new-DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY

Certainly the present situation in Nigeria was not what our founding fathers dreamt of; they never envisaged a nation with many troubles like what we are witnessing today. Yes it is true that the marriage that brought us together was hastily arranged without due consideration of many factors, it is true that the consent of the various parties involved in the marriage then was not sought. But over the years we have learnt to tolerate one another, whether sincerely or pretentiously. 

Nigeria was never at any time perfect, but the past is always rated far and above the present. There was no government that past in Nigeria that was not rated better than its successor except those in the government that will tell you they are doing better compared to the administration that handed over to them. 

Needless to bug us with too much history, the journey on how we get to this present stage is known by almost every adult Nigeria. Since independent in 1960, from civil to military rule, military to civil, even an Interim government once existed in the history of Nigeria. Presently we are running a democratic government, and this has last 14 years now. Yes since the return to civil rule in 1999 by the military government of Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar who handed over power to the then democratically elected President in person of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in May 29, 1999, which makes this present democratic government in Nigeria to be the longest running democracy in the history of the country

We have had issues from independence, challenges that has threatened our existence, there was no time we have it so smooth, but all these troubles were managed and put under control as we moved on as a nation. For instance just a year into independence regional and ethnic tensions escalated quickly. The censuses of 1962 and 1963 fueled bitter disputes, as did the trial and imprisonment of leading opposition politicians, whom Prime Minister Balewa accused of treason. On January 15, 1966, junior army officers revolted and killed Balewa and several other politicians, including the prime ministers of the Northern and Western regions. Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, the commander of the army and an Igbo, emerged as the country's new leader. On July 29, 1966 northern-backed army officers staged a countercoup, assassinating Ironsi and replacing him with Lieutenant Colonel Yakubu Gowon. The coup was followed by the massacre of thousands of Igbo in northern cities.