We Are A Problem To Nigeria: Nigeria Will Continue To Loom In Corruption
04 January 2014
By Yusuff Olayode
getlayus@gmail.com
If you ever dream of a country where her leaders are
birds of a feather, where followers pray for their
leaders fall – check Nigeria. With different ethnic
groups, with many religions and even varying political
school of thoughts, our leaders still come together,
fashion out ways of looting the country's treasury. I
wonder why people with different religions, diverse
ethnic groups, tribes and all that make the
differences, connive to rob tax payers' wealth. While
some keep supporting ethnic gingered moves in the hope
they will bring about development, they (self-centered
leaders) see it as an avenue to blindfold the rabbles
that are ethnic/tribal jingoist.
I am always disturbed with the behaviours of some
self-proclaimed ethnic mouthpieces who want to be
relevant by every available means. It is disheartening
Nigerians pledge maniac supports for these people
whose past show how anti-humane they are. It is time
we understood egocentric leaders from patriotic, lest
we fall into shackles of political sycophants. Those
ignoramuses who aid our present leaders should take
heed, how do you support a regime where injustices,
corruptions, looting and all barbaric ideas are not
ignominiously condemned. Should we keep mute and watch
devils turn our country to evil's den?
As I write with bleeding heart, I at the same time
realized we have caused this nation grief which we may
not be able to assuage if care is not taken. Is it the
voting in of corrupt politicians because they are our
neighbours that do not merit sheer spanking from God
or our ways of rigging elections for friends and
families? We need to ask ourselves why we are failing
as a nation bounded many years ago. As a nation, we
cannot say we are successful in any ramification,
crude oil that is working for Niger republic is a
disaster to Nigeria. Agriculture, the backbone of some
country is a sheer problem to us. Since we have
decided to do things without thinking of other
Nigerians who are going to be affected, we may not be
united till we reconsider those suffering from our
ethnic, tribal, political, religious, and polito-religious
ill-actions.
Those who want their bread buttered on both sides
venture into politics or politicking, "politricking"
as the case may be. Those who circumnavigate our
political arena are agreeably looting our country's
future, while we keep our hands akimbo with belief
that 2015 is around the corner. Only a fool, an
imbecile will be happy with our present leaders who
are not bothered despite the depreciating economy of
our nation. The score card of this nation is nothing
to write home about, our electricity from day one is a
lampoon before other African countries. Agriculture
our supposed heritage, is astronomically devastating.
What do we have to say about Nigeria that is not
negative?
I have not seen any success story about my country.
The recurring ASUU strike is among the factors
weakening our education sector. it is normal ASUU
strikes, it is no news undergraduates use seven years
before they graduate in Nigeria, ceteris paribus.,
Where is MR GEJ? Which way Nigerians, oti sumio – I am
fed up.
Solution does not come from a dull mind, it take
genius sleepless nights to be what he is, not by
virtue of silence. The moribund state of this nation
has reached a deplorable condition, which we should
not leave politicians alone to tackle. We need to be
guiding our carefree politicians so that they will not
wreck our country; exploitation appears to be there
aim.
You hardly find a community without representatives in
the fore front of this country, how come our demands
are not met. Let us be realistic, are people of
different tribes, religions, and even languages not
suppose to be of different orientations? Should we say
there is jinx in the leadership positions since they
all failed to bail us out of these problems?
We do disagree on ethnic issues, religions do separate
us, but why do they (our leaders) speak with one voice
when it comes to fueling corruption. Most of the
absolutist politicians ruling over us were called into
politics by relatives, friends or even enemies. When
people see you are rich –They lure you into politics.
They believe there is possibility of getting more from
you. Do not forget, a politician that spends billions
of naira to campaign will siphon trillions when he
emerges. We should not misunderstand politicians'
stupidities and profligacy for generosities. What is
generosity in a senator that spends lavishly in clubs
but keeps mute when tangible issues are discussed in
the senate?
At times when I see our politicians in outrageously
radiant and expensive attire, I feel perturbed, but
the reality is, we all poured water in the river that
is sinking our nation. Did we not vote for them, don't
we know they are hidden thieves before we voted for
them? The expedient measures taken by politicians were
engineered by the rabbles. The do or die disease in
our politicians was passed into their veins by the
citizens. You ask me why?
Are we not the ones that lured them into politics? We
should understand that political seats or appointments
are not chieftaincy titles which you beg people to
accept. They are seats meant for the dedicated,
patriotic, dependable ones among us. Not the seats of
those who see every channel in politics as a means of
exploiting the hoi polloi. We should not call those
who want to exploit the citizens.
Crying tomorrow on country misappropriated funds and
queuing at the houses of ministers to collect token is
pointless. it is to me, hypocrisy of the highest rank.
The kind of people who do this should be taken through
the most virile of hostility by the community. You
wait at commissioner offices to lobby for contract,
and you come complaining Nigeria is sinking. Are you
not supposed to sink with that Nigeria? Nigerians are
the funniest of people I have ever met. The bunch of
NURTW unionist and okada riders who expedite the do or
die political break through are repaid with high taxes
on their okada and taxis, is that not funny? We
seduced the rich into politics. It is necessary they
pinch country's wealth or they rob us to pay for the
loans used in campaigning.
Also politics is not inheritance, let us stop cajoling
politicians' children into it, if we felt the impact
of their fathers, they are gone; A child is not the
same with his father:
The present crop of politicians we have now are
thieves, they used their family antecedents as
stepping stones. At the end, they sell the family‘s
silver. Examples abound, some of these politicians are
already fading back into obscurity. The political
robbery propelled by them is making them to burry
their heads in shame. Until we separate the sheep from
the goats, Nigeria will continue to loom in corruption
.These are realities that will make us think and
probably show us the way to Nigeria of our dream.
Nigerians, Eronu ojo nlo –Change your mindset and let
us start to build a new Nigeria.