On paper and in practice it is a noble economic policy. So, exactly what is the whole uproar about the removal of subsidy about? In my humble opinion, trust, deceit, management, priority misplacement; a few of the real issues here. On one side of the divide is the government; while on the other are the people. Who is to blame? Both sides have to responsibly accept responsibilities for the decay that we experience today in Nigeria.
Over time, successive Nigerian rulers have instilled a firm sense of distrust in the minds of the people. The general consensus is that each time a new policy is introduced into the system, there is a hidden agenda somewhere in the mind of the few who have held the nation to ransom to defraud the commonwealth.
As the #OccupyNigeria trains marches on, I as bothered about certain tendencies and decision making tactics that have bedeviled us as a nation and therefore ask:
- If eventually this government agrees to withdraw its decision to remove subsidy, would we have achieved a better Nigeria?
- The whole subsidy fraud amounts to more or less N1 trillion annually. Do you know how much is siphoned out of our nation annually as embezzled funds? Have we ever protested against such?
- How many innocent citizens have lost their lives no thanks to the menacing Boko Haram threat? Have we ever protested against such loss?
- What is/are our priority?
- Are we being pushed to react?
- What is our ideology?
- What are we fighting for?
- Are we fighting the real battle?
Those who know me will attest to the fact that I don’t believe GEJ or the PDP is the problem we have in this country. Far from the truth. Shun the lies that some have filled you with. These lunatics are only a reflection of the larger society that we live in. They are only a mirror through which we see ourselves. The problem with Nigeria is Nigerians, myself inclusive. A people deserve the leaders they have. All leaders were once followers. Bad followers breed bad leaders. Let us humbly admit our faults and identify where we faulted. How did GEJ find his way to Aso Rock in the first place? Have we learned our lessons yet?
I believe in #OccupyNigeria and hope that it serves the primary purpose it should: show Nigerians that at the end of the day the real and authentic leaders are the people, and not a bunch of psychotic rulers who sit somewhere to share the spoils of democracy.
Let us make our point and decide to chart a new course for our potentially great nation Nigeria.
Who ‘eats’ over N2.5million on food alone on a daily basis? Ask a psychiatrist!
