Thread by @DamarisOnoriode

So, I think Nigerians are really missing the point about our politics.
So much blame always being heaped on failed administrations that we forget to understand that it is actually Garbage in, Garbage out.
Thread, humans.

True enough, the leaders have failed the populace. But the fact is, none of that is about to change. Not until we all realise that the problem is not in the office but in the person.
Have you ever asked yourself, "what kind of person will I be, if elected into public office?"

Maybe you haven't. But I can assure you, there are a number of persons who have.
And their answer is one which always leaves me baffled.
These same Nigerians, who berate Buhari down to Awolowo, will beat their chests and tell you all about that plans to have the five year old...

Relatives installed as anything ranging from Commissioner for Happiness to Minister for conjugal bliss if power is ever granted them.
None of these people seem to understand the value of being good citizens first before anything else...

They seem to forget that that the select few are picked out of the lot...

And yes, I completely get how the system can break you and force you to become just one tired Nigerian who doesn't care about keeping his litter in a bag until it can be properly disposed of.
I get how it can make you focus on the lack of waste bins on the streets so you just...

Blend in and drop that water can on the road or fling that groundnut husk through the window of a moving vehicle.
What am I saying?
Yes, the system is corrupt.
Yes, the leaders are bad.
They are incompetent.
But the masses are not much better.
The plague now resides in all of us.

We have certainly become a damaged people and nothing will ever work or get better until we do some introspection and start to rewire our minds.
Cliche but true is the assertion that you must be the change you wish to see in this world.
Okay, sermon over.
Bye, humans.
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