EXCLUSIVE THOUGHT

NIGERIA’S EVER REVOLVING PROBLEMS

We live in a country where education isn't given any relevant value, crime goes around with shoulders high, where the masses confer status to criminals, fake politicians and what have you, just because our hard earned income isn't shared equally cause of the former . Now I see why it is hard for some people who seem to be sane act like illiterates, with poverty not just of mind and heart but of that of knowledge. Whereas when an issue is raised to benefit all, others find sentiments, religion, and ethnicity and so on and so forth to drag us back to dust. Until a day comes as bright as June 12 1993 was we would never see the deserved change, until our youth's put hands together to a focal destination and know "WE" can put an end to this mess and not just put our future akimbo. Until the youth's try to reckon with the past and learn from the mistakes made we move no further. Until we can stand firm and tell the government that we are the "Government" and they our pawns and they do our do our bidding for the betterment of society and not to fill their ego and bellies with stolen money meant to fix roads, build better healthcare systems, better infrastructures etc. Until when the 'Eagle's' fight is upon each and every Nigerian and not just one Baba, Till a time comes when our religion embeds in our hearts the truth and not fallacy's of war and terror, when we put this untainted in the back of our minds a changed Nigeria is what we will have.

In our country’s present situation, much more could be done by the government, including the people. But how much of our pressing issues have been resolved? We continue to lay blames on people and occurrences of event that we could have savaged a long time again.

 Right from the time of Nigeria’s economic situation, could we say that we didn’t foresee this current outcome? If we go down the memory lane, even M.K.O Abiola had an insight of what the situation of Nigeria would be in the nearest future if things were not adequately corrected. “The next day, they say “Devaluation.” A few days later, they say “Revalue the same Naira upwards again Abi?” Or are some these (a huge budget deficit and an enormous foreign debt repayment burden, dying industries, high unemployment and a demoralized populace) not still witnessed in our country? If we take an insight to what Abiola said concerning our education sector, youths, etc, we would definitely agree to all testaments and proclamation therein.  “Our youths, in particular, can see no hope on the horizon, and many can only dream of escaping from our shores to join the brain drain. Is this the Nigeria we want? We are plagued also by periodic balance of payments crises, which have led to a perennial shortage of essential drugs that has turned our hospitals and clinics into mortuaries”. As displeasing as it may sound, the fact that the education sector of the country is in shambles raises a lot of questions, not only to the government but to everybody. If you look at what M.K.O Abiola testified in terms of what our education sector and industry portrays, you will have a second thought towards Nigeria. “A scarcity of books and equipment has rendered our schools into desolate deserts of ignorance. Our factories are crying for machinery, spare parts and raw materials. But each day that passes, instead of these economic diseases being cured, they are rather strengthened as an irrational allocation of foreign exchange based on favouritism and corruption becomes the order of the day”. Despite pleas from leaders from different fronts to forget personnal interests and selfish desires in their dispense of power and focus on being patriotic and develop the nation in economic and political stability. “My hope has always been to arouse whatever remnants of patriotism are left in the hearts of these thieves of your mandate, and to persuade them that they should not allow their personal desire to rule to usher our beloved country into an era of political instability and economic ruin”.

*With all the observations given, what do you think could possibly go wrong and what do you think are the solutions to Nigeria’s problem? Kindly comment below