Nigeria can be likened to the prodigal son, who grabbed much of his rich father's assets and went to what the Bible described as a 'far country' and squandered the wealth with women of easy virtue and returned home a wretched man, bemoaning his fate.
But the good thing about the prodigal son is that he quickly realised his mistake, returned to his father, who pardoned him for his recklessness and restored him with full rights to his sonship.
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