Developing a Post-Centenary Nigeria through Asouzu’s Ibuanyidanda Ontology

ABSTRACT
Any meaningful effort at nation building and development begins with the
philosophy adopted by the nation. Such a philosophy ought to be adapted to the
mentality, traditions, occupations, aptitudes and general worldview of the
citizens. However, the major problem that has Nigeria over the years is that
Nigerian philosophical system tends to be more of a colonial inheritance,
perpetuated by agents of imperialism. This entails that as a nation, Nigeria has
copied systems of ideas and models from other countries, without realizing that
just as our problems differ from theirs, so must our solutions differ.