The heart seem to bleed each time one hears the average Nigerian youth handle topic of discourse regarding other tribes, state or people as trivial. You easily sense an attitude of it's not my state so I am safe. JUST ASK YOURSELF; IF I AM IN GOVERNMENT NOW, HOW WILL I HANDLE THE ISSUES OF THE COUNTRY AT THE MOMENT, THE NIGER DELTA BEEN NO. 1 ON THE LIST. Can you afford to be sentimental, always with the attitude of "if it happens, it will not get to me? SHOULDN'T WE BE SOBER AND EITHER PRAYING, HELPING RESOLVE THE ISSUES OR AT LEAST AVOIDING STATEMENT THAT AGRAVATES THE SITUATION THE MORE. LETS THINK ON THESE THINGS. ALSO REMEMBER THAT JUST AS WE NEED THE EDUCATION FROM WEST, WE NEED THE AMAZING TRADING ABILITIES AND BUSINESS SENSE OF THE EAST; WE NEED THE FOOD/CEREAL THAT THE NORTH IS GOOD AT AND NOT THESE NORTHERNERS ARE NOW INVESTING HEAVILY IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR NEXT GENERATION; INTERESTINGLY, THAT OF THEIR DAUGTHERS. I HAVE PERSONALLY TAUGHT MANY AND BELIEVE ME, THEY ARE BUNDLE OF INTELLIGENCE. WE STILL NEED THE OIL OF THE NIGER DELTA. WE NEED THE COCOA AGAIN, THE RAMS, GROUNDNUT JUST NAME IT. PLEASE KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE PART OF NIGERIA IS TOO USEFUL TO BE DISCARDED, STILL PROUDLY NIGERIAN.

@ poster,
Good points u made. I only wish all these could be leveraged upon for a more solidified naija for all of us. I also wish tribal war and sentiments would be abolished like a bad law from naija.

Proudly Nigerian

Cheers

Yes sir, I strongly wish too. Nairalanders, please lets have your contributions.