By Political Animal.
You can continue praying and fasting for the right candidates who can lead Nigeria from the present Egypt to Canaan land,as for me ,I have long concluded my prayer and fasting for Nigeria for the following reason.
With the appointment of Dr.Ngozi Okonji-Iweala,we have the following lost presidential hopefuls who are representing Nigeria on the International scene.
Dr .Ngozi Okonji-Iweala Director- General of the World Trade Organization.The first African and female to Head the WTO beginning from March 2021.
ARE YOU STILL FASTING?
Akinwumi Adesina.In his second term as president of Africa Development Bank.
ARE YOU STILL ADDING PRAYER TO THE FASTING?
Amina Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and chair the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.
ARE YOU NOW MEDITATING ON WHICH TO CHOOSE?
Chile Ebeo- Osuji.
President of the International Criminal Court.
ARE YOU NOW CONTEMPLATING CHOOSING BY LOT?
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was the president of the 74th United Nations General Assembly.UNGA is the main deliberative , policy-making and representative organ of the UN.
ARE YOU NOW GETTING CONFUSED BASED ON THE QUALITY OF CANDIDATES.
Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo
Secretary-General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
WHICHEVER ONE YOU CHOSE, EVEN IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
WHAT POLITICIANS DON’T MIND.
In reality, money is what gives people a sense of control over their lives.The way of the world.
The reason Nigeria’s political class don’t mind being surrounded by poverty,because they know that poor people won’t feel a sense of control over their lives.They feel powerless, which makes them easier to control.
A TERRIBLE QUALITY.
If there is one terrible quality our politicians have,it is that ,they want to be financially up there at all cost ,at all times and not financially down.That is the reason they are changing political parties like pants.
They don’t just want to be counted out financially.In political seasons or out of season.The reason they never give up.
CAN WE DISARM THEM?
What can you say about a Governor who ruled a state for eight (8)years, under a particular political party,became a campaign manager for his party’s presidential candidate ,who eventually lost, and without shame jumping into another party this week, right before our eyes.Can we ever really defeat or disarm these politicians in this country in their trade?. I doubt much.
STATE CREATION FOR EMBEZZLERS
I think state creation has done us more harm than good.States seem to have been created for them as centers of corruption and embezzlement.
We can see how the existing states are fighting hard to even sustain or secure themselves or their domain.We now discover that we were just adding more embezzlers and multiplying looters in the system.
I am now believing that the only mindset for the agitation for new states, no matter the present imbalance, is to create room for more embezzlers like Governors,house of assembly members,house or representatives, and Senators.
We forget that hidden away in some sections of the country ,no matter the zone or ethnic group,are many who are suffering from the highest form of poverty.
POLITICIANS RICHER THAN SCIENTISTS AND INTELLECTUALS
We can only get our facts and bearing right when our politicians stop being so much richer than scientists, intellectuals and much more successful than everyone else because they are in politics.
The annoying part is that the money these politicians have is the stolen commonwealth, which they are using to be our “lords”.
Politicians have become so popular in our country,more than intellectuals and professors.That,to me is an abnormal society.A skillful intellectual forces you to think,but a skillful politician relieves you of that duty.
LAZY THINKERS EVERYWHERE.
Many Nigerians have become shallow thinkers rather than deep thinkers, reasoning the same way as our politicians as you listen to them discuss the affairs of the nation .Many have become lazy thinkers,
who argue based on where they come from.
The worst part of having conversations with such people on social media is that you might have gone really far, thinking that you are discussing with “somebody” and explaining yourself and issues before you realize that the other person is already mad for no just cause.
Some just go for the sake of argument and elevating a weak debate on serious national issues.
Today in our country people hate to deep think about the condition we have found ourselves,but they want change .
The viruses from the politicians have affected even the thought and sense of wealth creation by the youths.For our youths the only knowledge and thinking is looting.
I JUST DE LAUGH LIKE OUR FORMER HEAD OF STATE.
The reason I laugh at present generation ,
who wants to be rich by following politicians to loot.I want to let them know that wealth is built over time and through hard work.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE POOR.
Well,the destruction of the poor is his poverty according to the holy writ.However,I think that our brand of poverty becomes more deadly when it is “intentionally directed”on the citizens as the case is with our political class.May God help us.
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