Opinion: Here is a reason to weep for Nigeria

by Micheal Ace

 

A few days ago, I was listening to the news when the reporter said something that made me lose my voice. I was dumbfounded. I logged on to Facebook immediately only to find people post tributes with hashtag #Ozubulu. Some gunmen just walked into a church during service and shot people dead, leaving many injured. If you heard about this and you understand the level of insanity that could be, you would agree with me that in Nigeria, something is wrong with everything.

That’s by the way. Imagine the recent BBNaija reality show that lasted not up to three months and had no positive effect on the lives of its audience, it was supposed to be an entertainment show but the only happenings that got my attention were the housemates that made love on camera, another housemate who went nude baring her breasts on screen and those who engaged in romantic affairs not minding the public presence. The winner, Efe, received a whopping sum of 25million naira (#25,000,000) plus a brand new car, with other gifts from external bodies. And the best medical graduating student of UNN who has spent more than seven years in the university with hard labour was given a sum of Ten thousand naira (#10,000) by GTBank.

You’ll say the moral of this is that ‘Education is no longer the best legacy’ right? Well, you’re right! That is exactly how it seems. The Not Too Young To Run bill that was recently passed is an achievement and a plus on the side of Nigerian youths but what about affecting it? How do you think a youth can run for the presidency and win when the whales in the country already have their choice? Atiku Abubakar was reported to be interested and permitted to contest for the presidency in
2019. Now, what chance do the youth stand? Something is wrong with everything in Nigeria, I repeat.

Something is wrong with everything in Nigeria, I repeat.

I have read about creative and talented students in Nigeria who made exceptional inventions. I only smiled and wished they weren’t born here. Nigeria is no longer home for the sane. How do Nigerians leave to study abroad and excel even surpassing the whites? Is it not the same brain they had when they were in Nigeria? It is. But the environment differs. The curriculum, practical classes, encouraging economy are quite different. Graduates end up doing odd jobs and the frustrated ones go about the street pickpocketing. You can always find them in Lagos, and you will only recognize them by their Spoken English and accent.

A child spends six years in the secondary school, reads all day and night burning candles, sits for O’level exams and makes it with excellence. He goes to hell and back to find enough money to obtain jamb form, writes the paper and scores 300+. He spends three years seeking admission. He later settles for a course which he never dreamt of, and after years of assignments, tests, examinations, practicals, he ends up a graduate and the only thing the government can offer is joblessness.

Something is indeed wrong with everything.

If you know where to find tears and how to cry, please start now. There is so much to shed for Nigeria”.


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