Opinion: Nigeria is like a molue – let me tell you how

by Oyedeji Aderemi

 There in the driver’s seat is the president of the nation, doing all he can to stir this vehicle that was once brand new but is falling to bits and pieces due to poor maintenance. Does this not look like Nigeria?

Nigeria is like a molue — that big contraption of metal hooked together to move as a unit, swaying as it drags itself and its heavy load to their destination day in day out.
In a molue at any point in time there are varied sets of people from all works of life; the educated and uneducated, Igbo, Yoruba, Kanuri, good people, bad people, the dying, the living and sometimes the dead!!! It’s a good representation of Nigeria, filled with people of diverse ethnicities, religion, and social status.
There at the helms of the molue steering it along its course is the driver, who is sweating, haggling with the touts at the bus stops and dishing out orders to his conductors. It’s a beautiful scene of chaos filled with moments of laughter, sadness and anger. The passengers are unequally distributed, some sitting, the majority standing (20 sitting, 99standing!!!) while some hang at the molue’s tail gate ready to leap off.
While some people are shouting and fighting each other, some are busy catching up on their missed siesta. It’s a pot pouri of activites. Collection of fares from the passengers is commenced at the signal from the driver, when they are along a stretch of road without hope of getting a lift per chance you are thrown off if found not to be without the required fare.
The driver has fully delegated the collection of fares to his conductors, not that he trusts them in totality but he has realized he must take risks to get this work done. A conductor starts from the passengers in the front, going from row to row, from column- of the multitude standing- to column, the procedure continues while the other conductor starts from the back of the molue. Suddenly you hear the conductor growling at another passenger who insists that’s all the money he has on him and did not hear when they called out the price for the various bus stops (prices vary erratically, majorly determined by the traffic along the route and what time of the day it is).
At the commencement of the journey you are treated to the voices of the various marketers onboard the molue. The range of products beats the imagination, magic pencil to pass exam, a pill that cures all ailments, your quick reference book for the current information on Nigeria, gums to seal your leaking pots at home, opa eyin and many more. Each hawker has an allotted time to do his marketing to give room to others.
Mayhem occurs when the molue suddenly stops and refuses to budge, the driver cranks it, it only coughs, splutters and goes dead again. Then cries and wails emanate from the bowels of the molue in unison each lamenting his/her own fate, the conductors are surrounded and the passengers demand for their money. The conductors employ all the tricks in their bag to give the driver now turned mechanic time to resolve the problem and if not successful, they make sure they do all they can not to lose the whole money for this trip.
How is this scenario akin to the state of Nigeria? We are a people of diverse tongue, strata, religious beliefs and cultural background, lumped together by “fate”. We are all heading in one direction-heck out a living- with people stopping off at various point, either death happened to them or they packed their bags and left the country for good, the chaos around them is driving them crazy. There in the driver’s seat is the president of the nation, doing all he can to stir this vehicle that was once brand new but is falling to bits and pieces due to poor maintenance. Does this not look like Nigeria?
Ripped off and raped by succeeding governments whether democratically elected or came to power by the force of gun. The majority standing trying to get to where they are going, while few seat comfortably, at some point someone alights and one of the people standing is able to slip into the seat. That is the story of Nigeria, few rich people control the resources with the majority living from hand-to-mouth, occasionally one of the poor people gets a breakthrough and he joins the league of the wealthy, either by crook or by the sweat of his honest labour.
Bomb blasts, floods, inaccessible or non-existent healthcare- the passengers shout and scream at the top of their voice yet the driver continues-the populace weep and lament, our leaders turn a deaf ear. The conductors milk the passengers depending on the greed of the conductor, while the driver is unperturbed; his major concern is the money is COMPLETE!
We are a people who have the ability to withstand the most gruesome of situation with a smile. It’s obvious to me as long as this Molue-Nigeria-continues to drag itself on and on, we won’t consider it imperative to call to order the driver and his conductors. However the handwriting on the wall is gradually becoming clearer and pockets of resistance are arising from various parts of the Molue, people are agitating and growling back at the conductors, the attack lions and attack dogs are gradually being silenced but we are still far away from the promise land, with the state of this Molue I doubt if it will get us there. However I am sure if the Molue finally breaks down the passengers will hold the Driver and his conductors to ransom till the wealth of our land is returned and the Molue fixed to a befitting state.

