Universities proclaim mottoes that commemorate a befittingly grand ideal, like Harvard’s Veritas (Truth) and Oxford’s Dominus Illuminatio Mea (The Lord is my light). The University of Nigeria’s motto expresses a pragmatic purpose: To Restore the Dignity of Man.
The attitudes, behaviors and actions of some of them have created a narrative which conflates everyone, inexplicably, into one cesspool of malfeasance, reinforcing the prejudices against them and misrepresentations of the entire group.
Amid ominous rumblings of thunderstorms, And swirling turbulent winds, As lightning flashes seared the air, And apocalyptic dark sky descended, I dreamed of a dystopian nation.