Copycats or Imaginationless?

When Isaac Newton, the English mathematician and physicist, made the statement,' if I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants', he was referring to men like Robert Hooke who, if you did not play truant you should know, made scientific discoveries, was an architect slash engineer of note in his time. World famous Isaac Newton did not hesitate to acknowledge the fact that he was not, totally, original . . . and yet published his own uniquely flavoured findings.
My country stands on the shoulders of giants- hypocritical, self-serving, wobbling giants. I am not here to rail against such issues as the so-called negative effect of 'western' culture and mores on the material aspect of our society. No, I could care less, at the moment.
A government governing without understanding or wanting to understand that it has to don a thinking cap, to make provisions for 'it's' own ambient and unique socio-economic topography, when adopting a foreign or exo-nationally-generated scheme slash programme is, unarguably, not one any-sane-body would call wise or smart, I think.
Not to distract from whatever points I would bring up, I will make my points as linear as possible, neglecting to cite such issues as diversion of funds for developmental schemes into full, private pockets or diversion of such funds into private pockets(sic).
The National Youth Service programme is a point to note. I would point out no merits or demerits. Let the dead Youth Corpers, victims of the 2011 elections, be the only biased evidence of this programme, roughly xeroxed from the Israelis.
The NHIS is one of such cloned programmes, mimicking the failing British NHS. It was amusing to note that proponents of NHIS, conveniently, did not bother to relay the funding problems the Brits were grappling with while vigorously shoving it into our throats with its supposed advantages. My head cannot but shake in wonder each time adverts come up on national TV keeping alive the charade of a dysfunctional and non-functional transplanted scheme.
You just can't but cover your face in shame when your country's domestic and foreign policy isn't clear-cut, a leaf buffeted by changing winds, dependent on the G-8's sneeze and whim. Isn't it wonderful? Endorsing rebels in a country, infringing on their sovereignty, when back in the 60s our dear country declared war on 'its' own citizens in the name of unity. 'Its' own citizens that it refused to succour when they sought protection from their own cannibalistic nationals in genocide, pre- and post-Aburi. Why would a government 'for the people by the people(?)' recognise rebels in Libya who were responsible for the death of Nigerians?
Oh, I remember now. The US and the Occidental bruvs after carousing, partying, patting and tickling Gadaffi's puffed, rotund butt have decided he is not democratic enough to attend their parties and eat from their platters of hors d'oeveur. My government without a mind of 'its' own lip syncs as usual.
Since 'it' has decided to give legitimacy to Libya's rebels, I guess 'it' is high time 'it' gave 'its' own separationist groups- MASSOB and, maybe, MEND- leeway for the fulfilment of their aspirations, a separate existence. Abi?