Many times, I have sadly traveled in vehicles seeing the nation tearing apart in several areas and feeling so dejected and sad about this. I have complained bitterly and blogged on some of these issues. Then one day, I asked myself this question, "What will I have done differently?"
As simple as this question sounds, I almost could not find a coherent and convincing answer to it and at this point, I came to my consciousness that so much of complaining and cursing will never restore sanity into our nation. I do not concede to the fact that President Barrack Obama of the United States had all the answers to the issues facing their nation, but he certainly knew where the shoe was pinching and the issues were not strange to him nor the path to a solution to them.
At this juncture, I decided to begin to carefully and thoughtfully find answers to our predicament as a nation, not without the help of others whose thought processes, detailed studies and great exposure will afford them the opportunity to present truths with facts.
On this journey, I embark. When I will get there, I do not know but one thing I know is that on this journey, I will see things I have not seen until this moment and therefore stand on a platform I was never on track to find...Nigeria will flourish again!!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Where do we stand!!!
I stood aside to take a look at the future of our beloved nation while we yet hope and pray for the reengineering of our polity and socio - economic system and what I saw not only scared me but forced me to do the thing I know to do best - put my pen to paper...
Already with only 55% as literates, Nigeria is laden with the task of preserving its future, but taking a peep into the future, what do we see? I see an ugly trend among our youths, the expected leaders of tomorrow, trading their posterity for fame on the platter of entertainment. Every youth wants to become the next TuFace - and I dare argue that our media is not helping the matter. Kids and youths alike are modeling their lives in paths that will deplete our already pressured number of people who will take over the leadership of our nation.
This is the highlight of the issue - scores in schools are dropping, academic performances are deteriorating, visioneer youths are depleting and there is no more motivation towards attaining high professional standards that will lead this nation out of its present predicament. This scares me because I see that at this rate, with the few outstanding, passionate youths already emigrated to nations in need of their expertise, we will leave our nation in the hands of unbaked, untrained, untried, selfish, greedy buffoons who will further rubbish the already largely smeared state of our nation.
Do you see otherwise with this trend? Nigeria will flourish again!!!
Already with only 55% as literates, Nigeria is laden with the task of preserving its future, but taking a peep into the future, what do we see? I see an ugly trend among our youths, the expected leaders of tomorrow, trading their posterity for fame on the platter of entertainment. Every youth wants to become the next TuFace - and I dare argue that our media is not helping the matter. Kids and youths alike are modeling their lives in paths that will deplete our already pressured number of people who will take over the leadership of our nation.
This is the highlight of the issue - scores in schools are dropping, academic performances are deteriorating, visioneer youths are depleting and there is no more motivation towards attaining high professional standards that will lead this nation out of its present predicament. This scares me because I see that at this rate, with the few outstanding, passionate youths already emigrated to nations in need of their expertise, we will leave our nation in the hands of unbaked, untrained, untried, selfish, greedy buffoons who will further rubbish the already largely smeared state of our nation.
Do you see otherwise with this trend? Nigeria will flourish again!!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
So much for electoral reforms - Ekiti's Re Run election!!!
Nigeria: Great Nation, Good People -
What a rot! What a waste! What a ridicule to the very existence of our sober minds!!! We have been taken for fools and some lawless piece of shit have taken us for a ride again.
What happend to the rule of law? What happened to the just concluded electoral reform? Listen to what the REC for Ekiti re-run election had to say:
"the results for which I resigned has been validated in abuja. anyone who is not fine with it should go to court..."
A colleague once told me that the Nigeria of our dreams is past our own generation to see. As much as I argued and still argue it, I am short of words to convince him otherwise. Or how else can you explain how the mandate of the people was stolen; how they were disenfranchised by the same people who promised to protect them and provide a place and environment that fosters peace and prosperity? How can that be? How will they do that when they bear the hate of the people at heart?
O God!!! This is becoming too much for me to bear! Its puts a heavy burden on my heart. Please, what can be done to save Nigeria from itself? Let someone speak. Where can we go from here? Did we not think we were on track to realising the Nigeria of our dreams and all in a swoop, our hopes were chattered. What remains of the 2011 election I have already started looking out for!!!
Yar Adua, Professor Iwu, Prof Akinyuli etc what have we done to deserve this back hand smashing while we look helplessly with our hands tied to the back!!!
With bowed heads, sad heart but convinced stead, I say again...
Nigeria will flourish again!!!
What a rot! What a waste! What a ridicule to the very existence of our sober minds!!! We have been taken for fools and some lawless piece of shit have taken us for a ride again.
What happend to the rule of law? What happened to the just concluded electoral reform? Listen to what the REC for Ekiti re-run election had to say:
"the results for which I resigned has been validated in abuja. anyone who is not fine with it should go to court..."
A colleague once told me that the Nigeria of our dreams is past our own generation to see. As much as I argued and still argue it, I am short of words to convince him otherwise. Or how else can you explain how the mandate of the people was stolen; how they were disenfranchised by the same people who promised to protect them and provide a place and environment that fosters peace and prosperity? How can that be? How will they do that when they bear the hate of the people at heart?
O God!!! This is becoming too much for me to bear! Its puts a heavy burden on my heart. Please, what can be done to save Nigeria from itself? Let someone speak. Where can we go from here? Did we not think we were on track to realising the Nigeria of our dreams and all in a swoop, our hopes were chattered. What remains of the 2011 election I have already started looking out for!!!
Yar Adua, Professor Iwu, Prof Akinyuli etc what have we done to deserve this back hand smashing while we look helplessly with our hands tied to the back!!!
With bowed heads, sad heart but convinced stead, I say again...
Nigeria will flourish again!!!
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