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"Nigeria, as we speak now, is not a nation. Our neighbour, Ghana is a nation. There is a very big difference between a nation and a country. In a nation, you have a sense of nationhood; in a country, you just have a sense of geographical space without a sense of nationhood."

— Alex Ekwueme

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