The person above me, what's that for?

The Federal Republic of Nigeria,
West Africa, Africa,
Planet Earth.

Nigerian Wombs,
Implanted uteruses.

Dear Angel,
LETTER TO A NIGERIAN FOETUS
Just the same way the wind at times blows down ripe fruits for a hungry goat, the supreme being has a way of meeting every individual at their respective point of need. If not for the fact that you, as the guiding angel might read this letter before the actual would be recipient could get the content, I would have said that the Yorubas say; 'nnkan ti aja maa je, Esu maa se'. There is really no time to translate that, but in summary, God works wonders.

I accidentally listened to this old song by Faze (wish that rings a bell) titled; 'letter to my brother' and that was all I needed to write this letter to the prospective citizens of a country called Nigeria.

I did not write you this in order to scare you and other prospective Nigerians. I wrote it in order to give you a heads up. At least, to be fore warned is to be fore armed. This is a rare opportunity most of us do not have. Let me thank you, guiding Angel, for reading this for the lucky foetus to hear.

I would like to tell you that you are coming into a country where budget padding is not a crime. Just so you understand what that means. you can come here to tell your dad that your school fee is N200,000 even when he knows it's N50,000. Yes, it's true. Don't be shocked, dad too might understand.

Again, I want you to realize that you are equally free to do whatever you like as soon as you have a political power. You can trample upon anybody's right. Nobody can touch you, even if you make the entire world realize that you have so huge an influence that the Military can do you nothing such that anybody is killable. Yes, even after you must have distributed the wealth of your state to some Van Damme, you are still their hero. In fact, for that alone, you are the man of the year. Oh! you are surprised? padi mi, bo se n lo niyeen!

The most high must have told you your sex by now, I guess. If by any chance you are a girl, please try as much as possible not to become a professional footballer. And if you do, make sure you don't play for the country. And if you must, don't go with them to AWCON because someone important might not really expect your team to win the trophy. Hmmmm, if you win........ Ok. Well, just try and win, then you will realize why no one understood the reason the male team got stranded at the United States of Nigeria.

Look, you need to equally understand that right now in the entire world, strange things are happening and our country is not left out. Recently, a lady said she is a virgin in this country and that became news. If it had ended with just that, I wouldn't have said anything about that in this letter but the real shock was, most ladies couldn't even say less than 'who virginity epp?' after hearing the so-called news. Moreso, you don't really need to be of enviable character before winning an election in some parts of our planet plus you will get luxury cars after serving the nation in a capacity as the President. That is a sign of honour my dear because it doesn't matter if you can afford fifty of such car. Yes, Na so!

I'm sure you are more than surprised at this point because all these negate the teachings over there, but you've not heard up to 5% of what goes down in your country to be. Wait, don't do anything nasty with that umbilical cord please. If you have been deployed there, you have to go. This is just a way of giving you a heads up before coming getting there. You don't have to seek redeployment. We adapted to the entire situation and I'm sure you will too. I wish you happy womb escape in advance. Ma sunkun! You will get used to the system. You will be fine. I promise.

Yours truly,
A Senior Citizen.

Just saw this on Twitter and felt compelled to share. Is Reno omokri actually a nairalander? Does he really need to do this?

when will you read?

THE NIGERIAN WOES: WHERE THE BEATS LED US
Yahoo o oo
Yahoo zee
....... One million dollar, dollar dollar
Elo lo ma je ti n ba se si Naira ?.........

Fellow Nigerians and social media friends and readers, it's yet another day on the planet. It's been a while since I last wrote any article on the nation's status quo. My silence, obviously has different meaning to different persons of varying personalities. To a few, I have gone bankrupt with the right words while some might as well felt I have equally felt the pang of the hard-bitting Nigerian economy which culminated in my inability to be able to afford mobile data. Hilarious, as the latter seem, it's not an impossibility, given the present state of the Nation. Whatever reason anyone might have ascribed to my deafening silence, I guess it should be a relief that recession isn't one of them.

