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In a blink of an eye, another October 1st has come. It might not put smiles on our faces or feed our hungry stomachs, it might not get our jobless graduates employed or enroll our "shoe-less" kids on the streets in school, neither will it end the ongoing ASUU strike or put an end to the killings but it's good this day gives the country a knock on her head "You are 53 years old!". Nigeria cannot pretend to be a young woman, 53 year old women have grandchildren already. 53 years since independence, how many men would woo a woman born in 1960?
This independence day has come in a year so much damage has been done, so many lives gone and Nigerians have seen terrorists wax stronger, become invincible even to the President(Chief of security). This year we've had a lot of National talking points, from the "heroic" pardon of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha to the controversial vindication of Major Hamza al-Mustapha. We can't possibly say we have not seen enough Political and National Injustice in 2013, can we?
“As a president you cannot gag the judiciary, you must allow the judiciary to be independent.”- Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
Yesterday, the media had a chat with the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. You can't completely embarrass an inefficient leader on screen, he tells a lie but no one can point it out, he laughs unnecessarily and they force themselves to laugh as well. That's something we are more than familiar with. What got me upset the most was not his unconvincing statements but his insistence on creating dry jokes and basically forcing others to laugh with him, even on screen! In a country where citizens get killed everyday by people the President refers to as "Unknown", where Federal University students now roam the streets and over 70% of the people live on a dollar or less per day, it has to be a terrible and pathetic thing for the President to even smile on screen. One has to wonder how much fun he has behind closed doors when drinking his thing. Someone might try to defend him and say he can't stop laughing. We need to be realistic and admit he didn't do well.
This Independence day comes in the same year a new opposition political party has emerged, The "All Progressives Congress" where everyone is welcome but yet all are "Saints". The party is referred to as a "conglomerate of all progressive forces in Nigeria coming together to save Nigeria from the brink of collapse" by the members. I believe that's enticing enough for Nigerians, isn't it?
Everyone is familiar with the game of sport, FOOTBALL. Twenty-two players chase one football, the aim is to put the ball at the back of the net without flouting the rules of the game. So tell me, can any player befriend the ball? The answer is No. The ball gets bashed by every player as he aims to score or create a goal so the game can be won. Footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo are right at the top of the game, he hits the ball with much fury just so the goalkeeper can't stop the ball from going into the net. Footballers who show the ball mercy probably won't even leave their amateur leagues.
Do you understand my analysis already? I will confirm if you did or not. Football as a game compared to Nigeria's Politics, the players are the politicians, Nigeria is the ball being kicked around but She feels the pains even though a ball has no feelings. I believe only politicians understand the rules of their dirty game but Nigerians bear the pains whether they care about politics or not.
So tell me how much you believed or still believe in APC (the alliance of ACN, ANPP and CPC). They claim to be on a mission to save Nigeria from collapsing. If they succeed in getting the presidential seat they so much crave, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan will probably be the newest activist in town. Same cycle?
Can we have an open-minded look into the APC setup? Thank you.
There's a top dog at APC I'm very familiar with, Chief Adebisi Akande. Chief Akande is the Chairman of the self-professed progressive party, APC. Please permit me to do away with the "Chief", thank you. Akande recently gave a funny "kindergarten" remark about Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a joke the President has been working hard to prove right.
Akande has been around in the Government since the last millennium He was deputy governor of the old Oyo state between 1979 and 1983 under the leadership of Bola Ige. He later came back with the democratic government in 1999 as Governor of Osun State. While Akande has his loyalists in the state who will speak highly of him and cook up some accomplishments for him. But, Akande's regime will be most remembered for the dramatic, inhuman and unjustifiable dismissal of many workers. As an indigene of Osun State, I've long-lasting memories of the time. Akande was unceremoniously defeated at the end of one political term after losing the support of the people.
The New PDP faction that broke away from the People's Democratic Party have reportedly been in secret talks with the "progressive" APC which means some former members of the old PDP will inevitably join the party. Politicians know how to do their thing, Bisi Akande for instance has been a member of three political parties in the last fourteen years. When they mess a political party up, they intelligently "port" to a new one under disguise. Unfortunately, the people hardly take note of who make the party.
In the last years, Nigerians have been treated to leadership by the same people under different platforms, which I believe is the case once again. Every political party chooses an enticing name and a symbolic emblem just to steal the love of the people and every time this happens, it looks like a "New Dawn" to everybody.
I didn't write this article to kill the gleam of hope you have. I know most people are very positive about the APC prospect. But going by what we already had in the past, APC is just another fluke. We just have to keep trying things, that's the situation we have found ourselves in, between two "Beasts"!
Thank you for opening the link and remaining patient to finish reading the "boring" thoughts of an unknown but patriotic Undergraduate that has been hit hard by the "ASUU Flu". I will entertain opinions in the comments section or on twitter.
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Happy Independence Day! 53 years and still counting, there's always an awful lot to think of but don't be sad, keep your head up! We can get through this, yes we can! God bless Nigeria...
In a blink of an eye, another October 1st has come. It might not put smiles on our faces or feed our hungry stomachs, it might not get our jobless graduates employed or enroll our "shoe-less" kids on the streets in school, neither will it end the ongoing ASUU strike or put an end to the killings but it's good this day gives the country a knock on her head "You are 53 years old!". Nigeria cannot pretend to be a young woman, 53 year old women have grandchildren already. 53 years since independence, how many men would woo a woman born in 1960?
