Library and the Social Media as a Catalyst for National Unity in Nigeria

Abstract

The moment Nigeria became an independent nation her national unity had already been compromised. This manifested shortly after independence with the Nigerian civil war and has continued in the various ethnic agitations for cessation parts of the country as well as clamours by others to restructure, strengthened today by what appears as sporadic ethnic cleansing of some ethnic groups by others each passing day. This appears to be loss on Nigeria with no end in sight or else is a deliberate ploy to overlook the inevitable, the taking over of the country by a particular ethnic group. In order to stem the festering lingering issue, the paper asserts that for Nigeria to continue to be a nationhood true national unity can be achieved if Nigerians go back to the drawing table examine their faulty foundation as laid by the colonial masters. To do that the library is required to offer objective information they are known to provide on issues. This is through information service programmes on the various social media platforms. The aspects for which information can be provided among others include components of true nationhood, various ways of achieving and sustaining national unity among others. One of such ways is restructuring the various kingdoms or ethnic groups in the area into states or regions and appropriately remaining the area as United State of Nigeria or United regions of Nigeria. By so doing the diverse people’s wishes and aspirations of an independent nation without any one group being marginalized and our trying to subjugate others will be reflected and captured. The paper conclude that true national unity is realistic and it is high time the library and social media are involved to achieve it by any government that is sincere and with the willingness of all the peoples involved without external and internal interferences from both within and outside Nigeria.