i had promised a long time ago that i wasn't going to write piolitically themed posts anymore especially since i realized that my readership increased when i focused on life themes like love, trust and family. however, nigeria just won't let me be without something politically ridiculous that gets me started.
2 things: where on earth did we get our current president? and how on earth can we get a new one before this country completely collapses?
In my near 30 years of living, i have never witnessed the levels of insecurity that are facing today as a nation. we have somehow accepted that one in five persons will be kidnapped and most parents today are saving money frantically, not for school fees, not for rent, but for the almost inevitable ransome money that they will be forced to pay at some point in the lives. unbelievable.
we just finished two intense fuel scarcities and kerosene prices are through the roof.
all universities in the entire country are on strike and have been waiting for over a month and a half for reprieve.
labour unions have been protesting and almost going on strike for over a month now.
all doctors have been onstrike for over a month.
PHCN workers have been on strike (please join me and roll your eyes in the "who cares" manner).
my neighbour's 8 year old son threatened his mum yesterday that he will go on strike if dinner wasn't ready soon.
for the love of peace, at what point is it morally and ethically justifiable to resign from office? is it a job do-or-die? i for one, have resigned from a job that i realised exceeded my capabilities and i do not think it is a sign of shame or weakness to own up to yourself and do the right thing for the organisation or country when you realize that the obligations you have been given exceeds you. of course, there are tons of people out there who are better able to run the affairs of this country and your position if you stepped away and they were given the chance.
in two years, the airport is almost back to the mess it was before obasanjo brought in kema chikwe; the telecoms industry is just floating while dora akinyuli and ernest ndukwe are battling over their egos; the private sector is left squarely on its own in the middle of an international credit crises and more bank frauds are being exposed.
where is the nigeria that was the continent's largest cassava exporter? where is the country that boasted africa's premier business resort? what happened to the zero debt profile that we managed to get with such hard work and great fanfare? where is the 3000 MW we managed to generate? where are we?
in the midst of this turmoil, mr. president just sits and plays a fiddle. he is more interested in how many local government areas lagos has and how lagos should cease to use its shorelines for the ferry transport programme that would benefit the congested state. he is strong enough to attend the welcoming party for imo state governor into the PDP (don't worry, he'll still leave when a bigger party comes along) but too busy to visit lagos after the atlas cove jetty bombing that claimed the lives of gallant military personnel? sometimes, although i hate to admit it, i do wonder if we really were worse off during the military era than we are now. at least then we could sleep with one eye closed...now we need to take caffeine to stay awake so that our children aren't kidnapped by morning...
as always, i pray God to give Fashola money, may he give Fashola grace and may he convince Fashola divinely, to run for the highest office in this country. to just brave the storm and have faith. Donald Duke tried it and failed but that should never deter the best and brightest from trying and trying and trying again until somehow, someday, this country will get the kind of leadership it truly deserves.
2 things: where on earth did we get our current president? and how on earth can we get a new one before this country completely collapses?
In my near 30 years of living, i have never witnessed the levels of insecurity that are facing today as a nation. we have somehow accepted that one in five persons will be kidnapped and most parents today are saving money frantically, not for school fees, not for rent, but for the almost inevitable ransome money that they will be forced to pay at some point in the lives. unbelievable.
we just finished two intense fuel scarcities and kerosene prices are through the roof.
all universities in the entire country are on strike and have been waiting for over a month and a half for reprieve.
labour unions have been protesting and almost going on strike for over a month now.
all doctors have been onstrike for over a month.
PHCN workers have been on strike (please join me and roll your eyes in the "who cares" manner).
my neighbour's 8 year old son threatened his mum yesterday that he will go on strike if dinner wasn't ready soon.
for the love of peace, at what point is it morally and ethically justifiable to resign from office? is it a job do-or-die? i for one, have resigned from a job that i realised exceeded my capabilities and i do not think it is a sign of shame or weakness to own up to yourself and do the right thing for the organisation or country when you realize that the obligations you have been given exceeds you. of course, there are tons of people out there who are better able to run the affairs of this country and your position if you stepped away and they were given the chance.
in two years, the airport is almost back to the mess it was before obasanjo brought in kema chikwe; the telecoms industry is just floating while dora akinyuli and ernest ndukwe are battling over their egos; the private sector is left squarely on its own in the middle of an international credit crises and more bank frauds are being exposed.
where is the nigeria that was the continent's largest cassava exporter? where is the country that boasted africa's premier business resort? what happened to the zero debt profile that we managed to get with such hard work and great fanfare? where is the 3000 MW we managed to generate? where are we?
in the midst of this turmoil, mr. president just sits and plays a fiddle. he is more interested in how many local government areas lagos has and how lagos should cease to use its shorelines for the ferry transport programme that would benefit the congested state. he is strong enough to attend the welcoming party for imo state governor into the PDP (don't worry, he'll still leave when a bigger party comes along) but too busy to visit lagos after the atlas cove jetty bombing that claimed the lives of gallant military personnel? sometimes, although i hate to admit it, i do wonder if we really were worse off during the military era than we are now. at least then we could sleep with one eye closed...now we need to take caffeine to stay awake so that our children aren't kidnapped by morning...
as always, i pray God to give Fashola money, may he give Fashola grace and may he convince Fashola divinely, to run for the highest office in this country. to just brave the storm and have faith. Donald Duke tried it and failed but that should never deter the best and brightest from trying and trying and trying again until somehow, someday, this country will get the kind of leadership it truly deserves.
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But then what else is new??
It'll be interesting to see how the stand off between them pans out..
Nice blog!