In the past few months, I have tried to study the minds of landmark Nigerian columnists, who have maintained a column for over a decade. I have read their works, their backstories, their interviews, anything I could find about them. From Niyi Osundare, to Wole Soyinka, to Sonala Olumhense, to Segun Adeniyi, to Mohammed Haruna, to Simon Kolawole, to Mahmud Jega, to Pius Adesanmi, and to the witty Reuben Abati.
Why did I undertake this study? Simple; I was trying to understand how you write the same things about Nigeria for years and not get depressed in the process. The same thing you spoke about five years ago is happening again, and the leaders still walk blindly into the problem like they have never heard of it.
I have still not found a satisfactory answer. So today, I write again; same Nigeria, same problems. But before I continue, let me say strongly that Nigeria needs more…
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