Hana! After the level of hardship infringed in the life's of my fellow Nigerians but our leaders are still exploiting and extorting us. God come and help us.

Question: During a 2006 trip to Nigeria, citizens told me that they welcomed the government's rhetoric about fighting corruption, but didn't place any faith in lasting change. Do you think a citizens' movement like Occupy Nigeria can be effective where official government efforts fail?

The right to protest, the right to freedom of assembly, freedom of association, and freedom of speech…these are all human rights that should be protected in any democracy, indeed in any nation. Any involvement of ordinary Nigerians in a non-violent (peaceful), organized, protest for their rights and improvement in their living standards, in my opinion, as a writer, should be encouraged. An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.

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The hope of course, is that the non-violent protest will eventually lead to change in a positive direction – like the civil rights movement in America, Mahatma Gandhi’s independence struggles in India etc. – if that is the case, then I am all for them.

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership. Civil society has a role to play in educating the masses about their rights – making sure that they understand that the elected officials report to them, that those in positions of leadership are not monarchs – and then insisting through the ballot box or other avenues of the democratic system that their voices be heard.

However, having said that, it is important to emphasize that Nigeria is a complicated country with more than 250 ethnic groups. Protests are often a symptom of deeper rooted problems – in Nigeria’s case, resistance to a fifty year history of leaders essentially swindling the nation of its resources – $400 billion worth - and stashing most of it abroad with little in terms of infrastructure on the ground. Nigeria continues to be held back by the lack of basic amenities – there is epileptic electricity supply (often times blackouts for months), very poor schools, no standard water supply systems, bad roads, poor sanitation…Nothing works – life, schools, electricity, nothing.... Femi Adeshina abi what is that your name you the problem of this country.

This is Naija for you, even if you have bad record or nuisance the gwill say go and joint police force whether you have interest or not, whether your mentally OK or not.

Hmmmm! Everything Abakyari, Buratai & mungono all from Borno State Buratai has run to Maiduguri in the name of fighting bokoharam but he is running from Aunty Corp your days are numbered God thank you.

With dust you were made and with dust you shall return, I thought he will be buried with all the money & the position after all, is same old men that make us unemploye & give automatic employment to dear children, may the wrong policy he made in Nigeria that is making people like us suffer follow him to his grave.

Who is this Tinubu is he God, to hell with him, same Tinubu brought this crook Aregbesola that looted the money main for Osun people. Because Ambode is working for the great Lagosians and refuse to give half of the money main for the state to this greedy Tinubu pls Ambode don't step down.

Mr President your right, no good leader will like to see his subject suffering, Sir you need to improve we they youth are suffering. Most especially unemployment.