Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu says Nigeria’s breakdown in internal security and the reign of terror are signs of a deeper national crisis.
The former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) said the problem reflects the absence of nationhood, weak governance and a failing state.
Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and a professor of practice at Tufts University in the United States, said loyalty to religion and tribe now often comes before loyalty to the Nigerian state.
According to Moghalu, the crisis shows that primordial interests, corrupt incentives and power struggles have replaced a shared national identity.
He said governance has become subordinate to politics, even though security is the first condition for good governance.
Moghalu argued that a state cannot function properly when it cannot protect life and property or maintain full control over its territory.
He said the existence of ungoverned spaces points to weak state capacity and a deeper failure of authority.
Terrorism And Global Ideology
He said Nigeria’s security crisis is also tied to a wider terror network that goes beyond national borders.
Moghalu linked the violence to a struggle between jihadist ideology and secular governance models.
He said only strong and internally cohesive nations can withstand such pressure, while mere countries will struggle.
Moghalu added that Nigeria must face the question of whether it is truly a nation, not just a country.
If it is not yet a nation, he said, then constitutional redesign and other structural changes must be part of the solution.
He said the country will not solve its security crisis by chasing shadows instead of addressing root causes.
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