Even when it is evident that Malaria in Africa
Region alone accounts for 85% cases and 90%
of its deaths worldwide. HIV/AIDS career in
Taraba State alone amounts to about 110,000
of its population(NEPWHAN) a population that
surpasses Vatican City, Tuvalu amongst many
other countries being put together. As if that is
not enough, at the proportion of western
countries being developed with zero case of
malaria victim unless the carrier just trooped in
from an African State, African continent has
been characterized with menace that could take
divine intervention to escape from. This
analysis draws me to Nigerian political scenario,
the reason for this as a focus encompasses the
fact that whatsoever development or menace in
a society is always the overall outcome of the
decisions or policies from government as
machinery saddled with the responsibility of
engineering the society. At a time where the
Majority of the Nigerian population believed that
the Saviour has arrived (President Muhammadu
Buhari) things politically still continue to be
bedeviled with the strong inner caucuses who
see power as more important than a family.
The reason why Nigerians should not expect
change is because the concept of change itself
advocates for a different identity, but this
personalities(Politicians) controlling the affairs
of this nation still carries the Nigerian blood
which means things could only get better but
not change.
The whole political brouhaha being manifested
by who should take over the leadership of
National Assembly is the least we should
expect in the course of this administration
because while Nigerian youths take time on
social media, some forces still take their time to
work out on how they are going to control the
affairs of this country mostly for the worse out
of greediness. To make this write-up so precise
and short, one of the major way to make this
country a better place is by advocating for
meritocracy in our political offices rather than
mediocrity. Many times being conversant with
people’s comments and news that goes round
on dallies, blogs, forum amongst others. One
thing that is so central in people’s comment is
religious and ethnic bigotry where you see
someone having stolen much from the nation’s
treasury still supported by people from his
region which makes culture of impunity being
celebrated and defended if not by people from
the politician’s region it could be from those
who benefitted from his corrupt practices. A
country like America wouldn’t have someone
like Obama as president if mediocrity is the
order of the day, even when racism is still
pervasive in that part of the world they still
don’t joke with meritocracy, if a black man is
good for the job so be it unlike in this part of
the world where a sociologist fills the position
of an accountant in an organization. My
argument is not that western countries doesn’t
have their own flaws as regards this, but the
rate is alarming in this part of the world.
Irrespective of the region you come from
among the six geo-political zones in Nigeria the
best man for the job suppose to fill the space.
In a situation where a man that cannot manage
his family is giving the role of leadership more
traumas tends to emanates than filling the
space with a dexterous man who is fit for the
job. If this could be related to our political
offices with vote and deliberation some like
Babatunde Fashola, Donald Duke, Akinwumi
Adesina amongst some could be considered for
appointments than those who have failed with
the previous ones appointed to them, not that
these few mentioned are certified not to have
side-funded government funds but at that they
were able to make people feel their effect as an
administrator. It took meritorious Lee Kuan Yew
to change the face of Singapore, Jose Mujica to
calm Uruguayan political system with frugality,
Mandela to imbibe a strong political culture in
South Africa, Nigeria also need meritorious
politicians to change the face of this nation and
it begins with the citizens because the society
will always taste for bad leaders but it is the
duty of the citizens to reject it. This is just my
view and am not party affiliated, your view is
also welcome on this.

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