Editor's note: Article was first
published on 1st February,2015 by Ynaija.com
Last night while sitting with my
friends in a pub in Victoria Island, Lagos waiting for the usual 3rdmainland traffic to subside, a
Briton sitting a few feet from me launched into a diatribe attacking Nigerian
politicians and the way they have channeled the course and faith of the Nation.
After realizing that I was quietly paying attention to his outburst, he raised
his voice a notch and continued to yab the political class, “all Nigerian
politicians are the same” he said, irrespective of their parties, Nigeria is
f***** and you are all doing nothing about it he continued to the affirming nod
of his female companion.
On my seat, I had begun a journey
to that place in my mind reserved for gnawing over the many problems and
frustrations constantly plaguing my Nation and its many citizens. Running
through my mind were the myriad of solutions proposed by many scholars,
lawyers, policy makers and commoners but a simple solution stuck in my mind and
it came from my observations while studying for a Masters degree and living in
London.
