"Is Nigeria getting worse? That is a very provocative
question. I have found that most people that hate Nigeria
are very eager to agree that Nigeria is getting worse, while
a lot of those that love Nigeria are very hesitant to admit
that Nigeria is in decline. Well, I am proud to be a Nigerian,
but I cannot lie to myself or tell you that Nigeria is doing
just fine. The evidence is undeniable.
Our economy is ill and is rapidly getting worse. God handed
us the resources to be one of the greatest economic
machines in the world and we have wrecked it. But until we
are willing to look in the mirror and admit how bad things
have got, we won’t be ready for the solutions that are
necessary.
The truth is that there are things that we can do to reverse
the decline. It does not have to be permanent. We have got
away from the things that made Nigeria great, and we need
to admit that we are on the wrong path and start fixing this
country.
But if we choose to continue down the road that we are
currently on, it will lead us into the darkest chapters in
Nigerian history.
If someone had written a story about what is happening
now in Nigeria 20 years ago, people would have laughed and
said “Wow that is a good story, but it would never happen
here, not in our Nigeria.” But now, the joke is on all of us.
Nigeria has turned into one big comedy club where the
audience is wearing a frown as they listen to the president
cracking his “Change” joke. The president speaks of change
from the same mouth that he nominates those purported to
be ministerial nominees. He should tell us what change he
expects from the list. How do you achieve this change doing
the same old things with the same old people? Some
governors on the list are still entangled in corruption
allegations levelled against them by their successors.
What happened to your zero tolerance to corruption mantra?
This whole change thing is becoming a gargantuan joke that
is not funny at all.
A devastating economic collapse has left the country in a
stagnant decline, where Nigerians are still sleeping under
bridges, ghettos like Ajegunle are overfilled, while almost all
houses in Victoria Island and Ikoyi lie vacant with "For sale"
banners hanging on almost every gate, the kleptocratic
politicians openly steal billions of dollars, and remain free,
while people charged with petty thefts go to jail and have no
bonds, protests break out and are quickly stifled by an
authoritarian police force, media houses are getting shut
down and becoming government controlled and relay
repeating news stories that have little to do with real
events, and are more focused on propaganda and nonsense, a
politician takes several multi-million dollar vacations at
taxpayer expense, while ordinary Nigerian families cannot
afford the sky-rocketing food costs, the senate is hopelessly
unable to pass any kind of legislation that can benefit average
Nigerians, but easily pass legislation benefiting themselves
and usurping the constitution, prisons are built and manned
waiting for those who dare to speak the truth against to
power, the roads in estates built by politicians and their
rich cronies are tarred over and over while the areas
occupied by the poor masses are left in ruins, terrorists
are granted amnesty and pacified with fat monthly
allowances while law abiding citizens are gnashing their teeth.
Whew! Did I miss anything? What about a hero? Maybe a
small glimmer of hope. Maybe Buhari? hopefully. I would like
the next paragraph of this article to read, “At Nigeria’s
darkest hour, the people defied the odds, and ignored the
experts and elected a man of character and convictions to the
office of the Presidency, and the said man restored the
constitution, defeated boko haram, brought back the missing
Chibok girls, brought justice to the people by arresting the
evil men and women responsible for years of death and debt
upon this nation.” Now I like that ending. Will it happen?
I hope to God it can be so.
If I told a story 30 years ago that Nigeria will be worse off
at 55, would you have believed me?"
question. I have found that most people that hate Nigeria
are very eager to agree that Nigeria is getting worse, while
a lot of those that love Nigeria are very hesitant to admit
that Nigeria is in decline. Well, I am proud to be a Nigerian,
but I cannot lie to myself or tell you that Nigeria is doing
just fine. The evidence is undeniable.
Our economy is ill and is rapidly getting worse. God handed
us the resources to be one of the greatest economic
machines in the world and we have wrecked it. But until we
are willing to look in the mirror and admit how bad things
have got, we won’t be ready for the solutions that are
necessary.
The truth is that there are things that we can do to reverse
the decline. It does not have to be permanent. We have got
away from the things that made Nigeria great, and we need
to admit that we are on the wrong path and start fixing this
country.
But if we choose to continue down the road that we are
currently on, it will lead us into the darkest chapters in
Nigerian history.
If someone had written a story about what is happening
now in Nigeria 20 years ago, people would have laughed and
said “Wow that is a good story, but it would never happen
here, not in our Nigeria.” But now, the joke is on all of us.
Nigeria has turned into one big comedy club where the
audience is wearing a frown as they listen to the president
cracking his “Change” joke. The president speaks of change
from the same mouth that he nominates those purported to
be ministerial nominees. He should tell us what change he
expects from the list. How do you achieve this change doing
the same old things with the same old people? Some
governors on the list are still entangled in corruption
allegations levelled against them by their successors.
What happened to your zero tolerance to corruption mantra?
This whole change thing is becoming a gargantuan joke that
is not funny at all.
A devastating economic collapse has left the country in a
stagnant decline, where Nigerians are still sleeping under
bridges, ghettos like Ajegunle are overfilled, while almost all
houses in Victoria Island and Ikoyi lie vacant with "For sale"
banners hanging on almost every gate, the kleptocratic
politicians openly steal billions of dollars, and remain free,
while people charged with petty thefts go to jail and have no
bonds, protests break out and are quickly stifled by an
authoritarian police force, media houses are getting shut
down and becoming government controlled and relay
repeating news stories that have little to do with real
events, and are more focused on propaganda and nonsense, a
politician takes several multi-million dollar vacations at
taxpayer expense, while ordinary Nigerian families cannot
afford the sky-rocketing food costs, the senate is hopelessly
unable to pass any kind of legislation that can benefit average
Nigerians, but easily pass legislation benefiting themselves
and usurping the constitution, prisons are built and manned
waiting for those who dare to speak the truth against to
power, the roads in estates built by politicians and their
rich cronies are tarred over and over while the areas
occupied by the poor masses are left in ruins, terrorists
are granted amnesty and pacified with fat monthly
allowances while law abiding citizens are gnashing their teeth.
Whew! Did I miss anything? What about a hero? Maybe a
small glimmer of hope. Maybe Buhari? hopefully. I would like
the next paragraph of this article to read, “At Nigeria’s
darkest hour, the people defied the odds, and ignored the
experts and elected a man of character and convictions to the
office of the Presidency, and the said man restored the
constitution, defeated boko haram, brought back the missing
Chibok girls, brought justice to the people by arresting the
evil men and women responsible for years of death and debt
upon this nation.” Now I like that ending. Will it happen?
I hope to God it can be so.
If I told a story 30 years ago that Nigeria will be worse off
at 55, would you have believed me?"
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