Going by the above definition of democracy, it shows clearly that we are practising the opposite of democracy in Nigeria; which Fela referred to as ‘Demonstration of Craze’. The paddy –paddy government where stealing and corruption are the order of the day.
‘After over 52 years of independence we have no light, no good roads, no houses, no drinkable water and behemoth graft has bedraggled and befuddled the totality of our leadership. Educationally, economically and technologically Nigeria remains one of the most backward Nations on earth. We remain anthropoid apes as Hitler once called Africans. Our leaders and their surrogates have cunningly and forcibly expropriated the larger and richer portions of our lands and relegated the people to the status of permanent subordination and unmitigated drudgery of the political and economic affairs of their own fatherland’
Chief Bode-Thomas was a political colossus of his time, a gifted debater, a colourful orator, and a diligent prosecutor of causes he believed in.
At the prime age of 30s, Bode Thomas was already the Balogun of Oyo, a frontline lawyer, nationalist politician, former chairman of the Oyo Divisional Council, former Federal Transport Minister; he had accomplished all this before he died in the early morning of November 23, 1953 at the tender age of 34.While majority of people born after independent who will be 52-year old now could not achieve anything by now. What an irony of life.
How can our President have an audacity to address the people of Nigeria that: ‘On my watch, we have witnessed high national economic growth rates, steady improvements and expansion of national infrastructure including airports and roads, the restoration of rail transportation, the efficient implementation of a roadmap for improved power supply, a revolutionary approach to agricultural production, as well as advances in education, sports, youth development, healthcare delivery, housing, water supply and other social services.’
To me nothing works in Nigeria, but insecurity, stealing, lies, deceits, and corruption thrives. Government officials steal in billions, lawmakers promulgate the law that sooths themselves while the judiciary set all the corrupt officials free.
Our political leaders and their surrogates have cunningly and forcibly cornered the larger and richer portions of our lands in-term of economics and natural resources to themselves, thereby relegated the masses to the status of permanent subordination and unmitigated drudgery of the political and economic affairs of their own fatherland.
All the choicest parcels of lands in Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt have been commandeered by them and all the oil fields and yields from the Niger Delta have been shared among themselves thereby creating a cult of billionaires club
Happy democracy day. May God help us and protect us and our dear country. May God give us peace in Nigeria.
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