Chief Dele Momodu, my mentor and respected Nigerian had once asked if Nigerian leaders watch television and I doubt if they read news from Nigerian dailies too, talk more of a social media post. My posts and that of other notable writers such as Reuben Abati and Doyin Okupe had no doubt meant nothing to those at the helms of affairs of this multi ethnic country. So, why bother? On a second thought, I felt I'm too young to give room for despair, hence, putting another serious thought into this. At least, this article isn't just meant for them, it's equally for us. In fact, it's more about us!

Those four lines above were the lyrics of a famous Nigerian song in the late 2000, sometimes around 2007. People danced to the rhythm throughout the length and breadth of this nation. Even, the non-Yorubas, without minding what those lyrics meant can't wait to roll those fingers in the air on hearing that cyber crime eulogy. The people in power said nothing about that but felt a song that spoke about the state of the Nation at that particular time was damaging the image of the Nation. Whatever Irredentism that is! The point is, that song among other sequels did not just come to entertain us and disappear, they left indelible marks on our mind and fail to escape from some parts of our brain. We practically got this penchant for amassing fabulous and ill gotten wealth unconsciously until we get to a position to unleash that beast in us. We got brainwashed!

What I am pointing at in clear terms is that, an individual won't loot millions of dollars if there is no force propelling such homo-sapien towards such immoral and perfidious act. That individual is no doubt a product of his/her environment. Governor El-Rufai said in 'The Accidental Public Servant' that he wondered how people hoard the Nation's common wealth and still sleep well at night, I think I have an answer. What they listen to and see around them made them believe that the best way to live happily after leaving office is to steal as much as possible. The mathematical equation is simply; the amount you stole (Loot, l) plus your smartness with cover up (security, s) equals happiness after office (Happiness, h); l + s = h. Simple arithmetic!

It's true that 'change begins with us' but the National Assembly should be the starting point. Just so we are clear, they have equally been affected by that same fear of becoming a pauper after being voted out, so we doubt if they would ever agree to let go their bogus allowances. They have given us excuses as to why they won't be letting their gargantuan chocolate go, but that is an effort in futility since they are unfortunately the one to decide what happens to that. That explanation is inane in all fronts.

At this crucial time that the nation needs rebranding and reorientation, the least the National Assembly can do is to come up with laws that guide against lyrics that eulogises economic and financial crimes. Maybe when this is done, we might not need the EFCC. Whether we concur or not, we are what we see, hear and do. May God help us!

UNCLE BEN: FAILURE OF A VETERAN TOWN CRIER
You just can't rule out the fact that the age long saying would remain relevant for the next foreseeable future. It's a fact, indeed, that if you are not informed, then you stand a chance of being deformed. Imagine a world without information or means of information? No doubt, information is key.

I would appreciate it a great deal if we can assume this Facebook and twitter life is non existent and we think about passing across information like the people of old without mobile phones or its equivalent. Then, that successfully done would see us appreciating the town criers in those days. In this present world they have been ably replaced by the social media and the media houses. Being a town crier back then gives you the opportunity of getting first hand information.

I was privileged few years ago to meet an aged person who related to me a story that depicts an implausible paradox. I couldn't believe that is actually a possibility. How a close relative of the village town crier could have fallen into such trap was incomprehensible. I tried in vain to make the whole episode sound rational. Luckily, the story (believe it or not) is now a weapon in an arsenal!

A ritual was to be performed for peace to reign in a war ravaged land and the town crier as expected had been hinted. The broadcaster as expected took to the streets to inform the entire village, moving from markets to farm settlements, warning people to stay indoors. By daybreak, it was evident that calamity had knocked at his door and had even secured a room for a nap. His son that stays some few kilometres away from his house had been used for the said ritual. The questions I asked myself were: Did the town crier just assume his son must have got the information and consequently thought it's unnecessary to warn him? Why would the son of a town crier be bereft of such vital information?

