by Olusegun Dada

You’re blind for thinking that the corruptly rich will not do everything in their power to keep their stranglehold on you; you cannot be passive while the missiles of corruption fall on your head and on the heads of your children.

Let me put it this way: I have seen many things in my life. I have seen certain people who treat passivity as some kind of heroic action. There are people who say, “I just want my job, my family, and my religion and I will leave politics out of my life.” Passivity isn’t heroic, it’s cowardly! It’s the lazy man’s easy way out. But I see it beyond laziness.

While you shut your mind to national issues, you are being mentally gang-raped. While you’re living out your life, they are ripping you off; they’re pulling the carpet from under you, tripling national debts that your children and grandchildren will never be able to pay.

You’re wrong for closing your eyes exactly when your eyes should be open. Stop thinking that the present day government will take care of the people if not put on their toes and forced to do so. You’re blind for thinking that the corruptly rich will not do everything in their power to keep their stranglehold on you; you cannot be passive while the missiles of corruption fall on your head and on the heads of your children. You cannot be passive while they destroy your life and the lives of your children. You cannot sit there and pretend to be neutral.

Your destiny is in your hands, the destiny of your generation. Let me tell you this: it’s either you become politically active or you risk a complete destruction by those in power. You either become politically active or your unborn children and grandchildren will bear the brunt.

Politics is too important to be left in the hands of “the politicians”. It is even worse to leave it in the hands of criminals who know no difference between state purse and personal pocket.

Our direct participation in politics both now and during the elections is compulsory for the growth of the society and the welfare of the humans living in it.

Enemies of Nigeria are on the prowl, only our combined voices can throw them out. The Edo elections have shown that it is possible for us as a nation to resist all forms of electoral malpractices.

I also understand that your ilk, Mister-mind-my-business, didn’t participate in the Edo election. Your church and family and job and business and holiness and righteousness were all more important to you than the good of the society you live in.

When the vigilance of those you call fools now cause those in power to get responsible and build roads, you will want to drive past them. When they build good schools, you will want to pull your kids out of the low-quality but unreasonably expensive buildings called private schools, to put them in the government owned ones.

We saw how your type in Rivers State pulled their kids out of those private schools when they saw that a responsible government can actually build good schools.

You sit under your pastors and Imams who enjoin you to honour corrupt people in government with their silence and you swallow such messages without thinking them through.

You are an enemy of this country.

But the country must move on with or without you. We will defeat all the enemies and put our nation back on the path of growth.

Did I hear you say I insulted you? Well, whatever I say here will be better than what your great grandchildren will say if this nation fails.

Wake up, my friend, wake up!

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Dada Olusegun is a registered member of Congress for Political Change (CPC), he is a writer cum social change advocate. He is a political columnist on #EkekeeeDotCom and contributor on numerous online blogs and newspapers. He is a motivational speaker who is also involved in youth empowerment and enlightenment programs nationwide. He tweets from @Dolusegun.

 

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