Nigerians are truly the most docile people to lead. We are always blasé and resigned to fate when action is sorely needed. We resort to 'prayers' when the situation warrants 'work'. Karl Marx must have had Nigeria 8n mind when he gave the classical definition of religion as being the opium of the masses. It surely dulls one's faculty when issues concerning political misgovernance comes to the fore.
Talk about the scarce petrol and some would tell you it is not the fault of President Buhari. You will rather be told it is the fault of the State governor who is not managing the situation well. Tell them about the increase in the price of virtually everything and you would be told it is the fault of ex President Jonathan and his party, the PDP, who (mis) ruled the country for 16 years. They conveniently forget that it is on the back of correcting the so called misrule that got the current administration into power. The ruling party and it's supporters should please tell us what we don't know. Alleviate people's suffering or get out of government. The time for campaign is long gone. The government is not elected to whine and complain but to make life better for the common man. You either shape in or shape out. Even if things get better tomorrow the increase in prices of commodities and services would not come back to the initial prices. In Nigeria nothing ever comes down except the rain. Even the rain is having to hard time coming down nowadays.
Any attempt to demonstrate disapproval of the status quo is met by the administration supporters as an opposition to the government. With this state of affairs half the populace is seemingly cowed and rendered ineffective by the other half. For the fuel crisis to linger for so long and not a single demonstration to jolt power to action is nothing short of a miracle. A miracle that can happen only in Nigeria.
Talk about the scarce petrol and some would tell you it is not the fault of President Buhari. You will rather be told it is the fault of the State governor who is not managing the situation well. Tell them about the increase in the price of virtually everything and you would be told it is the fault of ex President Jonathan and his party, the PDP, who (mis) ruled the country for 16 years. They conveniently forget that it is on the back of correcting the so called misrule that got the current administration into power. The ruling party and it's supporters should please tell us what we don't know. Alleviate people's suffering or get out of government. The time for campaign is long gone. The government is not elected to whine and complain but to make life better for the common man. You either shape in or shape out. Even if things get better tomorrow the increase in prices of commodities and services would not come back to the initial prices. In Nigeria nothing ever comes down except the rain. Even the rain is having to hard time coming down nowadays.
Any attempt to demonstrate disapproval of the status quo is met by the administration supporters as an opposition to the government. With this state of affairs half the populace is seemingly cowed and rendered ineffective by the other half. For the fuel crisis to linger for so long and not a single demonstration to jolt power to action is nothing short of a miracle. A miracle that can happen only in Nigeria.
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