CHANGING NIGERIA FOR THE BETTER!
Abalaka Philip Ejima (Mr. Universe)
I said "NIGERIA, the giant of Africa!" Somebody
said, "that was then".
If that be the case, what has happened?
Why has our beautiful country with all its glory,
gradually turned into an anervated, miserable,
dejected and seemingly a doomed nation!
What has happened?
Why have we used our hands to frustrate the
effort of our Heroes past who fought and bled in
one accord, not minding the ethno-cultural and
religious deferences between them just to uphold
the honour of our Great Country!
What has happened? Why? The greatest strength
of our Great Nation has now become the biggest
threat of the Nation.
What has happened? Why is everyone putting the
blame on the government?
Is it really the fault of the government? Could it
be that they are truely the cause of all these
problems?
I dont think so,
I think the only corrupt government I have met
are those I can give account of and they are :
That little child in primary school who is
specialized in steeling other pupils' pencils and
money kept in the bag... thereby making them cry
and getting everyone flogged for crimes they
didn't commit.
That young boy in high school that inflates the
prices of textbooks and other fees just to exploit
his parents and end up buying a PSP game or
Nintendo64...
That girl in college who bribes and sleep around
with shameless lecturers to boost her gp so she
can contest for the beauty queen of the
campus...
Those family relatives who you sent money to
build you a house, so that when you return back
to Nigeria
You will have a home of your own, they ended up
eating the money and sending you pictures of
other people's houses whereas, you dont even
have a block not more of a house.
That mechanic I paid to fix my car and he ended
up using the wrong materials for it.. so I can
come back frequently.
That police officer who has made himself a tool
in the hand of the rich to oppress the poor rather
than protecting them.
That judge who collects bribe from the rich and
keeps delaying justice until the poor runs out of
money to pay his attorney thereby been denied
justice!
That lecturer that has sworn that I wont graduate
until I pay my way through!
That school head master and proprietor that
collect extra on my waec and neco fees to sought
supervisors so I can copy freely to past my
o'levels and the members of these exam bodies
who leaks out exam questions so I could see it
before the stipulated date for the exam...
That Pastor who have failed to reveal the truth
God ask him to reveal for the sake of fear or
favour...
That Iman that will convey wrong message to my
muslim brother so as to get "sadaka" (charity)
from him unduely.
That man in that office that refuses to give me a
job because I am not from his tribe or religion
even when am qualified
That admission officer that wont admit me into
that university because a sanator's child result
has been exchange for mine.
That young teenager that is not working but
using a blackberry Z10 while parents are using
nokia c1
That doctor who is specialized in aborting
pregnancy for young girls and selling hard drugs
to young boys.. leading them to their early grave
That landlord who organized thugs to beat and
throw me out of his house when I delayed to pay
my rent..
That soldier who goes out of his jurisdiction to
oppress innocent civilians!
That custom officer who get paid to smuggle
contraband into the country.
That supplier who ran away with my money and
failed to send down the goods I demanded!
Those set of people who primarily rig election by
secretly collecting money on the day of election
before voting.
That market man or woman that uses a smaller
"mudu" to measure gari for me because I dont
know the right scale...
The list goes on and on....
Believe it or not, everyone is a part of these
problems either directly or inversely
But..., Dont be the reason why another person
will change for the worse.. be the reason why
somebody will change for the better.
For Nigeria to be a better country, I need to work
on the corrupt parts of my life and those around
me. If I can successfully fix it and everyone does
the same, the glory of this country will be
restored in seven folds.
CHANGING NIGERIA BEGINS WITH YOU AND I....
LETS MAKE IT WORK FOR THE SAKE OF
POSTERITY!
IT IS OUR CALL...
NIGERIA, good people, great nation!