If you don't know him, you are either an individual that cares less about the social media or doesn't care two hoots about happenings in the Nigerian political sphere. He is a vibrant Senator on Facebook and twitter. He is fondly called 'the commonsense senator' by his admirers. Infact, as you read this, he is probably talking on twitter about the ills of the Nigerian state. He is very good at pointing out the wrongs in the system, even though he had said almost nothing about them for more than a decade - a case of political irredentism.

It is not out of place to help another individual remove the spec of dust in his eyes, but it's best done if you do that after spending at least, few seconds in front of a clean mirror and examine the entire circumference of each lens and the eyelashes. It is on record that you own silver bird TV with a cinema that accommodates both human beings that comes to relax and rats that come for bites of the expensive popcorn. That is business anyway and I reckon you are at liberty to do business just the way you like.

There were youths that you've always fought for on social media at your 60th birthday celebration and they claimed they were faced with discriminations that very day. I was glad you promptly apologised to them and further stressed that they would get a copy of your book after a registration of some sort on your website. I wasn't one of the youths that attended the birthday celebration, but, being an avid reader, I was one of the youths that requested for an electronic copy of your book and I'm still waiting to get the book in my mailbox even as I write this piece. A Yoruba adage says: 'A warrior that just came back from war and stepped on six hens to death and subsequently tells the tale of how he had beheaded six enemies. If we are in the dark as to what ensued at the war front, we have at least seen what happened at home.'

I don't want you to see this as an attack by an angry Nigerian youth. On the contrary, I want you to see this as an avenue to alert you as to the popping up of loopholes in a campaign that is expected to have penchant for perfection. Nigerians are still waiting for the explanation for printing the commonsense book in the United States, even as you encourage us to buy naija to grow the naira.

Uncle Ben (permit me to call you this), we also realised that the portion of the budget that endorses the construction of Lagos-Calabar coastal rail line had been deleted and we are so sure that happened right under your nose. Sir, this is the point at which we expected the commonsense voice to be loudest but we couldn't hear as loud as a mosquitoe's sneeze on that. I still don't want to believe that all that happened without your knowledge. Information of that magnitude is not expected to elude you. If you question the essence of the presence of other senators from that region in that chamber, you have done well, but a greater good is you being at the forefront of the campaign against that removal in the first place so that posterity would continuously remember that, there was a vibrant Uncle Ben.

When two siblings get out of a discussion room with bold faces trying in vain to conceal the red eye balls, they have been honest with each other. That might just be all I have for you now.

I hope to continuously serve in a capacity as an adviser on any movement the Nigerian Youths could benefit from. Just before I say 'good luck with your commonsense movement', I suggest we see more of actions (like the alternative power source bill) from you in the esteemed chamber and less on the social media.

Good luck.

ONCE UPON A TERM
Grandma was awesome by giving me the privilege the people of the 'indomie generation' might not have. Those stories and her style of narration were one of a kind. This is a kind of experience you never buy with money and it wasn't a surprise that a part of my cerebrum has a very great affinity for story telling. History are stories that have written themselves even before they found themselves on those pages of the paper by that individual that had enough time on his hands to pen them down. Whether we choose to tell those stories or not, they are always alive.

Nigeria decided to change her government in the year 2015 after sixteen years. To many prophets of doom, it won't happen without shedding a lot of blood, but we got it right to their dismay. On the 29th day of May, same year we had a new President sworn in and the world said; 'congratulations Nigeria'.

To our utmost surprise, we waited for months before we could have our ministers. While waiting, a lot of Nigerians had this high hope that whatever minister we shall be having would be largely technocrats. But, Mr. President decided to go back to the 'recycle bin' to bring some old men as our ministers. This is not to say, they were not well respected citizens of the country, but we don' t really need these old men before we can get it right as a nation. Truth be told, Mr. President outrightly gave credence to words of the old renowned academic that referred to the present generation of youths as 'wasted youths'. Of course, some youths are complete disgrace to this generation, but not all. At least, we have had a minister in his 20s in this country, why can't we have it again? Although, it's a done deed already, but subsequently, I suggest we borrow a leaf from the United Arab Emirate that made a 22year old a minister. We are not only good at carrying placards under that scotching sun and shouting on top of our voices. We are not all intellectually bankrupt. Honestly, that was where I thought the 'change' would start from.

