Happy Birthday Nigeria
Economy, PoliticsFirst, I must state that at 50 there’s not much to jubilate about, but we must jubilate and jubilate we must. I remember when I clocked 18 and also when I clocked 21, I did not only jubilate, I celebrated it, not because I had achievements to show, but because it is a tradition to celebrate such milestones.
The Idea
A lot of us carry the tag Nigerian yet aren’t proud of the entity called Nigeria, not because we are ingrates but largely due to a failure of leadership and mismanagement of the Nigerian economy. For some time now, I have nurtured the idea of dissociating myself from the geographical entity called Nigeria and rather claim to be a citizen of the World (the geographical entity where the Almighty has created me). This idea has not progressed beyond that level because of the many man-made structures and barriers standing in its part.
Now I resolve to keep that idea in the cooler till a much later time when it becomes feasible to translate it into reality.
The Substitute
The very foundation structure of the entity called Nigeria is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, dated 1999.
The constitution determines how the president and other leaders of the country/economy emerges so it’s in our best interest (a better Nigeria for us all) to play by the rules. When we have problems the solution, we all know is not to siddon look but rather take concrete steps towards its resolution.
To stand a chance of occupying any of these leadership roles, you have to belong to a Party, emerge as the candidate of that Party for the general elections and then be elected by the entire populace at the general elections.
There are two ways to go about making this change we desire, one is ensuring that the right people get there, and the other is to volunteer your good self for service of our father land. Whichever way you choose to go about it, you have to belong to a political party (card carrying member), and join in the change process.
I have made it a personal duty not to listen to rantings about the problems of this nation anymore,without first asking the ranter if he or she belongs to a registered political party.
God bless you, God bless us, God bless Nigeria.
It’s our Jubilee lets Jubilate.
A good write-up but what you do not know is that NIGERIA is not USA so it is very difficult for our vote to count because it is this same bad leaders that elects the inec chairman incharge of election so any how the election must favour their party.PDP is going to rig the election again and again.. i think there should be a revolution in this country[bloody] let us all fight for the future of this country but we need to get rid of all our terrible leaders which is the only way forward. NO NEED TO JUBILATE OR CELEBRATE
@Akin, my message is clear, There are no leaders without followers. You are free to join the PDP and make changes from within, rather than trying to make the change we need from the outside. Right now Jonathan, Atiku, Gusau and others are jostling for votes from within the Party (PDP), it is never automatic at that level, even though all might seem to be concluded before we get to the general elections. I would be publishing the constitution of the major Parties in Nigeria as time permits, so we would all be empowered.
Before the ojoro and abrakadabra begins at least there must be a certain level of compliance with the “book”.