Most Nigerians conclude that the future of Nigeria lies in a silence filled with pessimism and vagueness, most are domant and in active with a maxim of "GOD DEY" called a poor mans prayer.
The inactivity of Nigerians especially the youths has carefully woven a wreath of fear, hunger, rape of the land and oppression which is psychologically designed on the theatre of our minds ready to be laid at the graveside of our heroes and heroins past.
The major slogan/maxim on the signing lips of Nigerian when the anthem escapes our tongues “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain has been converted to be the labour of our heroes past shall EVER be in vain, this has raped our souls and robbed us of our Nationalism, and today our river of sweet drown us.
State and local elections in Nigeria last weekend (14th April, 2007) was a demonstration of how not hold a democratic election. Ballot boxes were stuffed, some pulling places opened only hours before they were scheduled to close and in some communities especially in BENUE STATE, no voting took place at all because of a lack of supplies and rampant intimidation.
One thing that is very glaring even in the sight of the blind is how our people were disenfranchised by the recent elections, individuals through the help of youths have ursuped victor; but my question still remains, how does victory without mandate feel?
Our country is plaged with poverty, not poverty of money or resources generally but the poverty of thwarted ideologies which open our old wounds letting loose rivers of emotions.
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC).
Like blood-thirsty vampires, death pounded on those who stood in its way, the predators on his harmless pray, sniffed life out of them through various methods, premeditated car accidents assassination and torturing.
Most times, intimidations assassinations and rumors of assassination comes people and hinder the of the truth to be blown, but at least one has to say something, I promise to take the lead, though not with violence, but with the power of writing.
Since our pen must be used to increase the anxieties of the oppressive regimes, at the very least, the pen must be used to murder their sleep by constantly reminding their conscience of their crimes they perpetuate against humanity.
Most of our fellow writer/media practitioner indulge in blood money, thus selling their conscience to our oppressors for a plate of sauce. Why don’t we reject food to spite hunger? Why cant we prevent wantom corruption by saying the right-right and the wrong-wrong?
My souls bleed when I see youths been coaxed to stop low for the price of N5000 to steal the peoples mandate secured in ballot boxes.
If only Nigerian youths recognized their position in the polity, if only we know our relevance to the development of our nation, if only we begin thinking towards National development not personal recognizing that a thriving country is a function of thriving citizens.
It is of great value and importance for our youths to realize that, they are the needed catalyst that Nigeria need to bring about the required reaction, which is vibrant enough to fight the scourge of sycophancy, which will stop aiding and abeting the rigging and disruption of the election process.
We should learn to choose to stand for the truth and not necessarily the popular way, untill then, our dream Nigeria will never be a reality.
the world today has a lot of Maxims on which we rely find solace, Maxims like "Na God", "God Dey", and "lean on me when you are not strong" but, on whose shoulder do we lean on when our tomorrow is vague?
Our leaders, have turned our natural treasure into national burdens, and the follows have promoted wantom criminality through silence due to fear of phychological rape from our predators.
Most times, wake up at night with words of our leaders echoing in my head, YOUR FUTURE is bright. optimisticallym, i say yes it is but realistically i question the words is it?
The question comes out with a smile on my face not a smile of pride but a smile of distain at the credibility of Obasanjo/Iwu's Independent National Electroral Commission, i ask how independent is INEC when it is a toothless biulding which only barks when its owner commands.
The 'Zaki-Biam election was not an election, it was only a ginic of between Obasanjo's PDP and INEC where thugs were already planted on roads and conveyor cars described to them for action.
This game by INEC in collaboration with the PDP began in December 2006 and followed by the series of blatant manipulation of the process of selection by INEC in order t ensure that Atiku could not contest, it became more glaring to any one seeking tp challenge the status-quo (PDP dictatroship).
The situation the vice-president is wombling in today is as a result of PDP manipulation on INEC. Since the INEC officials whose open hostility towards Abubakar Atiku has been placed on record are still ones who are supposed to provide fair and impartial judgement, i ask how independent is Independent National Electoral Commission?
I am not out just to sing, shout or write for writing sake, but sweet sonourous nonsense of our leaders has to be voiced out even to the deaf, the hopeless feelings, of belonging to a wasted breed has to be at least wiped out or more imprisoned.
Let our youths really see a bright future, not a future full of vagueness, and unpredictability which causes hunger, fear, rape, oppression and victimization which leads to neferious activities.