As a prelude to this article, please endeavor to watch the 4 minutes 10 seconds of Peter Obi’s brilliant speech at an event that was organized to celebrate the death of a patriot, Chief Edwin Clarke.
Where are the so-called ‘heroes past’ that gathered with a great momentum inside Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park at Ojota, Lagos to protest against former President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan’s removal of oil subsidy that only saw the fuel pump jump up from N65 to N150 and he later listened to the big voice of the so-called detractors to slash it to N97.
Today, the detractors have seized the reign of power and the pump price has skyrocketed from N195 in May 2023 to N980 as the current retail price. Who is actually demarketing Nigeria?
Is the World Bank and IMF projection that Nigeria will be poorer by 2027 not demarketing Nigeria?
Is the rising surge of insecurity vis a vis, genocide (ethnic cleansing) being perpetrated by the Marauders/ terrorists not demarketing Nigeria?
Are Internally Displaced Persons Camps scattered across the northern region not demarketing Nigeria?
Is the deplorable condition of our education sector not demarketing Nigeria?
Is the erratic and poor supply of electricity that PBAT had to abandon the country to almost a total black-out to opt for the option of solar panel to power Aso Rock the seat of government that will cost the taxpayers billions of naira not demarketing Nigeria?
Oh, that reminds me, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said during the electioneering campaign ahead of the 2023 presidential election that if he did not fix the problem of poor electricity supply in the country, he should not be voted for re-election. We are going to hold him accountable for his words in his so-called desperate re-election bid.
Is the severe hunger in the land with inflation rate that defies all logic not demarketing Nigeria?
Is the poor state of both our primary healthcare and tertiary health facilities that even Mr. President has to seek medical care abroad, not demarketing Nigeria?
Moreover, do we even have the “pieces (remnants)” available that the masses can grab to survive or that natural leaders that may emerge can be allowed to pick up the “pieces” to put it together for true nation building?
Are the “pieces” not tightly held in the iron fist of Tinubu and his kitchen cabinet and you dare not ask for a piece if you are not ready to crawl like a slave?
Suffice it to say, poverty has been weaponized, “if you can’t beat them you join them.”
According to the Transparency International corruption index on Nigeria, in the 2024 corruption perceptions index, Nigeria scored 24 out of 100. Nigeria is placed among the worst corrupt countries in the world. The question is; is institutional corruption, particularly in the public sector not demarketing Nigeria?
Hmm, apart from the real enemy of the masses, Tinubu and his cabal, will the fifth columnists in the opposition parties like PDP and Labour allow the true laborers in the vineyard to wrestle power from the so-called our ‘heroes past (detractors)’ to pick up the “pieces (remnants)” and make the country to work for all?
What a political quagmire!
Nigeria is at a point of political cul – de – sac.
Time is already telling.
Welcome to the new world of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a world of propaganda, deceits and lies.
David Adenekan is the Editor of Shekinah International Magazine and a Media Consultant. He is also the secretary of Afenifere Diaspora USA.
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Disclaimer: This article is entirely the opinion of the writer and does not represent the views of The Whistler.