THE KEG OF GUNPOWDER AND THE JERRYCAN OF FUEL ON OUR HEAD AS A NATION.

By The Political Animal.

IGBOHO ON TWITTER .

I saw this write up on the Twitter page of Oduduwa sessionist, Sunday Igboho which prompted my writing,Listen to him.

” I saw different expensive vehicles,such as Range Rover Sport,Toyota Venza,Camry and more in the compound of the Seriki.I asked him ,if it was with the proceeds from the cattle that he sold that he was able to buy the expensive vehicles,some of which cost as much as N38m.?”

OTHER SILENT NIGERIANS.

Well, I am sure that many hungry Nigerians are silently asking the same question,as they see such clusters of luxury, while they are begging for bread in virtually all the six geo-political zones.

Unfortunately, the immediate reaction by the government to Igboho’s and Kanu’s agitation for succession ,is like we seem not to understand that we have dangerous”kegs and bowls” in our hands as a nation.

Listen to this:

“IGP orders arrest of Sunday Igboho over eviction notice to herdsmen”

Now listen to IPOB:

“We are behind your cause”

Hear the Ondo state Government on Twitter:

“Showdown looms as Ondo State Government talks tough: no going back on eviction notice to herdsmen”

I am shocked that the IGP is applying the same method or approach in Kanu’s case , which has not solved the problem by ordering for the arrest of Sunday Igboho.
This is my thinking as “a political animal”

MUSHROOMING
ETHNIC CHAMPIONS.

Nigeria has hundreds of ethnic groups ,
how many of these frustrated ethnic champions,can you possibly silence in the future, as they keep springing up?

STEREOTYPE AND ETHNIC BLINDNESS.

Our leaders should be approaching every national issue as patriots for peace to reign,
and avoid all ethnic stereotyping and blind ethnic loyalty.

We can only achieve “ONE NIGERIA” when every single tribe is treated equally, irrespective of who the leader is.

Any leader who encourages favouritism and nepotism can never make one Nigeria a reality. He cannot make Nigeria great.

SOCIAL INEQUALITY.

We must treat every single tribe equally.
Even within the states and the 774 local governments areas that made up the nation, “it is the turn of our zone” continues. All because of inequality.

AGE AND LEADERSHIP.

The problem is not necessarily the age of the leader,as we look at the age of President Joe Biden,from the moment he was sworn in recently as he is calming nerves all over America by his speeches, that is leadership.

It is difficult to argue that there is a correlation between age and leadership.
I don’t think so.You can be young and be a good leader or bad leader.

CULTURE OF WICKED LEADERSHIP.

We have had dozens of bad leaders in that mix since independence, men and women.
Nothing has changed, rather it is getting worse.

It is unfortunate that we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder with a JERRYCAN and bowl of fuel on our head ,if that continues.

There is a culture of wickedness among leadership at all levels in the nation,
who do vicious things .

NO EXCEPTION.

They are found in all the ethnic groups in Nigeria without exception.

How can you be in government , and within a year, you have built ten petrol stations in prime places and other properties all over the nation and fat bank accounts ?

Our leaders condone and abuse those they are leading,even local government chairmen are not exempted.A visit to their headquarters will convince you.

There is oppressive officialdom everywhere.
A deliberate frustration of the dreams of young people.That is the reason these agitators are having strong followership online.

With the wanton appropriation of our collective heritage by the leaders, making progress shall remain an illusion.

There is need for administrative reforms in the ministries , political reforms , structural reforms , that are not based on ethnicity or zonal representation–The “zonal turn by turn”.as we approach 2023.

Seeing the number of Nigerians appointed by the President Joe Biden into his government,our leaders should think again.

SOWING UNPATRIOTIC SEEDS.

Our failings in education ,is baffling ,
where some of our leaders, members of the house of representatives in particular want the universities to be under lock and key for another 3 months ,after spending almost a whole year at home ,this sows the seed of lack of patriotism in the heart of these youths.

MALNOURISHED LEADERSHIP.

Insecurity and other general development challenges are products of our pretence to our present structure, with malnourished thinkers in leadership.

They may have fat cheeks and swollen bellies but they are totally brainless in the art of leadership and how can move forward.?

STOP WISHING SERIOUS ISSUES AWAY.

But ,even with restructuring,if our leadership emphasis all over the nation,even in smaller units, continues on the basis of our smaller ethnic compositions ,the agitation would continue.We cannot keep wishing this obvious reality away.

CHOOSING THEMSELVES.

Since independence we have been trying all sorts of leaders,both military and civillian without success.Some, we seemingly chose through electoral process ,while majority chose themselves through the same process by rigging themselves into power.

MILLION PERCENTERS.

Some took laws into their hands in 1966 through coup plotting ,to put an end to bribery, corruption and nepotism.

Unfortunately,the original plotters of the failed coup were replaced by those who turned out to worsen the situation.They became richer than the “TEN PERCENTERS”
they removed during the first coup .We now have “MILLION PERCENTERS”.

As a political animal ,my observation for now ,is that all present leaders are the same , don’t be deceived by party affiliations.

BUNCH OF KEYS

Have you ever had a bunch of keys,and did not know which one could open the door because they all seem similar,then you kept trying them all,and fortunately ,it is the last one that opens the door.

May be that is exactly what we are doing in choosing those that should lead us to the promise land since independence.Whether we chose them or they chose themselves.

PRAYER POINT.

My prayer is that God should help us recognize, and choose the last key in 2023,young or old.It is now taking too long and dangerous.

You can join me in prayer.The time to begin is NOW!!.

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