Sixty-five years ago, Nigeria embraced independence — trading the British Union Jack for the green-white-green flag in a moment laden with promise. We possessed the "hood" of sovereignty: institutions, elections, ministries, and grand vision statements from Vision 2010 to Agenda 2050. But where is the monk, if indeed "the hood makes the monk"?
The monk — the disciplined, enlightened nation we should have become — remains elusive. While we built the temple of nationhood, the soul is
