Adewale Onagbesan (Founder, ARISTOKRAT CONSULTING & Chief, The NBT Tribe)

Nation building in Africa remains the fundamental challenge of a number of States within the African continent.

From earliest times, these challenges have manifested in the nature of;

i. External Influences

ii. Ethnicity

iii. Polarization

iv. The nature of Political systems

v. Democratization

vi. Religious Differences

In the face of these issues presented, the way forward remains;

First, adoption of a suitable political system of Governance

Second, adoption of the ideals of Pan-Africanism

Third, implementation of Policies and Programmes to promote reconciliation in conflicts aftermath

Fourth, adoption of able and empathetic system of leadership

More so, adoption of a suitable structure of party system

Lastly, dismantling and reconfiguration of the boundaries of Africa