I just understood how funny this thing called power is, how easily it changes hands and moves from person to person allowing each to display their greed that often translates into ruthlessness. Power could be political, economic, traditional, military or physical. Still, regardless of any of these designations, the common factor among all of the forms of power that exist is the tendency for it to be abused. As a people, we have suffered from all these forms of abuse from our “leaders” down to our “police” force, and we have been driven to the point of fear and apathy. Ever so afraid of getting killed we just let things continue and put things in God’s hand, hoping and praying for a change, and as Nigerian as we are, we continue with the suffering and smiling but to what end? at what point do we ask ourselves, Is Nigeria sleeping on the tears of its children?
The other thing about power is that, any wielder of power will do everything in their might to continue wielding power, and their ultimate go to is none other than intimidation and instilling of fear, once that is done and they have a timid and fearsome lot as followers, they have leverage and that’s all they want. With leverage, anything is possible, they can get us to do anything they want and agree with anything they say, this is the reason they keep coming up with all these cock and bull stories to cover for their obvious misdealing and don’t give a hoot whether or not it’s ridiculous, because they know that they have some leverage. The worst kind of leverage is the mental leverage, which our government has on us, we are haunted by what might be and what ifs that we forget the part we play and the power we have in democracy, even in this so called democracy of ours. So out of fear for what we fear, we let what we fear pounce on us and have us as meals, through some other route. The average Nigerian is scared of a confrontation with the government and though afraid to die as we are, we still die although this time not as a result of government confrontation, but as a result of government negligence which is of course, easier to handle. Sad innit?
If it’s not banditry, boko haram, herdsmen, unknown gunmen ravaging lives in the North, it is SARS ending young bloods in the south. We keep shouting and crying, hoping and praying, complaining and insulting, wishing and wishing that all of these inhumanity will end, but our leaders, do nothing, absolutely nothing. Their silence and feigning of ignorance on what is going on will make you think they are running the country from another galaxy. And until they are pushed from all sides, they will say nothing, when they eventually do, it is one sorry excuse for a political statement after another. You will see bold on the newspaper that FG, EXPRESSES SHOCK OVER SO, SO AND SO MATTER. What should we do with your SHOCK???
Every giant that sleeps will surely awaken, and most of the time they wake up hungry and angry. Nigeria has pushed her children to the wall and they must revolt! How many mothers and fathers have lost their children to this? How many children have lost their siblings to this? And for what? Condolence messages from the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the least empathic of ways, written in the most callous manner by one social media assistant of the government. We deserve accountability from the government, they are not supposed to represent themselves and their interest, they are meant to represent the people. And as a people, to a government that has forgotten that sovereignty lies with the people in a democratic state, our duty is that we must remind them.
And to as many Nigerians and supporters all over the globe that match to be heard, I say let us continue the fight for humanity and right living! Solidarity forever!
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