Nigeria:A peek into the future

in Hive Learners2 years ago

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Look at what is written in the above image to the left, it says "What God cant Fix Does not Exist"

Now as good as the above statement sound it's so bad, why ?👇

Things have gone dire (at this stage,dire is possiblely an understatement). In Nigeria People's optimism doesn't necessarily stem from any obvious strategy to get into the future that they want and expect. More often than not, Nigerians' exaggerated hope is based on hidden spiritual beliefs rather than concrete and infallible evidence of actions that are changing the fortunes of nations.

That's not to say there's anything bad with being spiritual, but the truth is that religion itself recognizes the place of work and reward. Every religion is guided by a set of principles by which its followers have access to the blessings it promises them, and it would be foolhardy to expect rewards when the work is not done.
A good example is the Christian proclamation that salvation is free, when it is not. It is free in that someone paid for it with their shed blood in front of the beneficiaries. And so great nations are built. The vision of the Founding Fathers and the disciplined sacrifices they make are the water of the seeds of greatness that some countries can claim today. Such foresight and discipline are clearly rare in the Nigerian leadership landscape, so one has to wonder where the widespread hope that “things get better” rests.

Nigeria is reminded of its status every day, leading nation with some of the worst development indices in the world.
The country is said to have the largest number of the world's poorest. This suggests that the majority of Nigerians cannot feed themselves three times a day, access affordable, quality health care, send their children to school, or aspire to a meaningful future.
Now is the readiness for education of the country of particular concern. Every nation that strives for greatness knows that education, which helps expand people's minds and visions and improve their ability to discern good from evil and understand the importance of peace, justice and sanity, is the minimum for national development. But no one seems to care about the nation's needs in this area.
The state of public health and health administration, in general, is as deplorable as the education, one wonders how a people who do not care about planning their children's education or about keeping their human capital in a good state of physical and mental well-being. Lacking the free environment necessary for democracy to thrive, the Nigerian political class has turned the nation into an enclave for the pursuit of its own selfish ambitions, to the detriment of the people it purports to represent. Not even the political divisions they are supposedly associated with make a difference.
For most of the past few weeks, the ruling Congress of All Progressives has been caught up in multi-level muscle flexing that has left people more distraught than happy.
Today's leaders are redefining the very essence of democracy through their win-by-anything philosophy, which undermines the will of the people and leaves those who should be working for the nation's progress to fight for their own interests.
The most pathetic thing about all of us is that the people who are betrayed by the political class become collaborators to continue their own suffering. The political class lacks ideas that would move the country forward, and the people are left with the crumbs their oppressors give them.
Although it is a democratic right of every citizen to embrace the political interests of its citizens choice , a future-oriented citizenry unites when it comes to issues that affect the development of their country. But not Nigeria. The people of this country are too attracted to their party interests to reach a consensus on development issues.
They are mostly star-gazing spectators cheering on their oppressors. He is then forced to wonder where the hope of a glorious future for Nigeria hangs.

So here is the truth as it stands today, pray, fast and be optimistic until your kingdom comes, leave Nigeria in its state of development. The only prospect of change is for people to wake up to their reality of deprivation, which binds them together regardless of their political and other affiliations, putting politicians to work and using all their might to demand change for the country.

There is more to be said but I will leave it at that, Thanks for reading

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 2 years ago  

Where then do we have greed? Wr have greedy Nigerians most especially the politicians who are not ready to help and are not ready to lead instead are ready to steal our money for their benefit.

 2 years ago  

at times you cant help but wonder if there would be redemption. Money is not the root of all evil, greed is .

 2 years ago  

The vigor with which you stated your perspective gave me chills at a few points, amazing post! It's strange to think that globally we all really have one problem- the greed of those that hold resources, and the division that prevents people from joining together effectively against that. Gaslighting tactics and media manipulation combine into a brutal force almost everywhere it seems, tricking people into cementing their own suffering. My heart aches for the circumstances you outlined here, your positive and pragmatic approach is incredibly admirable.

 2 years ago  

In short we need redemption and salvation

 2 years ago  

Thanks for the acknowledgement

 2 years ago  

Greed, one of humanity's greatest sins. Where does it end, where does it stop?

 2 years ago  

sadly the greed of humanity has no start nor finish, it is a vicious cycle, almost like a circle, but with no circumference

I think we are now in a place where majority of the people have woken up to the harsh realities of the kind of leaders we have.

While there are still those that allow religion and ethnicity to guide them, many people now are only interested in who will just lead them right.

I can only hope this spirit is carried on till the day of election.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

 2 years ago  

You are welcome