Politics is a dirty game is a common saying on the lips of every citizen of this great country Nigeria. And it’s simply the way politics is done in Nigeria as a whole.
After the independence in 1960, leadership has taken different shapes and dimension, also different regime has come and gone, sometimes ago what I called semi-democracy is practice, at a point in time a full military rule take charge for a very long period of time till late 90’s, when Nigeria witness change of power to total democracy after the demise of a military dictator.
The new era saw the coming back of a military man that has server during the military era two term into office to lead the great country into its greener pasture, making him the first democracy president after the annulment of chief MKO Abiola during the June 12 saga, and with the hope of seeing that a change will be effected because he has rule in an era where you can say your mind, bring suggestion on how things should be done or better still opinion. But what is obtained is dictator in disguise. After people tends to believe that a journey of thousands mile start or may I say begin with a step and that a long destroy situation cannot be put in back in place in just a night, which saw his second coming of this same ruler into power on it democracy rule. But the people believe or hope was a disappointment and a slap to the face of every Nigeria both home and abroad, and to the people surprise He came around to ask for third term which has just send signal to the people that if proper care is not taking, dictator is coming and its around the corner. Then the issue has gone beyond once bitten twice shy, because many now came to understand that cabal exist in the ruling set of people that govern the nation. The table is set for different people to use different method to advance the economic of the country but the same set of people that has been ruling since the 70s are the one ruling up till this present era and they are just turning the table round themselves. This was further reveal when third term agenda was not permitted and the then president discovered that the people has made up their mind and there is strong feeling to it that they are not going back on the issue even the so called senators and honorable are in the support of anti-third term move. He further decide within himself to handover to another person on the table which happen to be a brother to a former colleague and to appreciate or further strengthen their deal that power is not leaving their table and for him to continue to rule from behind, one way or the other.
They designed a strategy of stealing the ballot boxes and ensured that they bought those are assign to chair the electoral seat in other to ensure that they are fully favored one way or the other , during the time of their campaign, lots happened that put so many family into chaos and an unforgettable memory and experience. They do things like kidnapping a fellow colleague that is running for the same post they are also running for or family member in other for the colleague to surrender or even withdraw from running , at a point in time they hire assassin to get rid of fellow colleague, or somebody that is very dearly to them or someone one that has their secret, some many innocent blood were shed and some sent to the great world beyond, some that were still in power and are still willing to come back use anti-graft agent to wage war against their counterpart pending the time the election will be over so that colleague will be nursing court charges making him not having time to nurture his political ambition. The most annoying aspect is that most innocent blood are shed in the name of rituals and mass blood shed is their intention, some of them (the politician) imports guns and ammunition into the country when election is around the corner and they shared it among touts, while keeping their family, friend and wards abroad of which after the election they can not be returned or collected back, but leaving it to the detriment of the poor masses. Overtime citizens have experience different kind of battle from the so-called senators and honorable leaving many young and fresh blood waste away, to an extent international body that understudy the country environment and some professional learner has describes Nigeria as an environment where TALENT ARE BEEN WASTED. In fact a local popular hip hop artist in the country stated it categorically that talent are been wasted in Nigeria.
So many graduates are produced in our various universities from various fields of disciplines ranging from engineering, economist, human resource to mention but a few, but the country economic is at stake, while the power sector has been the major issue.
Our industries are producing sub-standard goods in other to make more profit. This has also given room to the importation of sub-standard drugs and has turned the country into a dumping ground for the developed countries out there. Some importers are even and intentionally importing dangerous and harmful materials into the country. At the expense of the young and old, putting their life at risk and in danger.
The healthcare of this great nation is nothing to ride home about. This can be confirmed in the recent health condition of the late president Umar Musa Yar’adua. If the health care of the country is in good order, there is no need to travel abroad on the ground of health for closed to good 3 months putting the country at a full stop and as well give the so called cabal access to embezzle money, it only take the pressure group several attempt to permit the two house to allow or give the vice president access to keep ruling pending the time the president health will be alright and for him to rule in the absence of the president which is approximately a week after the announcement of the passing- away of the president .
The safety of life and properties are not guaranteed in the country with the security agent, Hence, several promises are made and are yet to be fulfilled, countless are the number of abandoned project s. among all these, the 2011 election is around the corner and I want this to server as a reminder and an eye-opener to every citizen of this great nation Nigeria regarding the forthcoming election. Come 2011 what shall we be expecting? Nigeria we need a change, fresh blood need to be introduced into the system. Research has showed that the average age of those that has been ruling this country is 58years and above. While some of them even declare a fake age in other to fits in. This is the real Nigeria situation and not the disguised one they pretend to be, which is why most Nigerian abroad think very fast before they take action and the level/rate at which we learn under an inconvenient condition makes us to fits in into any environment we met ourselves. The Nigeria that is shown to the international bodies is the pretend type. This is to mention a few of what a common citizen of the great nation experience day-in, day-out.
Having x-rayed and make known what goes down within Nigeria, we don’t actually need to bring out the problem without providing or suggesting the way out of the problem which we think can actually help the situation and if strictly adhered to or taking into consideration reduce the problem if it did not totally eradicate the problem. The expected leader that is needed in Nigeria of today is a person of selflessness, integrity, a man of his word. A man that can actually prove it wrong that politics is not a dirty game, stand by rule of law and respect it, ready to carry the citizen along and having them in mind in all his planning. Preferably a fresh, tender, young and dynamic leader who is ready to change and move with the global trends and be ready to diversify on things that can actually move the country forward and merge it with the other countries to be rated among top 10 countries in the world that control the economic of the world in all ramification.
Issues to be sorted out first and foremost is POWER which play a major role in the economic of Nigeria, exploration of more minerals resources because we have up to 35 different types of mineral resources where some needs to be rejuvenate and others need to be put in place, raise the standard of leaving making sure that the people leave above a dollar a day, house for all( can not be achieved in a short while), preferably a low cost and well planned housing scheme should be put in place where the rich will not take part in buying like 5 or 6 and make not enough to the masses, employment availability to the young graduate or better still entrepreneur skills in vocational training to reduce the level of unemployment in the country, provision of a functional basic amenities to mention a few.
And I will like to state categorically that we had people that have been working tirelessly, selflessly for the masses and they are people like the governor of Lagos State, the governor of Ilorin, and some credible governors in the east and partially in the north. If we can have like 10 governors of the great ideas of this few mentioned governors, the country will move very fast in a short while and make it one of the most respected country in term of fast changing and moving with global trends. GOD BLESS NIGERIA
