Recently, i was listening to the songs of the late political activist and Afro king, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The lyrics of one of his songs titled Soldier go, Soldier come really caught my attention. He was explaining how a common Nigerian still suffers in a country blessed with resources. How we kept going from one military dictatorship to another and how the situation of the economy kept on deteriorating. He told a story about his friend who was saving up to buy a fan and each time he saves up to the exact price of the fan, the price increases which left him frustrated. He also mentioned the killing of his mother and also corruption in the government.
we might say the epoch of military dictatorship is long gone and we are now in the new eon of democracy. Yes we have democracy. Did i say we have democracy??? Do we really have democracy?? Its a tough and complicated question to answer. We know an election is being conducted every four years but does the outcome of the election truly reflect the wish of the Nigerian people?? Does our Vote count? Is my president the person i really want? Did i vote for my governor? If i did not, who did? How did they all get into office? All these questions have answers but of what use are they when nobody is really asking them.
As i was driving in my car and listening to the late Afro king's melodious tune, i could relate with every bit of his lyrics. About 20 years ago when i was still a little boy, our teachers back in school used to tell us that we are the leaders of tomorrow. After 20 years, we are still being ruled by the same set of people. The only difference now is that they no longer wear khakis. They now wear Agbadas and some even wear suits. I had no option than to conclude that its either our teachers lied to us or after 20 years, the tomorrow they talked about is still not here.
We recycle our leaders every four years. Its still the same set of people from the same cabal that keeps ruling us. soldier go, another soldier comes. Those were the words of the Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Retired Generals, children of retired generals, siblings of retired generals and so on. We still have people killing people who do not believe in their political ideologies. corruption in the highest places and an embarrassing economy.
The main essence of this blog is to give an account of the series of events going on in Nigeria as seen from our own eyes. We all read and see what is in the news everyday, what most people do not know is that people pay for the information they want released and most are either totally false or half-baked. The way and manner information is being passed across matters a lot. a little tweak in information can give it a whole new meaning. however, this blog is not about exactly reporting fresh events as it happens, but about airing opinions and views about an already reported event. It is basically the way we perceive things; Our own side of the story. My name is Juelz and i am a young and passionate Nigerian. I hope you will enjoy reading my blog. Thank you all and stay blessed.
we might say the epoch of military dictatorship is long gone and we are now in the new eon of democracy. Yes we have democracy. Did i say we have democracy??? Do we really have democracy?? Its a tough and complicated question to answer. We know an election is being conducted every four years but does the outcome of the election truly reflect the wish of the Nigerian people?? Does our Vote count? Is my president the person i really want? Did i vote for my governor? If i did not, who did? How did they all get into office? All these questions have answers but of what use are they when nobody is really asking them.
As i was driving in my car and listening to the late Afro king's melodious tune, i could relate with every bit of his lyrics. About 20 years ago when i was still a little boy, our teachers back in school used to tell us that we are the leaders of tomorrow. After 20 years, we are still being ruled by the same set of people. The only difference now is that they no longer wear khakis. They now wear Agbadas and some even wear suits. I had no option than to conclude that its either our teachers lied to us or after 20 years, the tomorrow they talked about is still not here.
We recycle our leaders every four years. Its still the same set of people from the same cabal that keeps ruling us. soldier go, another soldier comes. Those were the words of the Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Retired Generals, children of retired generals, siblings of retired generals and so on. We still have people killing people who do not believe in their political ideologies. corruption in the highest places and an embarrassing economy.
The main essence of this blog is to give an account of the series of events going on in Nigeria as seen from our own eyes. We all read and see what is in the news everyday, what most people do not know is that people pay for the information they want released and most are either totally false or half-baked. The way and manner information is being passed across matters a lot. a little tweak in information can give it a whole new meaning. however, this blog is not about exactly reporting fresh events as it happens, but about airing opinions and views about an already reported event. It is basically the way we perceive things; Our own side of the story. My name is Juelz and i am a young and passionate Nigerian. I hope you will enjoy reading my blog. Thank you all and stay blessed.
Your teachers didn't lie. The fact is kids grow up into same adults that complain about the state of the government and the corruption. Or when individuals try to initiate change they are all too quickly shutdown or criticized by the same people who are tired of the present situation.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the day people resign Nigeria to be as it is, or as it has been, which is quite sad. And each generation grows up and looks back to the next saying " You are the leaders of tomorrow".