I don't have a job and with 18,000 naira how do I survive when 10 litres of fuel is now 1000naira and a bag of pure water is now 200 naira. Last time I was going to see a friend,I had to trek because the fare that used to be 50naira is now 120 naira. Even though my country produces crude oil,some members of the CABAL have stolen all our wealth and used it to develop foreign countries, just take a trip to dubai and see where our leaders have gone to lodge our money.
The government whom I relied on to protect me almost duped me in the latest fuel subsidy scam, how would a government who flagrantly wastes money and resources care about poor little me. How do I trust a government that lies and deceives me, the President and his vice are spending 1billion naira on food, the National Assembly who are meant to represent me and protect my interests by enacting credible laws are busy spending 320 million naira on each member, flying 1st class, driving in 29 car convoys and having allowances that would make Barack Obama envious. I have asked them to review the constitution but they would not listen,they would rather deliberate on increasing their salaries and allowances, how come they get to decide their pay by the way.
In addition, I live in constant fear, anyone carrying a bag around me is a likely boko haram suspect. I am scared of going to church, scared of going to crowded places, I am running scared for my life. The police,Navy,Army and air force don't know where to start from in stopping the Boko Haram menace, they eventually caught the christmas day bomber but in their incompetence,they let him escape. An average policeman is interested in collecting bribes rather than policing the streets.
Further more,I cannot graduate because ASUU is on strike. My course of study should take me 4 years to complete but here I am 6 years after gaining admission, due to no fault of mine. Even if I graduated at this moment,I would be useless in the international market because my teachers taught me based on archaic theories and principles. Basically I got a certificate and not an education.
The little money which is meant to serve as a buffer is also being squandered by corrupt politicians and the EFCC/ICPC I have now regarded as a dog whose bark is worse than its bite,that's if it even has teeth at all. Because if it did,I wonder what all these politicians who have embezzled my money are living like kings in their palaces instead of cooling off in prison cells.
My troubles are not yet over,please continue reading. I have not mentioned the decay in the judiciary and the slow pace at which the law strikes. Some judges have totally refused to separate themselves from the executive, prosecutors are incompetent, prison cells are filled with petty thieves and innocent victims who have no faith in the justice system, I wonder why it takes about 6 - 10 years to finish a case in our courts of law in the first place.
To add insult to injury, there is no electricity, many governments have pledged to solve the problem but still no light at the end of the tunnel, even after squandering billions of naira and dollars on the sector.
When I think about all these, I feel downcast, I don't know where a solution would come from but I would continue to keep faith and believe that one day,my country would have a transformational leader who would turn things around.
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