Detribalised does not mean what most Nigerians think it means, By Temitope Lakisokun
In a statement, he described Tukur as “a detribalised Nigerian, great patriot and towering national figure whose contributions to the country transcended ethnic and political boundaries.
To most of us, even the very educated, a Nigerian is “detribalised” because he has demonstrated that he can relate to those beyond his ethnic group.
It is what we say about the politician who has friends from every part of the country, the businessman whose boardroom is a miniature Nigeria, the public servant who does not appoint only people from her village, or the man who married a woman from another ethnic group.
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