The situation is under alarm; there is no need for control.”- Victor Dugga

I am in my teens. I am angry at having to do more work than my younger siblings. I sulk. It does not make sense to me that as first born I should suffer more, get less. My father explains, ‘One day when I am gone, you will be their father.’ He says that being firstborn is work. I do not care about being anyone’s father. All I want is to be treated like first born.

With hindsight, I can say that I was stupid. Thankfully I can blame it all on childishness. I cannot say how much wiser I am now, in my 30’s, but I understand it when I read Churchill quote: The price of greatness is responsibility. And I understand my father.
By now, a lot has been said about the Independence Day speech. The exaggerations, the untruths, the false hope.
I can safely summarise the speech in three words: We are winning.

Apart from the fact that it is hypocritical to talk of improving the health sector when your own family cannot be treated in Nigerian hospitals; that he glossed over a totally preventable national disaster such the floods; that he totally ignored the aviation crises and allegations of corruption against his own ministers; that he pretended there was no fuel crises; that he showed immense desperation by quoting a non-existent Transparency International report, the biggest problem remains, our president refuses to step up and take responsibility.

It is easy to delude oneself into thinking that there is progress where there is not, that there is transparency where there is corruption, that there is success where there is failure. But it is not easy to delude 160 million people who daily live the reality of the Nigerian situation.

I argue that even if a Transparency International report ranking us as the second most improved country did exist, it means nothing in the face of important public officers who have international reputation for corruption. It means nothing when people with known links to the Presidency are brazen in their corruption. It means nothing when high profile corruption cases end up being stories to excite us with no effect on the parties involved.

Re-reading the speech, I have an idea. Leaving out all the clichés, exaggerations, and unnecessary history lessons, this is how the president should have begun his Independence Day speech:

Fellow Nigerians,

I must begin with an apology. I apologise that in spite of my efforts at reforming the power sector, improving health, fighting corruption and ensuring security most of you watching or listening to this broadcast are hungry or afraid; angry or grieving; poor or dejected.  I apologise that some of you may not even finish watching this broadcast because of power outages. And for this I take full responsibility…

This for me is the only sensible way to begin. It is a mark of strength and not of weakness to admit faults. To admit that the buck stops at your table. To admit that this government failed to heed the NEMA warnings of 2011 to prepare for the floods. That the government ignored the warning of the government of Cameroun about the imminent overflow of the Lagdo dam, leading to the deaths of many in Nigerian territories. That because of the complacency of government, instead of proactively declaring an emergency and assisting states to prepare against the floods it chose to wait until people died or were displaced before ‘assisting affected states’ with blankets and relief materials.

Even more importantly, when you make an apparent error in your speech by referring to a non-existent report to back up fictional claims, do not blame it on a newspaper report or your speech writer.  Do not ask threaten Nigerians into ignoring it by calling references to the gaffe, politicisation of the president’s speech. Take responsibility.

This is the story of the Independence day speech: A man had chronic infections. His infections were getting worse because he was not taking the drugs prescribed by one of his many doctors. Unable to sleep and afraid for his life, he called the doctor. The doctor came and asked if he had been taking his drugs. The man shook his head. The doctor asked what exactly what he was feeling. The man, instead of answering, kept repeating, ‘Doctor, I am well. I am well!’

While the truth may be inconvenient, delusions always cause much greater harm. Nigeria’s immense problems will not go away when our leaders sing victory songs at the beginning of the battle. This president can do one of two things: Sit down comfortably in the darkness his handlers have created around him, keep making costly, unacceptable mistakes, turn a blind eye to the corruption of family and friends and totally squander whatever is left of the goodwill he once enjoyed. Or he could stop. Stop avoiding responsibility. Stop acting like we are not at a dangerous point in our history. Show some respect for the citizens he represents and stop saying that there is no cause for alarm.