No doubt that a country is capable of dying in the hands of corruption. Thank God for the gate that was opened recently in the country. Without mincing words, we all know what could have happened if the election had gone the other way. We should be careful as Nigerian and people at the helms of affairs to watch the kind of people we put in power. That misconduct by an individual had claimed so many lives. A soldier that is not effectively harmed is indirectly being sent to his death and that was evident in the way the insurgents had earlier waxed stronger. This arms deal saga, if given a closer look is more grievous than murder. We are so sure that some other gates would be opened if we look very well into the civil service where our dear budget was unpatriotically padded.


Nigeria is a sovereign state and anyone that makes any move to make a part of the country secede is by all means an enemy of the state but the truth be told, Mr. President, this is a democratic setting where the judiciary and the law had replaced any form of decree. Before emerging as the president, some 'doubting Thomas' had said you won't be able to abide by the rule of law. It is against that background that we suggest you respect the court decision on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and prove to your detractors that you are a law abiding general.

Boko haram had done untold damage to the North-East, and it's only a hypocrite that would not see that the war against the insurgency is yielding results. But, this is not the right time for us to sit on our oars and assume they have left the country for good. The intelligence agency in the country should do us a favour by feeding the military with the right information to stamp out the menace completely.

During the electioneering campaign, I smiled more than ever. It takes few minutes before you hear the CHANGE mantra and I smile each time I hear that. It was crystal clear like the Ikogosi warm spring that most Nigerians had got it all wrong. They wanted an instant change, but All Progressives congress did not come to life on the 6th of February, 2013 to promise that. This is the reason Nigerians are getting sceptical in less than a year. In fact, some made bold to say they have been scammed. Without being partisan, I knew that expecting a magic within a very short while is almost impossible, if not impossible. But, the possibility at this crucial moment is the blueprint for the unprecedented and sustainable economic growth and infrastructural development which we hope to see as soon as possible.

Our economy needs urgent attention as fast as possible. The honest truth, just like the iconic Dele Momodu said in his recent article is; it is 'time to end the blame game'. We need to stop the blame game, let politics rest for a while and give governance serious attention. The past administration had done their bit and today's Nigeria is all about the APC led government. We need to map out serious plans other than the verbal and no impact 'buy naija to grow the naira' campaign. The dollar - naira exchange rate is quite unprecedented and the Nigerians that voted under the sun of such intensity are loosing hope by the day. Food items are getting more expensive and needless to say, electronic gadgets are fast becoming commodities that only appeal to the rich.

We can not afford to get it wrong once again because another four years is a long time for us to jump at another mantra. We know the body language says you want to work for the country but that might not just be enough. I quite agree with you sir, when you said you are President at the wrong time, but I still maintain that through you, when we narrate the story of your tenure, starting with 'once upon a term' unlike grandma's 'once upon a time', let the story end with a smile on the face of our listeners and the narrators.

ONCE UPON A TERM
Grandma was awesome by giving me the privilege the people of the 'indomie generation' might not have. Those stories and her style of narration were one of a kind. This is a kind of experience you never buy with money and it wasn't a surprise that a part of my cerebrum has a very great affinity for story telling. History are stories that have written themselves even before they found themselves on those pages of the paper by that individual that had enough time on his hands to pen them down. Whether we choose to tell those stories or not, they are always alive.

Nigeria decided to change her government in the year 2015 after sixteen years. To many prophets of doom, it won't happen without shedding a lot of blood, but we got it right to their dismay. On the 29th day of May, same year we had a new President sworn in and the world said; 'congratulations Nigeria'.

