There’s always a solution to every problem on earth. Since the creation of the universe, there has not been any problem without a way out of it. Before any problem arises, the way out of it is already available.
What matters is our mindset, perceptions, and approaches towards what’s on the ground. The simple and possible way out and way forward out of the hardship and public mess Nigeria is in as a nation now are highlighted below:
The salaries and other enumerations of all the politicians should be drastically cut down. Let’s compare the salaries and other enumerations of Nigerian politicians with those in places of authority in developed and developing overseas countries despite their good systems of government and economy. Is it not very shameful and disgusting that most Nigerian politicians are taking higher salaries and other enumerations than the President of America and other members of the parliament? Who has bewitched us in our dear country called Niger-Area?
We should go back to active and progressive productions. Let’s look back to the year 1980. Nigeria was more productive in those years, and because of that, N1 was more valuable than the USD. N1 was almost equivalent to 1 UK pound. But let’s compare the Naira to the dollar now. Who has bewitched us and most especially our politicians? Are we not thinking at all? Why are we going backward instead of going forward? Can’t our leaders reason at all? Don’t they have common sense at all?
We’re going through all this mess just because all those factories/companies that were improving our economy in the past are now dead because of a lack of good maintenance and mismanagement. All the politicians who have their children schooling abroad should either resign or bring their children back to the country.
No politician should be allowed to go for medical treatment abroad. It’s a very bad thing. Why can’t they build our schools and hospitals to the standard of the ones they’re going for treatment? I want us to know that a medical trip of one of them is enough to do something reasonable. The poor ignorant masses too need to be wise this time. They should stop selling their votes and fundamental human rights for peanuts during elections. Elections should be made free and fair so that people with good hearts that don’t have money to buy elections can venture into politics to put things right.
Anybody caught embezzling or looting public funds should be outrightly dealt with, either by killing them or by giving them life imprisonment after collecting all their properties.
Our constitution needs to be seriously amended. Nigeria needs to be restructured, or we should divide so that people can go their separate ways. And of course, we’re over the stipulated 100 years as a country.
The Christian body also needs to wake up. They have been deceived for too long by saying that they should only be heavenly conscious and earthly irrelevant. They need to be actively involved and engaged in the system that determines almost everything about their affairs. It’s a pity that Christians are only praying. Most of us don’t have voter’s cards, not to talk of voting. Are they not aware that INEC doesn’t count prayers? They only count votes. I want us to know that those who don’t vote because of one reason or the other are not in any way better than the selfish and heartless politicians that are going into places of authority just for their devilish and selfish interests.
Is it not a very shameful thing and public embarrassment that a whole country like Nigeria (The Giant of Africa) cannot boast of a functioning refinery? A refinery that an individual is capable of building has now become what a whole nation cannot maintain, not to talk of building.
Permit me to ask this question: Which laws exactly are the Senators, the Houses of Representatives, and the Assembly making, and what and where are the effects of their portfolio? Or are they not called the lawmakers?
I want us to know and agree that the present administration is not the cause of our present hardship and economic crisis. Whatever we’re going through now are the effects of the previous administrations.
I want to also use this medium to appeal to the present administrators to be bold enough to seek counsel from people who genuinely have something reasonable to offer for our dear motherland to move forward.
Let me also use this opportunity to talk to other contestants in the last elections, the likes of Gen. Atiku Abubarka, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, and others, to come out to help the country with what they intended to offer if they have won, or why will they fold their hands and be looking, condemning, and criticizing in a very crucial time like this when the country is going through hell? I think the welfare and well-being of the poor masses should be prioritized above the positions they’re all aspiring to hold as good people desiring to govern us with good intentions.
It’s high time we started to be creative and productive. We should engage ourselves in whatever can boost our economy and generate more income. We should stop depending too much on the government to provide everything for us.
I want to assure us by the special grace of The Lord God Almighty – The Creator of the universe – that Nigeria will surely become a peaceful, industrious, and prosperous nation again if we can put God first and faithfully consider and intentionally practice all these humble suggestions and submissions. Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, while sin is a reproach.” Nigeria shall become very great again. We shall be revived and restored. The lost glory and grounds shall be recovered. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people who are called by my name shall humble themselves and turn from their wickedness and pray to seek my face, then I shall hear them from heaven, I shall forgive their sins and heal their lands.” Nigeria shall be healed this time. We shall not leave our nation and generation the same way we met it in Christ Jesus’ Mighty Name.
Apostle Dr Paul Akinselure, convener, Operation Rebuilding The Broken Walls, writes from Abuja
