Nigeria: My Candid Thoughts

Nigeria a nation at 47, needs to grow up real fast

We have been so busy looking backwards, so busy shouting at the British, the Americans
the First world, the Second world and any other world that presented itself, that we forgot to
help prepare for our chance,

ok, Oil came and we blew it!, we gave it away in bribes, squandered it on useless projects
we exchanged it for imported everything,  imported oil sef:o

Even with all the development expertise available, the oyinbos, we still act like a nouveau-riche nation
Economics as buying spree, all the money did was sharpen our evils.
it did nothing to soothe them. it meant little more than theft on a grander scale.
if before you could steal ten thousand Naira, then after you could steal ten million.

Our leaders have taught us how to blame, but not how to help ourselves.
they gave us the psychology of the victim. so that when the money came we
practised the politics of greed. we acted like those who had ruled us before.

As they exploited us, we exploited each other. As they raped our land, so we raped our land too
As they took, we took. We had absorbed the attitudes of the colonizer and we mimicked the worst of him
We learnt none of his virtues, grasped at all of his vices.

This is what people don't understand,
and now theres only one question left
even with a new governmnt in place

When WILL NIGERIA GROW UP???

We r a failed experiment in nationhood, one among many
we havent matured, we still view criticism as attack

A first step would be recognizing the difference between the two.
even then, considering how far we've come, if we manage to grow up one day

wont it be too late? 
will it even matter?   

Gamine my good friend,
its interesting to hear you comment on political issues, lol

Until now, i would have considered your questions as mere rhetorics. Seriously

But hey, i think i have an answer to your worries, if and only if Nigerians stand up and act.
I will link you to a thread am about to start. soon.

                                                        call u laher, wait up.

@seun,

I hate the fact that I always disagree with you and you always end up banning me. Seems You and I got issues 

Its a shame that i disagree that the problems of Nigeria can be solved by individual efforts. I agree that it may make a better impact, but it will never eradicate our sorrows. Our problems are rooted farther than we think.

In simple terms, we need a revolution. people may have to die, blood might have to be spilled but that I'm afraid is the only way. Watchout for my new thread too.

Aight, there you Go

y'all can voice your opinions on this thread

http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-59930.0.html

When we decide to grow up, that is the political leaders
we will.

Nigerias Problem was not Individualistically caused!
so it aint gona be solved that way

You may solve your own problems, but how will it solve other pples

We need to put our eyes on other peoples wahala
cause even in helping em we help ourselves, we help Nigeria.


Seun,
You Need to Grow Up

Waxxy,
Who r u?

Oil issues alone have caused enoff problems
i know, because i have relatives who r oil Traders

Money just aint evrything!!!!!!!!!

@gamine,
I am that useless Wale boy that calls u once in a fortnight, the same one that has an annoying accent. lol
Remember him?


nice one, i second that thot.

Until we congregate a generation of selfless Nigerians who do not care about factors like money, power, ethnicity and religion, but are united in a bid to demand good governance and accountability from those thieves in power,im afraid we will keep going around in circles

All countries have serious problems (the US has George Bush). Prosperity comes from hard work. Simple. You may think our government is corrupt, but at least they don't collect 60% of your salary and 'inheritance tax' when you die.

@Gamine,
i must admit that i am deeply fascinated by your level of political reasoning. It just confirms what ive always said about you belonging to a higher flock. The only problem is that when you start to ask these types of questions, you start to  think on ways by which you can help improve the status quo.
Now lets assume you come up with a feasible solution, Nigeria and Nigerians alike are so going to frustrate your efforts that you would be forced to leave its shores for good. This is the story of many a Nigerian in the diaspora today.

As much as i love  Nigeria, i cannot bear the fact that Nepa or whatever they are called can still not provide 24/7 electricity in AD 2007, that potable water is not so easily fetched and that police will collect N20 bribe every kilometre i travel on the highways or threaten to shoot me.

Nigeria is in a state of utter dilapidation and needs urgent measures to save us from the mess we're in. I commend Seun's optimism and belief in individual/entrepreneural efforts but i still disagree that this will solve the problem in totallity.The foundations of our country has not been laid right so there is no fair playing ground for entrepreneural effors as it were. Even the good Book says " If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Psalm 11vs 3.

It is time we forget that illusory "better life" that our leaders have promised us for so long and take what rightfully belongs to us by force, Nigeria needs a revolution.

In my own opinion, Nigerians are Nigeria's problem and i agree with seun because there's need for nigerians 2 develop a change in their thoughts and attitude towards nigeria. As a leader u ve 2 as an individual, decide that its not goin 2 b business as usual and followers 2 would ve 2 decide first as individuals before teamin up with like minds 2 make a change.

Seun,
i am afraid i have to disagree with you here.
on individual bases, which country of the world do you this is making more eforts than nigerians?
a country blessed with all the natural resources of the world yet her citizens are scattered all over the world in their eforts to make life.
how many people are loosing their lives on our bizare roads on daily bases or are you saying the individuals shld go and mend the roads.
how many individual comapnies fold on daily bases because of high costs of productions or are you saying the individuals shld go and make laws guiding productions in nigeria?
how many people have lost their fortune in our banks in the pasts?
the major problems of nigeria lie on government policies like in the area of security, power supply etc. there are basic armenities of life which the government owns here citizens.
in which other countries of the world do you think the niger delta can exist outside nigeria. niger delta is a broad day robbery. rob peter to pay paul.
we are known for sufering and smiling.
is it not obvious that the only working progressive policy of our government is the policy of money laundary which permits every leader in nigeria to try as much as he can to relocate any amount possible.
what could be more frustrating than a government that canot trace the killers of Ige? how possible was the leadership of Obj and atiku and till now, the case is heading to no victor, no vanquished and they will go home trilonaires at the expense of the citizens.
i still want to show my respect for the por masses of nigeria as they have remained loyal even in the presences of clear evidences of ungodly leaderships.
the point is that government has refused to live upto her own side of the bargain hence growth has become dificult.
trace countries of the world or let us say africa and tell me which has more individual eforts like nigeria   

It is only in Lagos that people do a little amount of work.  In my town, you will find a lot of people sitting in front of their houses doing nothing most of the time.  Many small companies have employees sitting around doing nothing.  Apart from the fact that Nigerians do a lot of nothing, what's worse is that we hardly read or use our brains.

People don't want to work; they just want to make money.  They wish God/Government would send them money.

Nigeria,
Were i was born to be
My Fatherland,
No matter where i go
i will always be proud to say

Nigeria is where im from,

Really would i be?

I'm definately Proud of Naija and im happy changes r under way, but the Mindset is still the same

PPle striving for their ownselves, we r jsut coping the individualistic way of things
like Seun, run things for your own self
For a nation like ours it wont work
it only creates a greater divide between the Harvards and the Havnads

We should begin to think beyond our own needs n that of our children's children

All these efforts are geared towards negativity, towards curruption and

selfishness. We need first and foremost to discipline ourselves before we

can think of disciplining our Government officials.

Gamine, do you realise that you are also implicated?  What solution have you provided so far?  I can tell you mine!

My solution is on the way

Seun, is Nairaland your solution?? to whut problem??

Anyways,
As much as possible i will try to do something Good, Postive, Life changing in Nigeria

Thanks militia for all the encouraging words and especially for letting us realize how pathetic our situation is. But remeber Agaracha must come back!