To our utmost surprise, we waited for months before we could have our ministers. While waiting, a lot of Nigerians had this high hope that whatever minister we shall be having would be largely technocrats. But, Mr. President decided to go back to the 'recycle bin' to bring some old men as our ministers. This is not to say, they were not well respected citizens of the country, but we don' t really need these old men before we can get it right as a nation. Truth be told, Mr. President outrightly gave credence to words of the old renowned academic that referred to the present generation of youths as 'wasted youths'. Of course, some youths are complete disgrace to this generation, but not all. At least, we have had a minister in his 20s in this country, why can't we have it again? Although, it's a done deed already, but subsequently, I suggest we borrow a leaf from the United Arab Emirate that made a 22year old a minister. We are not only good at carrying placards under that scotching sun and shouting on top of our voices. We are not all intellectually bankrupt. Honestly, that was where I thought the 'change' would start from.

No doubt that a country is capable of dying in the hands of corruption. Thank God for the gate that was opened recently in the country. Without mincing words, we all know what could have happened if the election had gone the other way. We should be careful as Nigerian and people at the helms of affairs to watch the kind of people we put in power. That misconduct by an individual had claimed so many lives. A soldier that is not effectively harmed is indirectly being sent to his death and that was evident in the way the insurgents had earlier waxed stronger. This arms deal saga, if given a closer look is more grievous than murder. We are so sure that some other gates would be opened if we look very well into the civil service where our dear budget was unpatriotically padded.


Nigeria is a sovereign state and anyone that makes any move to make a part of the country secede is by all means an enemy of the state but the truth be told, Mr. President, this is a democratic setting where the judiciary and the law had replaced any form of decree. Before emerging as the president, some 'doubting Thomas' had said you won't be able to abide by the rule of law. It is against that background that we suggest you respect the court decision on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and prove to your detractors that you are a law abiding general.

Boko haram had done untold damage to the North-East, and it's only a hypocrite that would not see that the war against the insurgency is yielding results. But, this is not the right time for us to sit on our oars and assume they have left the country for good. The intelligence agency in the country should do us a favour by feeding the military with the right information to stamp out the menace completely.

During the electioneering campaign, I smiled more than ever. It takes few minutes before you hear the CHANGE mantra and I smile each time I hear that. It was crystal clear like the Ikogosi warm spring that most Nigerians had got it all wrong. They wanted an instant change, but All Progressives congress did not come to life on the 6th of February, 2013 to promise that. This is the reason Nigerians are getting sceptical in less than a year. In fact, some made bold to say they have been scammed. Without being partisan, I knew that expecting a magic within a very short while is almost impossible, if not impossible. But, the possibility at this crucial moment is the blueprint for the unprecedented and sustainable economic growth and infrastructural development which we hope to see as soon as possible.

Our economy needs urgent attention as fast as possible. The honest truth, just like the iconic Dele Momodu said in his recent article is; it is 'time to end the blame game'. We need to stop the blame game, let politics rest for a while and give governance serious attention. The past administration had done their bit and today's Nigeria is all about the APC led government. We need to map out serious plans other than the verbal and no impact 'buy naija to grow the naira' campaign. The dollar - naira exchange rate is quite unprecedented and the Nigerians that voted under the sun of such intensity are loosing hope by the day. Food items are getting more expensive and needless to say, electronic gadgets are fast becoming commodities that only appeal to the rich.

We can not afford to get it wrong once again because another four years is a long time for us to jump at another mantra. We know the body language says you want to work for the country but that might not just be enough. I quite agree with you sir, when you said you are President at the wrong time, but I still maintain that through you, when we narrate the story of your tenure, starting with 'once upon a term' unlike grandma's 'once upon a time', let the story end with a smile on the face of our listeners and the narrators.

I can't agree more. U've said it all.