That future is here”: Top 12 quotes from President Jonathan’s speech #Independence52

 

by Isi Esene
For those who missed the 52nd Independence Anniversary speech aired nationally earlier today, we felt a need to bring you our pick of the top twelve quotes from the president’s address.
The president’s speech touched on Nigeria’s unity, economy, security, corruption, power, employment and other areas which has enjoyed the attention of his administration’s Transformation Agenda.
Here you go:
1. Those who witnessed the lowering of the Union Jack and the emergence of the Green White Green flag continue to relish the memory, because that ceremony was not just about the destiny of a nation, but the future of a people; that future is here.
2. The worthy patriots who made this possible were young men and women in their twenties and thirties. They worked together to restore dignity and honour to the Nigerian people.
3. On this special day, I call on every Nigerian to remain steadfast, because our nation is indeed making progress. I call on every Nigerian to rediscover that special spirit that enables us to triumph over every adversity as a people.
4. We are working hard and making progress on many fronts. We have cleaned up our electoral process; our elections are now globally acclaimed to be free and fair. Nigeria is now on a higher pedestal regarding elections.
5. Our country’s power supply situation is improving gradually. We are successfully implementing a well-integrated power sector reform programme which includes institutional arrangements to facilitate and strengthen private-sector-led power generation, transmission and distribution.
6. We have also put in place a cost-reflective tariff structure that reduces the cost of power for a majority of electricity consumers.
7. Several government programmes and projects are creating wealth and millions of job opportunities for our youth and general population.
8. Nigeria has become the preferred destination for investment in Africa. It is ranked first in the top 5 host economies for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa, accounting for over 20 per cent of total FDI flows into the continent.
9. We have achieved a 24-hour timeline for registration of new businesses, leading to the registration of close to 7, 000 companies within the second quarter of 2012.
10. In this regard, we are devoting resources under the Subsidy Reinvestment Program (SURE-P) to reducing malaria incidents, dramatically reducing maternal and child mortality, and eradicating polio.
11. Many Nigerians have acknowledged that there has been a significant decline in the spate of security breaches.
12. We are fighting corruption in all facets of our economy, and we are succeeding… In its latest report, Transparency International (TI) noted that Nigeria is the second most improved country in the effort to curb corruption.
There you have it, what’s your take on these? Let’s hear it guys.

Ladies: Yes, he wants to be corrected, and six other lies about guys

by Demola Rewaju

Guys might like variety but if it’s the same chic every time, sex isn’t his biggest priority with her, loyalty is.

There are some assumptions built over time about the sexes that seem true at first but are mostly false. Where men are concerned, assumptions about us work in our favour sometimes and when they don’t, we don’t know how to tell you and you wouldn’t bother to ask. Here are seven of those myths and why sisters shouldn’t just assume.
Of course there will always be exceptions but what I explain here holds true for the average guy. Where you are in doubt, just ask him and listen carefully for his response. Body language speaks more than words so observe him carefully.
1. He’s jealous because he loves you – Not always. The average guy is territorial. It has a lot to do with our desire to conquer than with romantic feelings. Even if you’re just his sex partner, he wouldn’t be so comfortable watching you receive phone calls from your other sex partners. Of course we hide it well sometimes! We act like we don’t care when we really do. Some say guys are more jealous than ladies but I don’t know. I do know though that a guy getting jealous over you is not an indication of love. Here’s the logic: jealousy over you isn’t love for you but love for you will include jealousy over you.
2. He just wants to be friends – I’m sure ladies are smarter than this but really, some just act all naïve when it comes to other guys. No guy sets out deliberately from the onset to be just friends, we all missed our way to ‘Love-Land’ or ‘Booty-Arena’ and found ourselves in this strange place called ‘Friend-Zone’. Your being comfortable with us as friends doesn’t mean we don’t keep dreaming of the day you’ll suddenly realise that the backrub at the end of a long day flew in on the wings of the hope of something sexual or romantic.
3. He doesn’t like it when you fuss over him - if you’re one of those girls that like to check up on your man, follow-up on stuff he told you he wants to do, prepare hot peppersoup when he has a cold, congrats sister! You’re doing it just right…except you’re overdoing it. If I say ‘guys are just babies’ I’ll be betraying the brotherhood. But really, we love to be pampered and fussed over and cared about. It reminds us of that ‘mum’ we love so much but this is ‘mum’ that can’t fully control us and gets physical with us! Awesome. The key is: don’t overdo it or nag about it. Just show him he’s your firstborn.
4. You can’t make him stay if he doesn’t want to – This may sound true but here’s a secret: every married guy didn’t start dating his wife with a view to marrying her except he’s one of those nerds from science faculty. Guys don’t start a relationship based on ‘love’, we start with attraction. We usually don’t know where we’re going until we’re almost there. The longer time we spend with a girl, the more likely we are to fall in love with her or feel compelled to be with her or just too used to her to look for anyone else.
5. Guys don’t like to talk - I don’t know where this came from but the truth is: guys talk…a lot. If he’s not talking to you, he’s either talking to his friends or his ex-girlfriend. She’s actually suspect number one. Maybe you should try finding out how he likes to talk or stuff he likes to talk about. When a guy is talking about deep ish, don’t interrupt even if he pauses for a while. Don’t feel compelled to chip in anything: this isn’t the girls chitchat. Now I know there are some quiet guys but even they have someone they talk to. The more you talk about him to him, the more he’ll talk about himself to you.
6. Males don’t like being corrected - It’s tough to prove this one but I’ll try; you’ll just have to trust me somehow. And before you rush away, I’m talking correction here not changing his lifestyle. There’s only one woman that can’t correct a man she’s dating: the one who never stops reminding him that she was right. See, if you correct him once, he fails to listen and it ends badly, do not say ‘I told you so’ except he’s just your temporary lover. Get in behind him immediately and shrug it off, if he doesn’t confess that he should have listened to you before he sleeps that night, stop reading my blog (I don’t mean that sha) or break up with him (I mean this one). If he doesn’t tell you, he’ll surely tell his friends. To correct a guy, be direct and to the point. Say it once, but say it firmly. Going on and on works with your girls but with us guys, just say it once and the seed will grow naturally.
7. He always wants sex - On behalf of every guy in this country that has lived more than three months in Lagos or Abuja, I denounce this myth! It was created by one girl from one of those ‘high sex libido’ states (I didn’t mention which please!) who had a terribly lengthy sexual encounter with a ginseng-overdosed guy.
Truth is, guys above 25 are more concerned with a girl who’ll be our favourite buddy and our most loyal teammate. It’s never just about the sex but some guys use it as a means to infuse loyalty (dunno if it ever works). Guys might like variety but if it’s the same chic every time, sex isn’t his biggest priority with her, loyalty is. If you’ve dated him for more than 6 months and had sex together more than half of your age number, he probably thinks you like sex more than he does. And I’m not kidding you.

