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Point-Counterpoint: Nigeria Be A Developing Nation, But It l Rich In Cuture ince taking West African His- | of the human spirit. 201, I've been fascinated by theN all for Ishan stilt dancers twist about in the |the African James Brown. own utiful dances. The rich cultural ta- |stereos or CDs: They make their Nigeria. Profes opened my eyes phones, and complishments cluding public assemblies, festivals, carved that is music! Along with a huge variety of palm costumes. The L clude many kinds of flutes, xylo- sons of the yam and air wearing their multi-colored raffia But for all that culture, the mon and his stuff 's really tunky He's like, drums, traditional instruments in resolve conflicts and mark bakala people wonderful thing about Nigeria is te the sea warmth and hospitality of its vad sor Olson really wooden clappers. Music vests with slow, ritualistic cocoa-yam har. peoples. Whether they speak Yforsta. stomping Edo, Ijo. Igbo, Igala, Idoma, Nupe dialect of the Benue-Con ermeates all aspects of life there, in- while wearing these huge, intricat wooden masks. Doesn't that in art, music, and literature. weddings, funerals, and storytelling sessions. In fact, in Nigeria, music lit- go subgroup, all Nigerians will grest ing racist stereotypes if I just talked bowl holding a sauce for dipping sound amazing? visitor to their homes with Of course, I would only be reinfore boiled meat and a cerema a language: Giant slit drums a piece ot By Zach Spence Unirersity of Vermont ibly cool place!are used to rel Junior the media always dwell on t What an incred erally is lay messages between about Nigerians playing drums and this kind of generosity and kindness river systems. dancing. Have you ever heard of the that I would really love to sad how villages situated along (At first, I figured it was like Morse book Things Fall Apart by Chinua first-hand experiencs he nega African society. Grant- e economic Code, but I learned in class that it's Achebe? He's a Nigerian writer. actually an extremely sophisticated definitely one of the best books I've As you can see. the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria gives its people West African djembe-a large, goblet- the Nigerian playwright who won the challenges that a developing African be in Nige ed, Nigeria faces som ever read. Then there's Wole Soyinka, the strength to overcome the Nobel Prize in 1986. He had to flee the nation such as itself faces t wanted to kill him. Fela Kuti, the fa ria right now. Ive got to get mous musician, is also of centuries of tonal language system) There's a sure colonialist exploitation), but I'm themselves shaped drum-at this store on Uni- Nigerians don't concern themselves with thoughts of shallow materialism versity Avenue for $450 that I totally country because the government such an exciting time to when they are surrounded every day want to get. from Nigeria, there! d by such stirring, dynamic expressions The various ethnic groups of Nigeria Get Me Out Of This Godforsaken Hellhole Ever since my parents and three | money, billions and billions of dollars, | Last month, thieves broke the oil | broken bottles. They attack you brothers died in the gasoline explo- it disappears. Millions of us live here pipeline to steal fuel. Many people beat you down.The people somet sion last month, in the Lagos slums with no electricity rushed out to scoop up the fuel that chase a thief who steals a bag my mind has or sewage system. I don't want to spilled out-to use, to sell. Then, crowd chases him and throw been dead to the smell the garbage rotting in the everything was in flames. Seven hun- down and beats him to deat dred people died. I saw the tractor streets are very bad.There iss just a little m could try to leave. But I must rld. Please, streets anymore. God, let me Noone is safe. The police chase peo- throwing the burned bodies into a hatred The month before that, the soldiers money for food. There is nog to buy in the strees There I have no hope dogs. This new general, Abubakar, he somewhere in that hole. for my country. is no better than the ones before I see it in the President Babangida, he stole $12 bil- threw my grandmother out a window. glassy eyed li stares of the people ask where the money goes, They stop anybody trying to ve this place. ple in the streets and beat them like hol in the ground. My family is If I could get drive get sick and starve. I dont w past, and they take all their money. I killed by the police. Please. on from the Nigerian people. When The soldiers, they set up roadblocks. tors. I am still young. I don me. Shango. Ogun people on the street. We have nothing. they are shot. They shoot people every We have been ruled by fat generals who walking down the street in don't want to die. I have to broad daylight who are attacked by criminals. Men with knives, sticks, |here. d Sunday on Victoria Beach. The bodies see people promise elections but steal all w money from the people. The oil them in the ocean the wash up on the sand after they throw

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