Before Trivialising The Significant
I've hard intellectuals say this several times and I must say my astonishment to that effect was transient. As opposed to what obtains decades ago, we have started endorsing, in the cultural sense, the unpopular. Throughout the length and breadths of the nation, there was no culture that downplays the significance of the age long practice but out of our near total westernised wit, it is now being advocated to be seen as a thing of less importance. Our dear Ruben Abbati said in clear terms in his post about Audu and Sugarbelly that part of the ways of dealing with the rape menace is for the female folks to realise that getting married is not their greatest achievement. Giving his statement and that of other intellectuals a suitable crop, the message is: 'Marriage is not a lady's greatest achievement.' Let's not be oblivious of the fact that a statement with the slightest element of contempt for an institution is only waiting for the right time to be a full blown contempt. 'When you tell a lie several times, it becomes the truth', Chimamanda Adichie did pass across this message in her book titled 'Purple Hibiscus'. The whole message is not to say those that said it is not a lady's greatest achievement were wrong, but in the context, the institution was belittled.
I want to believe the bulk of Nigerians are either Muslims or Christians and their books made it clear right from the beginning of creation, marriage has been sanctioned by the supreme being. The facts are alive. The bible said Eve was created for Adam's sake and the Qur'an did not negate that either. It beats common sense therefore for black Homo Sapiens to think there is nothing special about the institution. We should also know that the divorce scourge in the western world came as a result of a mentality which trivialises the holy matrimony. Over there, you can have flings as a lady and still make bold to discuss that with anyone, but a real African woman is not expected to do that talk more of disclosing such Illicit affair. 'We are Africans' and that unique thing about us is our culture that teaches decency. Little wonder, the West is a haven for moral decadence and at the moment we are tending towards that by what they make and are making us believe as a race. My teacher once said; 'You don't have to pick all my attributes, the goods are apt'. We don't have to follow the west, hook, line and sinker because we value family here.
The female folk should not be deluded by what they hear or see on those screens. They must know they play a significant role in nation building. For us to have a good nation, good people are needed. Good people are products of good family. The truth is, if we don't see marriage as an important institution, we take it with levity, the society becomes awash with children raised by single parents and just as we know it, two ears befit a head. Another debatable truth is that no African lady ever set out to remain single for life, but circumstances warrant the frustration induced 'marriage is not the greatest of all achievements' rantings. You can try to forget the horrible past and do the needful, but this time, look before you leap to avoid same old story. Whether you accidentally possess a fair complexion or you rightly have the dark African skin, remember that it may not be the greatest of a lady's achievement, but it remains one of the greatest until childbirth becomes a sin.

Before Trivialising The Significant
I've hard intellectuals say this several times and I must say my astonishment to that effect was transient. As opposed to what obtains decades ago, we have started endorsing, in the cultural sense, the unpopular. Throughout the length and breadths of the nation, there was no culture that downplays the significance of the age long practice but out of our near total westernised wit, it is now being advocated to be seen as a thing of less importance. Our dear Ruben Abbati said in clear terms in his post about Audu and Sugarbelly that part of the ways of dealing with the rape menace is for the female folks to realise that getting married is not their greatest achievement. Giving his statement and that of other intellectuals a suitable crop, the message is: 'Marriage is not a lady's greatest achievement.' Let's not be oblivious of the fact that a statement with the slightest element of contempt for an institution is only waiting for the right time to be a full blown contempt. 'When you tell a lie several times, it becomes the truth', Chimamanda Adichie did pass across this message in her book titled 'Purple Hibiscus'. The whole message is not to say those that said it is not a lady's greatest achievement were wrong, but in the context, the institution was belittled.
I want to believe the bulk of Nigerians are either Muslims or Christians and their books made it clear right from the beginning of creation, marriage has been sanctioned by the supreme being. The facts are alive. The bible said Eve was created for Adam's sake and the Qur'an did not negate that either. It beats common sense therefore for black Homo Sapiens to think there is nothing special about the institution. We should also know that the divorce scourge in the western world came as a result of a mentality which trivialises the holy matrimony. Over there, you can have flings as a lady and still make bold to discuss that anyone, but a real African woman is not expected to do that talk more of disclosing such Illicit affair. 'We are Africans' and that unique thing about us is our culture that teaches decency. Little wonder, the West is a haven for moral decadence and at the moment we are tending towards that by what they make and are making us believe as a race. My teacher once said; 'You don't have to pick all my attributes, the goods are apt'. We don't have to follow the west, hook, line and sinker because we value family here.
The female folk should not be deluded by what they hear or see on those screens. They must know they play a significant role in nation building. For us to have a good nation, good people are needed. Good people are products of good family. The truth is, if we don't see marriage as an important institution, we take it with levity, the society becomes awash with children raised by single parents and just as we know it, two ears befit a head. Another debatable truth is that no African lady ever set out to remain single for life, but circumstances warrant the frustration induced 'marriage is not the greatest of all achievements' rantings. You can try to forget the horrible past and do the needful, but this time, look before you leap to avoid same old story. Whether you accidentally possess a fair complexion or you rightly have the dark African skin, remember that it may not be the greatest of a lady's achievement, but it remains one of the greatest until childbirth becomes a sin.

