The survival of a nation depends on the good its leadership can bring to bear on the people of the nation. No nation is guaranteed continuous existence if her citizens wallow in abject poverty especially if such a nation is identified as having the potential human and material resources that guarantee greatness. Ours is a democracy that thrive upon filth. Leaders are selected rather than elected, electorates are subjugated rather than liberated; and results of votes cast are cooked up in someone’s living room rather than collated from the honest votes of the electorates. Individuals are maimed and killed each time they attempt to defend their rights to bring to power leaders of their choice. Our roads are death traps. The highways and all the “B” and “C” roads, except perhaps in few states, where the leadership is becoming more responsive, are no longer motorable all the year round. A few days ago in Kano State a family lost 22 of its members to a road accident. Reason was simply because a driver was trying to dodge potholes. It is only a failed nation state of Nigeria that allows widespread corruption and criminality. Discussing corruption in Nigeria is closely related to discussing NOTHING. It is no longer news to hear the low and mighty involve in corruption. In fact, the apt one is in corrupt practices the more respected one becomes. Where do you start from: the presidency (executive) or the senate? What about House of Representatives? Where do you place officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force? You do not need to leave the Custom, Immigration, Road Safety, Nigerian Army, NAFDAC and PHCN out. Our teachers, lecturers and students are glaring examples of what corruption is like in Nigeria. States and local government officials are not exempted. The list is inexhaustible. Crime is so rife that those involve in the act have perfected their actions to such an extent that it may take the combine effort of CIA, KGB, Scotland Yard Police, MOSSAD to crack down a criminal in Nigeria. Armed robbers display their James Bond (007) like tricks as if one is watching stunts in a movie. They have taken control of banks, roads and lately markets. The case of Thursday/ Friday Wuse Market robbery attack speaks volumes. Cult activities are other examples one can cite on the issue of criminality. How has the Nigerian brand of democracy helped to throw our beloved nation into this quagmire and making her rank among the topmost nations who are at the alert stage of failed nations according to the Fund for Peace, a United States think- tank?
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:36:51 +0000
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