This is my Country!
A nation with abundant natural resources.
Her most diverse feature is her people, a nation with over 207M people and over 250 ethnic groups.
Her natural talents grit with passion but her people have lost their belief in her. Her cracks are widening and the anger of her people is rising by the day.
Her heritage is no longer cherished.
The age of her treasure, worth of her people and the glimpse of her colour are no longer sparkling to the admiration of the world.
The value of her currencies keep depreciating and the price of her commodities keep inflating.
Although she boast of abundant wealth inherent in the human capital and riches of her land, her citizens have barely enjoyed her prosperity. It is for this spirit that they've lost their warmth, unity, love and welcoming spirit.
Her electoral malpractice is analogous to the examination malpractices we see in her colleges today.
Hunger driven electorates trade their votes for a cheap plate of porridge offered by greedy politicians while her depraved teachers transact business with lazy and weak students, all of these just to strengthen the rod of her corruption.
Who shall redeem her heritage?
Who shall restore her probity?
Can her people regain their confidence in her values?
As she clocks 60 today, May there be a complete end to the godfatherism and militarism that has robbed her people of democracy in recent years.
No longer will democrats disregard the patriotism and allegiance of her people.
May the litany of tragedies that have befallen her become a thing of the past.
May her lost years and lost strength be restored.
I pray for probity, credibility, transparency and expert leadership among her democrats and the courage for her people to dissent, assist and facilitate the leaders to increase effectiveness in her functioning.
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