Public affairs commentator Dr. Paul Moses has urged Nigerians to revisit the unity and clarity of purpose that guided the country’s founding fathers, noting that their ability to rise above ethnic and regional differences was key to securing independence.
Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Moses highlighted how the early nationalists demonstrated uncommon maturity and vision despite their youth.
Reflecting on Nigeria’s pre-independence political landscape, he said the leaders who championed the struggle understood the true source of the nation’s challenges and focused their energy on confronting it collectively. According to him, their resolve offers critical lessons for today’s political class and citizens.
“The founding fathers were very young people but they could see clearly what the issues were. They knew that the colonialists were our problem so it didn’t matter that Nnamdi Azikiwe was an Igbo man, it didn’t matter that Sir Ahmadu Bello was from the north and Pa Awolowo. They came together and gave us independence,” he stated.
Dr. Moses noted that the unity displayed by Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and Chief Obafemi Awolowo set the foundation for Nigeria’s emergence as an independent nation in 1960. He stressed that their shared commitment to freedom, self-governance, and national development overrode personal interest and ethnic identity.
He warned that contemporary politics has shifted sharply away from these principles, with ethnic, religious, and regional sentiments now dominating the national conversation. Moses argued that this shift has weakened national cohesion and hindered progress in tackling major economic and governance problems.
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