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Nigeria Youths Should Wakeup 4rm Slumber by danielarem(m): 8:54am On Sep 21, 2013 |
NIGERIA YOUTHS LET WAKE UP 4RM SLUMBER LET JOIN HAND TOGETHER TO CASTIGATE CORRUPT POLITICIANS. Since the Feb. 1999 presidential elections, I have had the difficult task of relating with a lot of young Nigerians who passionately believe that nothing can be done to make Nigeria work. I have found myself defending Nigeria at great discomfort. For these young, idealistic, and I must add, patriotic Nigerians, the solution to all our problems lies in carving up Nigeria into several countries. I have been wondering how we got here. As a student in 90s, my fellow comrades and I in the students’ movement believed we had a duty to enthrone as an egalitarian society. Whether it was against the school authorities or the different military regimes, we never wavered in our quest. We made sacrifices that threatened not only our future but our lives. We were buoyed by the laudable efforts and rich tradition of those before us and those before them. I have been told not to blame the current generation; that Nigerian youth have never had it so bad; that when my generation marched against military dictatorship, we went to school for free, we had three square meals in school, and many of us had jobs when we graduated. I empathize with these generation. Their feeling of frustration and alienation is justified. We've have been duped and betrayed by our current leaders, not only by the Nigerian State, but by an opportunistic generation. It is enough to be cynical about Nigeria when a lot of those who some years back were in the forefront in the struggle for a better Nigeria, for a society of social justice and the rule of law have given up the struggle For them, democracy has become an end in itself! I can understand, therefore, why my fellow youth have given up hope. Add to this feeling of hopelessness the excruciating material conditions in the country. Everywhere they turn, there are roadblocks, literally, that prevent them from living their dreams and fulfilling their potentials. After spending years acquiring a degree, for those privileged to get higher education, our youth are made to roam the streets endlessly in search of not existent jobs. It is difficult to dream under such harsh conditions. But as a product of the progressive movement of the 90s, I dare to dream. I dream of a Nigeria where our lawmakers will make laws in the best interest of the public. I dream of a Nigeria where our best and brightest will not spend their most productive years building other countries; A Nigeria where the police will indeed be our friend; a Nigeria where you go to court for justice not thinking there is a malevolent judge somewhere willing to pervert justice for a little fee. I dream of a Nigeria where the value of citizens is not in the amount of money they have or number of cars and houses they posses, but their integrity and contribution to society. It shows a young Nigerian who was beaten to death and burnt alive in broad daylight by his contemporaries, with onlookers clapping and jeering, allegedly for stealing a laptop . I dream of a Nigeria where human life is worth something, where human rights are respected, where good governance, right to life, security, and environmental safety are the norm rather than the exception. I dream of a Nigeria where our graduate will be worthy of their degrees, not recipients of sexually transmitted degrees. I dream of a country that will be a global contender, a country where our God- given resources will be a blessing and not a curse. Let’s go back to basics. Our major problem is these set of impostor we all known as political god- fathers. Political god- fathers has know intrest of the masses @their heart but to loot and destroy these nation through their God-son. Nigeria youth must decide 2015 elections, yes we can do it. Dont be deceived by any political godfathers. Used and dumped you after election. While the office of commissioners, special advisers and others will be share to their political god-son and you've to wait for four yrs for another elections when they will come back for you! Because after the election, you'll become an virus to them while they will ignore you and change all their contact immediately after the election, so that you will not be able to reach them. Then why are you praising them or you were born to be a slave? Enough is Enough |
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