We recently saw pictures of the tragic Christmas day bombings that occurred courtesy of terrorist group Boko Haram. This was one of such attacks that basically tells us that we are not safe in our own country, and our President, among others is not doing anything about it.
This got me thinking and asking myself why Nigerians (in Nigeria) are not doing anything about this. By anything, I don't mean sitting behind your PC's and criticizing, or writing letters to the government officials. I mean physically doing something about this.
Although we probably will never reach unity as reached by Tunisia and Egypt which fuelled their revolution. We can do one thing: revolutionize our minds. What affects a lot of Nigerians is poverty of the mind. We have become tolerant of bad leadership, embracing our present with indignation and resignation. We need our fellow Nigerians to believe that change is possible and are no afraid to fight for change, or wait for the next man to do this.
While we have pressing issues in the country, we also must think of Nigeria in the next 30 years. I see a Nigeria where the child of the poorest or the poor will be privy to education. What will our story be? We need to speak to our young ones, make sure they do not make the same mistakes our generation today is making.
In his post, Nigeria: Revolution is our last option, Adeola Aderounmu said "Nigerians should come out in their millions and take back their country from the people in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria. Six months ago no one thought that Ben Ali dynasty could be wiped away from the surface of the earth. But it happened! Nothing is impossible. Where there is a will, there is a way. Libyans at home are doing the work while those abroad are mounting international pressures."
Change will only happen when every member of the society is concious and takes full responsibility for his/her actions, knowing that they eventually create a ripple effect.
If every Nigerian chose to take a stand against this wage of terror, imagine the difference we could make.
This got me thinking and asking myself why Nigerians (in Nigeria) are not doing anything about this. By anything, I don't mean sitting behind your PC's and criticizing, or writing letters to the government officials. I mean physically doing something about this.
Although we probably will never reach unity as reached by Tunisia and Egypt which fuelled their revolution. We can do one thing: revolutionize our minds. What affects a lot of Nigerians is poverty of the mind. We have become tolerant of bad leadership, embracing our present with indignation and resignation. We need our fellow Nigerians to believe that change is possible and are no afraid to fight for change, or wait for the next man to do this.
While we have pressing issues in the country, we also must think of Nigeria in the next 30 years. I see a Nigeria where the child of the poorest or the poor will be privy to education. What will our story be? We need to speak to our young ones, make sure they do not make the same mistakes our generation today is making.
In his post, Nigeria: Revolution is our last option, Adeola Aderounmu said "Nigerians should come out in their millions and take back their country from the people in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria. Six months ago no one thought that Ben Ali dynasty could be wiped away from the surface of the earth. But it happened! Nothing is impossible. Where there is a will, there is a way. Libyans at home are doing the work while those abroad are mounting international pressures."
Change will only happen when every member of the society is concious and takes full responsibility for his/her actions, knowing that they eventually create a ripple effect.
If every Nigerian chose to take a stand against this wage of terror, imagine the difference we could make.
