when alliances were forged along ideological believes. Today the weak regulatory environment caused by illegitimate governments in Africa could become the new breeding ground for terrorist, as new alliances no longer reflect a shared ideology, but a shared civilization. Luckily for us, democratic ideals are readily more acceptable to the majority of the world’s people including Nigerians, than any other form of “civilization”. The US and its allies in the free world should seize this opportunity, and strengthen African countries with governments elected by the people, for the people and of the people.
Lastly, let us always remember that the mess Nigeria is in today is Olusegun Obasanjo’s parting gift to Nigeria supported by the PDP.
Larry Esin
National Chairman PPA