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To Mr. President, VP, Governors,
Senators and other elected officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
AN OPEN
LETTER TO NIGERIAN LEADERS
Your Excellencies,
Pause
and sniff the Stench, it's horrible!
Nigerians have suffered for
many years and are still suffering due to bad governance. We have been
nicknamed ‘shithole’ because any form of rubbish is allowed here without
complaint or putting up a fight; ‘burial ground’ is another adjective that
qualifies Nigeria – Most of you loot our money and help in developing
other countries. When you or your loved ones get sick, you travel to those
countries you have helped to develop because you failed to maintain and equip
the hospitals in our land, but when your loved ones die, the ‘burial ground’
will receive their dead body. You send your children to foreign schools because
you have helped to mess up the standard of education in our land. I can go on and
on.
Its
infectious, our Youths have been Infected
The worst is that our leaders,
past and present have corrupted the minds of Nigerian youths – the future
leaders. It’s no longer about the reward for hard work, quality service,
accountability, etc, but about greed, selfishness, popularity, power, etc.
Frustration and disappointment have eaten up many destinies. Tell me, if these things don't bother you, then what? Are you not bothered about what will become of this nation when you are gone? Please don’t add to
the problems already created, come up with solutions, even if that solution is
to stop creating more problems.
Live and Let Live
Members
of a family have their differences and so with members of the society and
nation. Serve your own God and leave others to serve theirs. You have your
value systems, culture, norms and traditions and so do others, so live and let
live. “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others” - Veronica Roth. It is
your responsibility to stop the killing of human beings by their fellow human
beings and not to promote or pretend not to notice it. Nigerians cannot be fooled so please stop taking advantage of their lack of courage. “Let the kite perch
and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.”
– From Chinua Achebe’s collection of proverbs.
Give
Nigerians a Push and Watch us Fly
You are not in that position to
manipulate, humiliate and exploit others, or see those who voted for you as
useful idiots – we cannot all be in a position of power, that’s why you are
there, so take your position as a responsibility and privilege, and not your
right. You are in that position to create an enabling environment for Nigerians
to thrive; to stop multi taxation system so that youths in entrepreneurship can
thrive; to develop this nation with the abundant resources God has given us,
etc. You are there to encourage productivity by reducing middlemen involved in
the production/distribution chain. How can a product pass through SON, MAN,
CPC, NAFDAC, etc with all their demands? In the end, a product of N100 will be valued
at N2, 000. At least help the producers and consumers by assigning a group of
product to one agency, so that manufacturers/producers can make enough profit
after their hard work. I’m sure there are a lot of Nigerians who have something
to produce but are afraid of the many hands that will squeeze them dry from
inception.
If
it’s not Easy, then you are not Qualified
It is not easy to lead but you can make it
easy for yourself by choosing the right people to work with – not those that
only sing your praises, but those that applaud and also criticize you – those
that tell you what you know is the truth. I know that in every twelve, there is
always a Judas but the peace of mind which only you can seek out will help you
coordinate yourself enough to identify and handle the Judases the way they
should be handled. God has placed Nigerians, its states and zones in your care
and what you do with them will define you, not only in Nigeria but the entire
world.
Why
Program our Reasoning for Perfect Crimes?
No one is perfect. Yes. Why is
it easy to say that no one is perfect, yet, we commit crime and perpetuate
injustice perfectly? Instead of wasting your intelligence on crime and
injustice – oppressing people, siphoning public funds for your selfish gains, etc,
I advise you to channel that wisdom and intelligence to meet the needs of the
public, which is the reason why you are in power.
A
Good Name is Better; Not so?
The wounds inflicted on Nigerians
by the past and present administrations will take time to heal and even when it
heals, the deeds, acts of irresponsibility and grave misconducts of the past and
present leaders will remain in the records as history - even the power of
oratory and favour buying will not be
able to rewrite the ugly history of most of you that parade as leaders.
Was it not said that a good
name is better than silver and gold? Does it cost much to have a good name?
What will it profit you to gain the whole of Nigeria and have your name and
image rubbished in the eyes of the majority?
Heroes do what others have not
done. Why not be a hero and write your name in the hearts of Nigerians, then
watch them willingly decorate Nigeria choice places with your image. Is that too much to wish for?
What’s Happy about Democracy Day?
I cannot pretend to say happy
democracy day when in the actual sense there is cold war and many people are
dying in silence. May God give you the needed wisdom and intelligence to govern
Nigerians!
Respectfully yours,
Olive
Chinyere Amajuoyi
Idealolive.blogspot.com.ng
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