Opinion: Nigeria at 52 – Myths and realities of leadership #Independence52

by Anya O. Anya

If all goes well and Nigeria holds out, it has been said that the country may be unrecognisable in 5-7 years when compared with her dismal present.

It is pertinent to remind ourselves at the outset that Nigeria is the prime product of British colonial adventure in Africa. It was constituted to abstract natural resources for the benefit of the British economy. As Sir Olanihun Ajayi has reminded us
“As at 7 January 1897 there was no place or area or country called Nigeria. The country known and called Nigeria came into being in 1897 as a result of an article in the Times of 8 January 1897 by Flora Shaw pressing that the aggregate of all the towns and villages or the protectorate consisting of many ethnic nationalities should be called Nigeria. That aggregation of several empires, kingdoms, various nations and tribes constituted what is now known as Nigeria….”
That the seeds of economic disabilities and structural deformities between the regions carried over from the colonial to the present have proved a major constraint to the efforts at building a modern nation-state can be illustrated from different episodes of our national history. This is not to say that the evident imbalances could not be redressed, given a patriotic, visionary and national leadership. But this has been lacking. In any case given over 50 years of co-evolution and co-existence of the nationalities new centres of equilibrium could have emerged to mould and drive new social forces in the direction of integration and harmonious coexistence. That this has not happened is the modern day dilemma that Nigerians and their friends must face.
Contemporary Nigeria is poised on a knife-edge. On the one hand are arrayed the forces of retrogression such as Boko Haram ready to drive the nation into the abyss never to rise again-sectarian conflicts with their attendant violence, divisiveness propelled by ethnic, religious or social inequalities and inequities. On the other hand are progressive forces pushing for economic and desirable social reforms. Indeed, the progressive institutionalisation of some of these reforms has led many outside observers such as Goldmann Sachs and the rating agencies to regard Nigeria as one of the emerging economic forces of the age of globalisation. If all goes well and Nigeria holds out, it has been said that the country may be unrecognisable in 5-7 years when compared with her dismal present. How can these contradictory visions of the Nigerian future emerge and co-exist from the same reality?
There is among the youth a sense of alienation, anomie and a brooding angst at what they regard as their betrayal by the post-independence generation of leaders particularly the military when they held sway in governance. Nasir el Rufai has given a graphic account of this leadership and its failures. Given the unacceptably high unemployment rates, the sense of deprivation amongst the youth is to be expected but this comes at a time that there is a total collapse of our values. High rate of corruption in both the public and private sectors as recently sign-posted by both the pension and petroleum subsidy scams are prevalent. The 419 scam is, as they would say, old hat. The collapse of the educational system has been facilitated by the high rates of examination malpractices often encouraged and facilitated by parents, teachers and those who would normally have passed off as role models. The total discount of merit and scant regard for excellence are emblems of the new order. The worship of money and materialism is in contradistinction to the apparently high level of religious zealotry and showmanship. We are now in the era of wealth without work. Hypocrisy, insincerity and pretentious display of phoney values is the order of the day. So where will national redemption come from and how did we get here?
It has often been said by some of our leaders that there are settled issues in the Nigerian political economy. The truth is that there are no such settled issues for we have not sincerely and dispassionately looked at the problems of Nigerian nationhood except from the vantage point of how we can take advantage of one another to advance our personal or sectional interests. Nevertheless, it is fair to state that given the state of the global environment, breaking up Nigeria into whatever number of constituent sovereignties is not an option. Globalisation enforces mutual interaction in an interlinked matrix of economic entities. Nations separate only to cooperate in new economic formations. That is the reality of our new world. Moving forward into the harmonious peaceful and united nation of our dreams enforces on us the duty to get rid of some shibboleths from the past that have dogged our every step in the journey to nationhood.
