As noted by Bola-Wola Makinde, the independence date for Nigeria was in 1960 and not 1964.

Although, the military rule in Nigeria until 1999 was horrible, I am not sure the civilian rule has brought much welfare to people. The wealth of the country is still as unequally divided as during military rule and not much economic and social development has occurred since then, though civilian rule has managed to keep stability and increase freedom in the country

Tume Ahemba, this is another example of lazy and jaundiced reporting that has characterized western media perspective on issues involving Nigeria. From your comment it is obvious that you sat in your cosy hotel room to concort this report and that you are lazy in your research and analysis. Two examples will do to expose this:
1- ‘…all the other re-runs in states where the 2007 results were nullified, all of them won by President Umaru Yar’Adua’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’ this is incorrect, as you should have known that Labour Party won recently re-run election in Ondo State and in Edo State another opposition party won, both against PDP.
2-’…southwest is Nigeria’s most politically volatile region’. If you are as informed about Nigeria as you would have wanted us to believe, you should have substituted that ‘politically volatile…violent’ for politically consciousness, informed or even liberal.
As for the “a giant with clay feet”? well, yes, we are begining to suspect that and Nigerians, well meaning ones, are already working to replace that with feet made of the finest grade of steel.
I agree with Wale Ajani, too much sentiment with Ekiti re-run, what we need is action to correct the wrong not noises, this will defeat cynics like Ambrose Ehirim.
God bless Nigeria and her beautifull people