A Giant in Name. A Pauper in Reality.
It’s Time to Reclaim the National Project of Nationhood.
Nigeria’s underdevelopment is not an accident, nor is it a mere failure of leadership; it is the result of a
carefully constructed, historically entrenched system.
From the forced 1914 amalgamation and the truncation of democracy by military regimes to the brutal
imposition of neoliberal capitalism, the "Japa" brain-drain, erasure of historical education, and the
erasure of the social contract, the Nigerian state has been systematically engineered to extract wealth
from the masses and enrich a microscopic elite.
Unshackling the Giant of Africa in Reclaiming the “Nigerian Project”: A Manifesto for
Ideological Reorientation, Restructuring, and Civic Patriotism, street researcher and
advocate ATANDA L. L. delivers a powerful, masterful, and unflinching autopsy of the
Nigerian state.
Moving beyond the usual lamentations over potholes and power grids, this book rigorously dissects
the historical, political, and geopolitical trajectories that have kept the "Giant of Africa" slumbering.
But this is more than a critique; it is a definitive blueprint for resurrection. Drawing on deep historical
analysis and contemporary political economy,
Atanda L. L. prescribes a radical yet pragmatic path forward, demanding:
1. Ideological Reorientation: Shifting from primordial ethnic politics to a
unified civic nationalism.
2. True Federalism: Decentralizing power, security, and resources to
dismantle the paralyzing "feeding bottle federalism.
3. "Civic Patriotism: Rebuilding the social contract and transforming the
vibrant energy of civic protests into sustained, institutionalized political
power.
Whether you are a youth demanding a future, a working-class citizen seeking accountability, or an
elite called to build a lasting legacy, this book is your manifesto. The time for structural diagnosis has
passed. The time for national construction is now.
Are you ready to reclaim the project?