Before Trivialising The Significant
I've hard intellectuals say this several times and I must say my astonishment to that effect was transient. As opposed to what obtains decades ago, we have started endorsing, in the cultural sense, the unpopular. Throughout the length and breadths of the nation, there was no culture that downplays the significance of the age long practice but out of our near total westernised wit, it is now being advocated to be seen as a thing of less importance. Our dear Ruben Abbati said in clear terms in his post about Audu and Sugarbelly that part of the ways of dealing with the rape menace is for the female folks to realise that getting married is not their greatest achievement. Giving his statement and that of other intellectuals a suitable crop, the message is: 'Marriage is not a lady's greatest achievement.' Let's not be oblivious of the fact that a statement with the slightest element of contempt for an institution is only waiting for the right time to be a full blown contempt. 'When you tell a lie several times, it becomes the truth', Chimamanda Adichie did pass across this message in her book titled 'Purple Hibiscus'. The whole message is not to say those that said it is not a lady's greatest achievement were wrong, but in the context, the institution was belittled.
I want to believe the bulk of Nigerians are either Muslims or Christians and their books made it clear right from the beginning of creation, marriage has been sanctioned by the supreme being. The facts are alive. The bible said Eve was created for Adam's sake and the Qur'an did not negate that either. It beats common sense therefore for black Homo Sapiens to think there is nothing special about the institution. We should also know that the divorce scourge in the western world came as a result of a mentality which trivialises the holy matrimony. Over there, you can have flings as a lady and still make bold to discuss that anyone, but a real African woman is not expected to do that talk more of disclosing such Illicit affair. 'We are Africans' and that unique thing about us is our culture that teaches decency. Little wonder, the West is a haven for moral decadence and at the moment we are tending towards that by what they make and are making us believe as a race. My teacher once said; 'You don't have to pick all my attributes, the goods are apt'. We don't have to follow the west, hook, line and sinker because we value family here.
The female folk should not be deluded by what they hear or see on those screens. They must know they play a significant role in nation building. For us to have a good nation, good people are needed. Good people are products of good family. The truth is, if we don't see marriage as an important institution, we take it with levity, the society becomes awash with children raised by single parents and just as we know it, two ears befit a head. Another debatable truth is that no African lady ever set out to remain single for life, but circumstances warrant the frustration induced 'marriage is not the greatest of all achievements' rantings. You can try to forget the horrible past and do the needful, but this time, look before you leap to avoid same old story. Whether you accidentally possess a fair complexion or you rightly have the dark African skin, remember that it may not be the greatest of a lady's achievement, but it remains one of the greatest until childbirth becomes a sin.

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which of these two broke pass? can't laugh alone....