Nigeria will be celebrating its 50 years of independence come first of October 2010, plans are already in top gear on how to roll out the drums for this golden Jubilee but I’d like us to think about these questions: Are we really free? Is it worth celebrating?”
Are we free from the colonial rule or colonial master?True,we are no longer under the British rule but what about our own leaders, are they not a worst version of colonial masters. Do they give a hoot about the down trodden in the society, the standard of living of you and I and how to improve it. Is it not just the rich catering for themselves and aspiring to acquire more wealth, fame and wield power. Leadership position through burdensome comes with great discipline and responsibility.
“It is rather unfortunate that most of the people we consider as leaders in Africa regard leadership as status, power, privileges, fame or great riches. They tend to forget that true leadership has a great price attached to it and is about a life of sacrifice, discipline, character, compassion and great responsibility”-Dr Sola Alade.
In Nigeria, political leaders and parties easily manipulate electoral process in their favour. Some Nigerians believe war against corruption is selective. Lip service has been paid to the war on corruption for a long time that this has painted both Nigerians in Diaspora and at home in bad light and led to humiliation of several Nigerians at foreign airports.
Power generation is at it lowest ebb, by now, power failure ought to have been a thing of the past, the previous administration hammered on this issue and spent billions of naira on power but there was no positive result. Present administration promised to ensure we generate 6,000 megawatt before the end of 2009 but alas, it is getting worse. Manufacturing industries are moving to neighboring West Africa countries saying Nigeria environment is not investor friendly because of the cost of production and products made here can’t compete well with that of other countries.
Fuel scarcity is the order of the day in an oil producing nation. There is virtually non availability of petroleum products and where you are able to get these products, the prices are skyrocketing.A wind of change must start blowing in Nigeria, let Nigeria take a cue from Ghana.
Are we free from the colonial rule or colonial master?True,we are no longer under the British rule but what about our own leaders, are they not a worst version of colonial masters. Do they give a hoot about the down trodden in the society, the standard of living of you and I and how to improve it. Is it not just the rich catering for themselves and aspiring to acquire more wealth, fame and wield power. Leadership position through burdensome comes with great discipline and responsibility.
“It is rather unfortunate that most of the people we consider as leaders in Africa regard leadership as status, power, privileges, fame or great riches. They tend to forget that true leadership has a great price attached to it and is about a life of sacrifice, discipline, character, compassion and great responsibility”-Dr Sola Alade.
In Nigeria, political leaders and parties easily manipulate electoral process in their favour. Some Nigerians believe war against corruption is selective. Lip service has been paid to the war on corruption for a long time that this has painted both Nigerians in Diaspora and at home in bad light and led to humiliation of several Nigerians at foreign airports.
Power generation is at it lowest ebb, by now, power failure ought to have been a thing of the past, the previous administration hammered on this issue and spent billions of naira on power but there was no positive result. Present administration promised to ensure we generate 6,000 megawatt before the end of 2009 but alas, it is getting worse. Manufacturing industries are moving to neighboring West Africa countries saying Nigeria environment is not investor friendly because of the cost of production and products made here can’t compete well with that of other countries.
Fuel scarcity is the order of the day in an oil producing nation. There is virtually non availability of petroleum products and where you are able to get these products, the prices are skyrocketing.A wind of change must start blowing in Nigeria, let Nigeria take a cue from Ghana.
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