I woke up quite early, and to pass the time, I took to my
phone and began to go through my Facebook timeline. My attention was soon piqued by a particular thread which
talked about Pakistani child activist, Malala Yousafzeni’s recent meeting with
President Goodluck Jonathan.
phone and began to go through my Facebook timeline. My attention was soon piqued by a particular thread which
talked about Pakistani child activist, Malala Yousafzeni’s recent meeting with
President Goodluck Jonathan.
Many of the comments berated the girl for coming to Nigeria,
and claimed that her visit has not achieved anything.
and claimed that her visit has not achieved anything.
Even though this 17-year-old girl managed to get our OWN
president to see the parents of our OWN girls abducted over three months ago in
our OWN country, they were of the opinion that her visit was merely a waste of
time and aviation fuel.
president to see the parents of our OWN girls abducted over three months ago in
our OWN country, they were of the opinion that her visit was merely a waste of
time and aviation fuel.
I found it utterly distressing that my country men would
have false hope that a young school girl scripted by fate for a
larger-than-life role would save our missing girls.
have false hope that a young school girl scripted by fate for a
larger-than-life role would save our missing girls.
On another hand, I’m not too surprised. Nigerians are fond
of building castles in the air when it comes to Leadership and Change.
of building castles in the air when it comes to Leadership and Change.
That’s why we all began to thank God the moment the US and
UK offered to send in operatives to help in the search for the missing girls.
To many, once the US and UK are involved in an issue, then it would be
miraculously solved.
UK offered to send in operatives to help in the search for the missing girls.
To many, once the US and UK are involved in an issue, then it would be
miraculously solved.
Who can blame them? Even our president thinks that way. Or
why else would he say on a nationally televised interview that if indeed a large
sum of money was missing from the Federation account, the US would know. How
infantile!
why else would he say on a nationally televised interview that if indeed a large
sum of money was missing from the Federation account, the US would know. How
infantile!
It’s high time we realize that the best option for change in
this great nation can only come from within us. No other country can love us
more than we love ourselves. Do you think American tax-payers would be happy
for their government to spend millions of Dollars trying to help a country in a
faraway continent?
this great nation can only come from within us. No other country can love us
more than we love ourselves. Do you think American tax-payers would be happy
for their government to spend millions of Dollars trying to help a country in a
faraway continent?
I’ve even heard it said before by some Nigerians that it’s
even better for us to be colonized again. Such people have been so bastardised
by leaders who share the same colour of skin with them that they’ve given up
all hopes for a local messiah.
even better for us to be colonized again. Such people have been so bastardised
by leaders who share the same colour of skin with them that they’ve given up
all hopes for a local messiah.
God loves all the countries on this earth, and I dare say,
he has blessed each and every one of them richly. I often wonder why Nigerians
expect God to be so partial by always coming to give them every single thing
they need like water, electricity, even school fees, when other countries have
used their God-given potential to create a better life for themselves.
he has blessed each and every one of them richly. I often wonder why Nigerians
expect God to be so partial by always coming to give them every single thing
they need like water, electricity, even school fees, when other countries have
used their God-given potential to create a better life for themselves.
It is so simple: our help doesn’t come from above; it comes
from within us. And sadly, except we embrace that fact, change might just
remain a mirage in Nigeria.
from within us. And sadly, except we embrace that fact, change might just
remain a mirage in Nigeria.
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