People should not be afraid of their governments, a Government should be afraid of its people. The people have so much powers; powers which they themselves are unaware that they possess. They have the powers to demand account of their nations resources, they have the powers to ask questions and ensure their governments act in ways that are geared towards the interests of the people. The people should be selfish, that is their job. The position of a country’s citizens, is the highest position that can be occupied, because of these powers.
But why are we quiet? Why are we distracted? We know a people deserves the government it has, but we are a good people and we deserve better, so why are we not speaking?
A lot of us passionately supported the emergence of this present government. I am ashamed to say, we believed that this administration will bring about positive change which we so desperately needed. But what did we get? We were very wrong. I am sorry. But this is not a time to cast blames, this is a time for action.
Soldiers and other armed government officials now terrorize us with impunity, and it is getting worse. Corruption, nepotism in government, anti-people policies, increase in cost of living, rise in unemployment, and a host of other plagues we have had to deal with. Insecurity fuelled by poverty has increased. The current leadership of this country has sunk us deeper into a mess which will take close to a decade to repair. I used to be against secession and the drums of separation beaten by the IPOB. But now we see they have legitimate reasons to want to separate from the rest of us; especially since the rest of us have become docile and blind. Common commodities have become luxury, and businesses are closing up and businessmen have become beggars. Schools are being shut, and the governors have asked poor students to do their worst. Power Holding companies extort us for what we don’t use. Companies oppress their employees because they know we don’t have alternatives, and nobody is peaking for us. Nigeria has become an example of a failed nation, while the international community use us as butt of jokes. Citizens from developed nations react and protest when faced with lesser issues, and call their governments to order, that is why they are developed. Why do we choose to only react on social media, and then go to sleep as if rants on social media is effective?
Today Nigeria’s security operatives have now become terrorists to the people. The Nigerian Government’s highhandedness has become the order of the day, and those who have the passion to resist, and tell the truth are arrested and tortured, and in many instances killed, while the rest of us do nothing.
And so while we kept quiet as Nnamdi Kanu was prosecuted, as Judges, Journalists and opposing politicians were arrested and persecuted, and peaceful protesters murdered in broad day light, it was only a little while before it drew closer to home. If you don’t speak today, I will not speak when it happens to you, and we both will die in our silence. If we don’t speak now, nobody will speak for us and they will see us as foolish and only relevant when time for election comes. We are not foolish.
So what should we do? Should we continue fighting each other based on religion, tribe, party lines and other frivolities, forgetting that a dictator has only his interest at heart? Should we continue to be distracted and pretend we don’t care or we don’t know? Should we keep quiet while we are dying?
Tuface Idibia has called us to join him on the 5th of February, and we should answer. I suggest we adopt the 5th of February as a date to remind the government that we are not stupid; that we are watching and even though we are poor and unarmed, we are not weak. We need to bring our anger and frustration to the streets. We need to unite. We need to stand and say enough! That we will not be divided any further under party or tribal lines while they rob us of our common wealth. We should publicize this date and all come out on the 5th of February and together we shall give our oppressors a day to remember.

God plz give us good Govt. We almost thought buhari is d chosen one. Things had gone from bad to worst since Buhari assume office. We just have to support this move atleast let them know we are all tired of them all.