In this part of the
world where I come from, corruption seems legal to those whose hands
we have vested power upon. We seek change, but yet functioning in the
change pattern in which we seek.
Every day, we are faced
with the same anecdotes of yesterday. Changeless-seeming stories that
leaves our hearts ill-hallowed and unhealed. Stories that are unbearably
painting our beliefs murky; and spinning our upbeat beliefs anti-clock-wisely
into accepting that the smallest amount of “power” entrusted to
a man will intoxicate him with the charm capable of recreating him into
a beast or worse.
We blame our politicians
for not being able to hold power with both hands. We criticize their
policies to be selfish and ineffective. Their decisions rub the wrong
way; yet before them, we sing their names as praises to messiah. The
question here is; who is deceiving who? And I bet the answer you’ll
give is: “we are deceiving ourselves individually and collectively.”
My fellow countrymen
in black won’t stop at bathing us with appalling acts of increased
bribery, corruption, greed, pulling the trigger for twenty naira only
– unleashing terror upon the people they should be protecting. When
a person reports crime, he becomes the criminal because they are too
lazy to go out there and catch the criminal. They give excuses of not
having sophisticated weapons yet, a huge amount of naira hit their bank
account habitually.
The courts won’t stop
at convicting innocents and setting the offenders free because justice
has most times, been bought.
The medical practitioners
won’t stop at trading fake and expired drugs just to enrich themselves
at the detriment of human lives.
The civil servants and
top government officials won’t stop at embezzling government funds,
abandoning government/ development projects half-done after collecting
some slips from the government cheque-book; ignoring civil service jobs
and using her funds to execute their personal businesses.
Our power sector won’t
stop at fabricating stories about why we cannot enjoy steady electricity
supply after the gargantuan bills we pay at every thirty-one days.
Our oil and gas sector
won’t stop counting stolen barrels on daily bases. Who are the thieves
and how were those barrels stolen without any trace?
Our private businesses
won’t stop producing low quality products and sell in a cup-full
amount.
Nigeria, like the gorgeous
butterfly trapped within the poisonous net of ignorance. The fate of
this country lies in the hands of our individual responsibilities. How
blessed we are with human, material and natural resources. The zenith
of our dreams should not be brought to the soul of our feet while we
yet breathe an anticipated Nigeria for our unborn generations.
We should all take parts
in the nation building exercise. Don’t wait until iron and blood claim
our peaceful resolution. Don’t wait until the cries of our priceless
children sink into the crashing sounds of singing guns. Don’t wait
until our hard-earned properties turn into ashes before our very eyes.
Don’t wait until our brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers are roasted
in flames ignited by our actions. Don’t wait until the sun hides behind
the trees. The time to act is now!
Use your expertise,
start ‘causes’ or join “Causes”! If we keep complaining,
it will never change things but makes them worse. start a cause today and make the world a better place for you and your unborn generations! Visit www.causes.com
Paul Okuk
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BB Pin: 31508D61
Email: famouswritter@yahoo.com
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