This independence day has come in a year so much damage has been done, so many lives gone and Nigerians have seen terrorists wax stronger, become invincible even to the President(Chief of security). This year we've had a lot of National talking points, from the "heroic" pardon of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha to the controversial vindication of Major Hamza al-Mustapha. We can't possibly say we have not seen enough Political and National Injustice in 2013, can we?
“As a president you cannot gag the judiciary, you must allow the judiciary to be independent.”- Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
Yesterday, the media had a chat with the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. You can't completely embarrass an inefficient leader on screen, he tells a lie but no one can point it out, he laughs unnecessarily and they force themselves to laugh as well. That's something we are more than familiar with. What got me upset the most was not his unconvincing statements but his insistence on creating dry jokes and basically forcing others to laugh with him, even on screen! In a country where citizens get killed everyday by people the President refers to as "Unknown", where Federal University students now roam the streets and over 70% of the people live on a dollar or less per day, it has to be a terrible and pathetic thing for the President to even smile on screen. One has to wonder how much fun he has behind closed doors when drinking his thing. Someone might try to defend him and say he can't stop laughing. We need to be realistic and admit he didn't do well.
This Independence day comes in the same year a new opposition political party has emerged, The "All Progressives Congress" where everyone is welcome but yet all are "Saints". The party is referred to as a "conglomerate of all progressive forces in Nigeria coming together to save Nigeria from the brink of collapse" by the members. I believe that's enticing enough for Nigerians, isn't it?
Everyone is familiar with the game of sport, FOOTBALL. Twenty-two players chase one football, the aim is to put the ball at the back of the net without flouting the rules of the game. So tell me, can any player befriend the ball? The answer is No. The ball gets bashed by every player as he aims to score or create a goal so the game can be won. Footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo are right at the top of the game, he hits the ball with much fury just so the goalkeeper can't stop the ball from going into the net. Footballers who show the ball mercy probably won't even leave their amateur leagues.
Do you understand my analysis already? I will confirm if you did or not. Football as a game compared to Nigeria's Politics, the players are the politicians, Nigeria is the ball being kicked around but She feels the pains even though a ball has no feelings. I believe only politicians understand the rules of their dirty game but Nigerians bear the pains whether they care about politics or not.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. -Nikita Khrushchev
— Adedeji Oluwaferanmi (@ferans9) September 30, 2013
So tell me how much you believed or still believe in APC (the alliance of ACN, ANPP and CPC). They claim to be on a mission to save Nigeria from collapsing. If they succeed in getting the presidential seat they so much crave, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan will probably be the newest activist in town. Same cycle?
Can we have an open-minded look into the APC setup? Thank you.
There's a top dog at APC I'm very familiar with, Chief Adebisi Akande. Chief Akande is the Chairman of the self-professed progressive party, APC. Please permit me to do away with the "Chief", thank you. Akande recently gave a funny "kindergarten" remark about Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a joke the President has been working hard to prove right.
Akande has been around in the Government since the last millennium He was deputy governor of the old Oyo state between 1979 and 1983 under the leadership of Bola Ige. He later came back with the democratic government in 1999 as Governor of Osun State. While Akande has his loyalists in the state who will speak highly of him and cook up some accomplishments for him. But, Akande's regime will be most remembered for the dramatic, inhuman and unjustifiable dismissal of many workers. As an indigene of Osun State, I've long-lasting memories of the time. Akande was unceremoniously defeated at the end of one political term after losing the support of the people.
The New PDP faction that broke away from the People's Democratic Party have reportedly been in secret talks with the "progressive" APC which means some former members of the old PDP will inevitably join the party. Politicians know how to do their thing, Bisi Akande for instance has been a member of three political parties in the last fourteen years. When they mess a political party up, they intelligently "port" to a new one under disguise. Unfortunately, the people hardly take note of who make the party.
In the last years, Nigerians have been treated to leadership by the same people under different platforms, which I believe is the case once again. Every political party chooses an enticing name and a symbolic emblem just to steal the love of the people and every time this happens, it looks like a "New Dawn" to everybody.
Whether Nigerian political parties merge or not,Politicians are still who they are.#fact Don't be deceived and jump 4rm frying pan to fire.
— Adedeji Oluwaferanmi (@ferans9) January 19, 2013
I didn't write this article to kill the gleam of hope you have. I know most people are very positive about the APC prospect. But going by what we already had in the past, APC is just another fluke. We just have to keep trying things, that's the situation we have found ourselves in, between two "Beasts"!
Until All Nigerians make the progress of the country their business,the long-standing problem remains unsolved.
— Adedeji Oluwaferanmi (@ferans9) June 23, 2012
Thank you for opening the link and remaining patient to finish reading the "boring" thoughts of an unknown but patriotic Undergraduate that has been hit hard by the "ASUU Flu". I will entertain opinions in the comments section or on twitter.
Happy Independence Day! 53 years and still counting, there's always an awful lot to think of but don't be sad, keep your head up! We can get through this, yes we can! God bless Nigeria...
