The change promised Nigerians is intended to be institutional, not this grand campaign for exceptional individualism. The problem is not the person, it's the institution. Institutions aren't made by people, they are made by rules, rules hard to bend.
Have you ever paused to ponder why Nigerians beat traffic lights in Abuja but obey traffic rules in London? It's because the UK institutions are strong. So, the change we anticipate must begin with institutions changing people.
Telling some people that change begins with them is like telling a robber to stop stealing. No, you've to build a strong Police to change him. Citizens are often only as good and as incorruptible as the country wants them to be, through its institutions.
Even God didn't get His creations to worship Him with words alone. He revealed penalty for refusing to change to His ways. The penalty is blazing Hell hereafter.
An expatriate friend, an Australian, beats traffic lights in Abuja, and he actually once described it as fun. He'll never try it in his country. Why? It's not patriotism. Words like "change begins with me" will never stop people from obeying traffic rules. To achieve this, you need surveillance cameras and strong penalising institutions.
Wait, why do you think Americans are afraid of evading tax? It's the horror of having to deal with IRS. It's not patriotism. Who's afraid of FIRS? Definitely not the Nigerian big man who's sure of his ability to make phone calls and get any case against him dropped!
So change should begin with the President addressing institutional lapses like the employment scams at CBN and FIRS, and apologising to the nation for condoning nepotism.

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benpuzzy:
The change promised Nigerians is intended to be institutional, not this grand campaign for exceptional individualism. The problem is not the person, it's the institution. Institutions aren't made by people, they are made by rules, rules hard to bend.
Have you ever paused to ponder why Nigerians beat traffic lights in Abuja but obey traffic rules in London? It's because the UK institutions are strong. So, the change we anticipate must begin with institutions changing people.
Telling some people that change begins with them is like telling a robber to stop stealing. No, you've to build a strong Police to change him. Citizens are often only as good and as incorruptible as the country wants them to be, through its institutions.
Even God didn't get His creations to worship Him with words alone. He revealed penalty for refusing to change to His ways. The penalty is blazing Hell hereafter.
An expatriate friend, an Australian, beats traffic lights in Abuja, and he actually once described it as fun. He'll never try it in his country. Why? It's not patriotism. Words like "change begins with me" will never stop people from obeying traffic rules. To achieve this, you need surveillance cameras and strong penalising institutions.
Wait, why do you think Americans are afraid of evading tax? It's the horror of having to deal with IRS. It's not patriotism. Who's afraid of FIRS? Definitely not the Nigerian big man who's sure of his ability to make phone calls and get any case against him dropped!
So change should begin with the President addressing institutional lapses like the employment scams at CBN and FIRS, and apologising to the nation for condoning nepotism.

This is one of the best posts i have read today....
Strong men dont always get things done in any country, strong institution do. But we need strong people to build these institutions.
Strong men come and go, it is these institutions that remains. I Buhari doesnt build or get people to build strong institutions in nigeria, e.g the police, judiciary, military, economic and financial institution. Its just a matter of 4 or 8 years he will be out of office aand everything goes back to chaos. We need to take our minds away that a single individual can save nigeria, its like trying to salt the river by throwing a big of salt into it.
Let us build institution that can last many regimes