Only 3 days ago, Nigerians crossed over to a new year from one that was characterized by lies, deceit
and self-denial. Historians would no doubt remember the year as one where fake patriots denied, all year through, the obvious vanishing life of their nation.It was a year in which virtually everyone could see and feel the pains of the nation; yet majority of the people chose to deny the obvious by pretending that all was well or would soon be fine. In reality however, neither the idea of a nation-state nor the essence of a government was discernible.