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Article: The Nigeria factor: a new twist on an old truth.(from the moderator)
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- Presbyterian Record
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- February 1, 2005
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When Nigerians gather, whether within their own country or in the diaspora, one expression will inevitably be brought up--"the Nigeria Factor". Self-deprecating and all inclusive, it is national "in-house" language or code. All Nigerians know what is intended, but they struggle to define it.
I returned to Nigeria this past August to represent The Presbyterian Church in Canada at the General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria when they marked the fiftieth anniversary of our partnership. In many conversations, I asked what "Nigeria Factor" meant.
One church member said it means "life rived to the full. Everything done to the extreme." A woman ...