Seriously, I am no longer willing to answer to the name "Nigerian" unless absolutely necessary.

Although it will take much longer before this country breaks apart - it is almost certain to happen now.

Meanwhile, I am not willing to identify myself with a country where some people are planting bombs indiscriminately in the cause of religious "s.tupidity" of the highest order. The leadership is grossly incompetent pretending that they can afford to sleep when their house is doused in gasoline and being lighted up.

Let it be known from now on, and I will impress it upon people in any unofficial conversation, that the designation for my country is now "Odua" - I am an "Oduan".

If someone asks me where Odua nation is located my answer would be in West Africa - that it is currently part of a mere geographical expression called "Nigeria" and will soon be independent.

I encourage all current occupants of this grotesque almagamation called Nigeria to do the same - lets begin to identify ourselves as members of our independent nations, and then begin the sausage-making process of actualizing it.