A nation at 57 still crawling, crying and clamouring for helping hand. Nigerians have been told on countless times that our land is filled with milk and honey yet all these claims still remain a mirage. I am still yet to come to terms with Nigeria's dreams that propel the proponents of our independence from colonial rule during the pre-independence era.
Prior to our independence, the 1914 amalgamation had provided a basis for disunity that will then turnout to be a thorn in the flesh of the unholy union christened Nigeria.
Nigeria is a nation that house many nations whose interest is different from one another. On daily basis we kept on hearing our unity is not negotiable by those in corridors of power who are driven by selfish gain and not the service to those who elected them.
We have been hoodwink to believe our unity is not negotiable, but the nation seems to be in the hand of a section of the country. This ugly scenario also play out in our President's lopsided appointments. No wonder Niccolo Machiavelli said "the first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
Without loosing track of the subject matter, which is Nigeria at 57, to some we have a reasons to celebrate, but for many the celebration calls for sober reflections. As a nation whose citizens lives in abject poverty despite the fact that we were told our country is out of double digit recession, the impact is yet to crystallise into gains.
As a nation our problems are just too many taking a look from the perspectives of basic needs of individuals, electricity, water, job the list is endless yet all these are not been provided for by those elected to ameliorate the sufferings of the past. Things have remain unchanged despite the false hope of change hoisted on us by the present administration.
There seems to be no hope in sight regarding solutions to the anomalies that have bedeviled this nation for so long. It is a clear case of leaders who are bereft of ideas. What appears to be in their heads is how to milk dry our commonwealth.
At 57, we are yet to to get our bearing as a nation and that has been one of the major reasons why the calls for devolution of power and restructuring are the hottest debate in the annals of our political space.
I call on all Nigerians to rise beyond ethnic and religion colouration to take the bull by the horn at making sure we arrest the situation to favour all and sundry. Don't forget whenever they are looting our resources they don't care about religion or ethnicity they do this in one accord. It's time to resist them as Nigeria clock 57 from colonial rule.
Long live Nigeria
Nice write up
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