Joseph Odok|1 October 2016
The thought of Nigeria's independence makes me cry, at old age Nigeria is worst off than it was at birth.
Nigeria is replate with leaders that suffocated her through corruption.
Instead of good news we have a story of recession.
At old age, the story of Nigerian legislators is that of criminals, with a rotten leadership thriving on corruption.
At old age, its judiciary is an appendage of corruption and a foe to the poor man.
At old age, the executive is messed up with little capacity to feeds its children. The Dollar has risen to 357 Naira per Dollar, a bag of rice is above #20,000. A cup of Garri the hope of the poor is no longer affordable. There is high cost of living with no ready palliatives.
At old age, its roads are death trap with expectations that what she could not achieve at 55 years should be achieved within one year despite the recession.
At old age, the productive and manufacturing industry is dead with Nigeria practically importing every thing.
At old age, investors fear investing in her land, and its children steal to invest in foreign land.
At old age, its pastors and imams live in affluence owning private jets while her followers are committing suicide because of hunger and lack growing lack of faith in a God that hears their cry. Her pastors and imams create a God according to the image and likenesses of their greed; a God that has become the opium of the masses.
At old age, despite its woes the fiscal and monetary policy is not harmonized giving a picture of despondency.
At old age, with over 170 million people most of her citizens trust only its president but regret that his cabinet is not comprised of best hands.
At old age, those that have suffered for its redemption are wallowing in poverty while opportunist smile with stolen monies.
At old age, criminals are her best paid and respected with sentiments of religion and politics used to justify armed robbers.
At old age, change begins with me campaign leaves the poor starving to death and committing suicide on daily bases while the corrupt smile in affluence.
At old age, her youths are confused and agents and servants of her murderers.
At old age, her graduates are unemployable and almost useless in the market place with frustrating pieces of papers as certificates.
At old age 95% of her citizens live in poverty while 5% share her patrimony.
At old age, her citizens are the best in foreign soil but inept at home.
Let's join the campaign for a new attitude that sees corruption as our common enemy and save Nigeria from collapsing. Unless we jointly kill corruption, corruption will kill us.
With systemic failure let's form groups that will question illegal wealth and force those that have stollen from us to return the loot.
Joseph Odok
Social Change Agent
