David E Oguzierem

The Politics of Development & The Question of Minorities in Nigeria David E Oguzierem

There is an orchestrated conspiracy by the majority blocs to perpetually relegate and oppress the minority tribes in the political and economic sharing table of Nigeria. This conspiracy is worst for Etche people. Just as Niger Delta Region has been neglected and marginalized over the years, likewise Etche people have been tactically prevented from making recognizable progress in political, educational, business and public service leadership of Nigeria. For Example, Etche people has never produced a Senator, Minister, Speaker of RSHA, Speaker Federal House of Representative, Governor of Rivers State, Federal Permanent Secretary, Chairman of Federal Board or Director-General of a Federal Government Agency. In this volume, David Oguzierem writes more endearingly about the minority stigma and his dream-Etche, as he states, with stronger conviction the solutions to her problems. Emphasizing that nobody will build minorities, particularly Etcheland, but her people. Indeed places don't make people; it is a people that make places. With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It is no different for minorities. Whether we consider ourselves a gazelle or a lion, we simply have to run faster than others to survive, else we perish.