First and foremost we must re-establish and embrace the values of truth and justice as the unchanging foundations in the management of human affairs. There are some historical untruths that we as a nation must confront if we are to move forward together. In the documents British Documents at the End of Empire (BDEE) (ed. Martin Lynn) that I referred to earlier, there is irrefutable evidence that both the pre-independence census and elections were manipulated to produce a pre-determined result favourable to a section. The demands of truth enforce on us the obligation to rectify these anomalies. Justice, however, enforces on us a corollary obligation – we owe the duty of care and fairness to all Nigerians. No part of Nigeria can be allowed to wallow in poverty even as some revel in affluence. It is the obligation of the Nigerian state to ensure fairness in the management and distribution of the resources of the nation to all parts and to all citizens. It is also the obligation of the nation to ensure fair rewards and incentives to honest labour, enterprise innovation and creativity and to create the environment that promotes these conditions. These are necessary conditions for peace and unity.
Secondly, we must re-admit merit and the pursuit of excellence as part of our national objectives. In a merit-driven national endeavour ideally recruitment to national leadership cannot be on the basis of a roster or quota but on the basis of knowledge, competence and overall national interest. In societies that embrace these values, the recruitment of leadership and training of leaders in a common environment where they can compete even as they share visions of the future.
In Nigeria, there is the anomalous presumption that Nigerian leadership must emerge from particular sections of the country. This position discounts the position that localised leadership can only project a local rather that a national vision of leadership. Nigeria, and particularly the North, has paid a heavy price for this anomaly. In the 52 years of Nigeria’s independent existence, the North has produced nine of the 13 leaders and they have been in charge of the government for nearly 40 years. In much of that time development in the North has markedly regressed. Indeed, the post-election violence of 2011 had indications that it was an uprising against the leadership. Thus, the dominance of the north in the politics of Nigeria has contributed markedly to the under-development of the North and by extension of Nigeria. In other words sectionally-driven leadership recruitment has not enhanced Nigerian development, has conferred no obvious advantage to the section of the leader except to individual benefactors.
In the effort to rebuild Nigeria, there is a need for drastic restructuring and redesign of the architecture of the nation. We also need to reorganise the priorities of the nation such that the eradication of poverty and the creation of wealth will be pursued as necessary conditions for the rebuilding of the nation in an atmosphere of peace and unity. Towards this objective we need to focus on the immediate and/or expeditious solution of four problems-
• reconstituting leadership with a Pan-Nigerian vision
• reconciling and managing our diversities
• guaranteeing citizenship and citizen rights and
• restoring and realigning our value system
In the pursuit of these goals it is evident that we will need to cultivate a new mind set in tackling our problems. The challenge to put Nigeria on a fast track development needs priority attention being given to the hardware of infrastructure (power, transportation etc.) but also the software of our vanishing value system anchored on integrity, hard-work, entrepreneurship, thrift and sincerity. We must do away with the culture of impunity in governance and the entitlement complex that has put a wedge between different segments of our people. We must return compassion to one another and passion with vision to our leadership. The c-word corruption must be extirpated from our body politics.
We must not forget the challenge of our youth and women – by far the vast majority of our people. We must remember that over 60% of our population is under 30 while the gender parity between male and females suggest that releasing this explosive pent-up energy of our youths and women can guarantee us a quantum leap in our development trajectory. But the key is education. Given the release of this vast human capital, trained and skilled, the Chinese miracle that took precisely eleven short years can be upstaged. The missing link is leadership – a leadership that is well-educated, passionate and visionary. We must as a people pursue wealth with equity, truth with compassion, justice with fairness, and with reconciliation with empathy.

