Nigerians fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa sang Nigeria’s national anthem as they returned to the country. They were brought home for free by a private airline, Air Peace, which belongs to Chief Onyema. Meanwhile, praises for this act of kindness mostly went to the Nigerian government; a quite usual scenario. But the reality Nigerians will have to come to terms with, is that it is private businesspersons—like it is on this occasion—that makes a country great, not the government.
While the government is still struggling to revive the defunct Nigerian Airways, the privately-owned Air Peace is flying Nigerians to more than 30 destinations worldwide. The airline’s success is a testimony to the fact that individual citizens have the ability to do things that the government finds difficult.
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