Revenge for Farouk Gate? House of Reps to probe Otedola’s debt payment

by Stanley Azuakola

Admittedly, the House of Representatives does not like Femi Otedola, the businessman who was the driving force behind the exposure and subsequent disgrace of one of its old shining stars, Hon. Farouk Lawan. But whether it is a case of sentimental grudge or not, yesterday’s announcement by the CEO of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mustafa Chike-Obi, that AMCON had approved the payment of N141 billion debt by Otedola, is worthy of a probe. And that is what the House intends to do.
In a swift reaction to AMCON’s announcement, the House released a statement through the chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Zakary Mohammed. Mohammed said that the House will demand full details of the transaction between AMCON and Otedola.
The statement said: “We have observed with interest the payment of N140.9billion, being outstanding debts of a businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola, to AMCON
“This payment was credited to AMCON’s managing director, Mustafa Chike-Obi.
“Obi confirmed that AMCON Board met last Thursday and approved the transfer of the businessman’s assets as well as undisclosed cash to AMCON as full payment and final settlement of Otedola’s liabilities.
“The 7th House of Representatives will, on return from its one week oversight tour, constitute a committee to investigate the amount and the assets so transferred to AMCOM.
“It is imperative to state that with the state of our economy, this transaction was done with ‘confidentiality and secrecy’.
“It is curious that AMCON, being a government establishment which is under the purview of the National Assembly, could do that without the knowledge of the House.
“To say the least, the procedure is not acceptable. The National Assembly would be interested in getting full details of the transaction.”
The House of Representatives might also extend the probe to include other AMCON debtors.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), worried by the reluctance of debtors to pay back their loans, had stopped banks from granting credit to 113 companies and 419 directors/shareholders, including those belonging to Otedola, Alhaji Sayyu Dantata, Sir Johnson Arumemi-Ikhide, former power minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji, Mrs. Elizabeth Ebi, and Dr. Wale Babalakin.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: I do not believe Nigeria will get better

Last weekend was my first independence day as an unbeliever.

Admitted, its 52^nd anniversary is probably the worst time to admit this. However my reasoning is so obvious, I shouldn’t even have to explain it. If you think I’m exaggerating, look in the papers today. I know I am not the only one. There are many Nigerians who aren’t deluding themselves about where this country is and where it is headed.
Last weekend was my first independence day as an unbeliever. I really couldn’t get into all the Independence Day celebrations. Wishing a country in the toilet ‘Happy Independence day’ felt too much like wishing an alcoholic dad, ‘Happy Divorce Anniversary’, so I skipped it.
Funny thing is, there was actually a time when I believed Nigeria would eventually get better. I always imagined it was always a matter of time. I belonged to the school of “Nigeria is a very young country. With time we’ll sort these things out. Even America took over 200 years to get to where it is today.”
But 40 became 50 and 50 became 52 and nothing has changed. In fact things got worse. Million naira heists turned to billion dollar looting. In fact, as we’ve grown, the looters have become increasingly emboldened; buying up the country as they burn it to the ground. Today, the bar for what ill-gotten wealth can buy has shot through the roof (alongside inflation) into a sky filled with million dollar private jets purchased with Nigeria’s lost opportunities.
What Nigeria has done to itself is nothing short of despicable.
However, my lack of faith in Nigeria’s future doesn’t necessarily mean I will abandon it. In fact, it compels me to work even harder to right its course so I can believe it in again