I will always say it,Nigeria don’t have revenue problem rather than spending problem the buying of Yatch and SUV for the National Assembly is clear illustration.
Revolution? Prof, there'll be no revolution. Not the Arab Spring kind anyway. If there was to be a revolution, it would have happened years ago. Nigerians are too cowardly too stupid, too divided, to start a revolution. And most mass protests barely lasts a week before it peters out. There's no common ground on which all Nigerians can stand to initiate a revolution. They're are too divided on so many fronts to start a revolution: we have religious division, Muslims and Christians hardly see eye to eye what with the religious riots that occurs mostly in the north. Even within the same faith, there are divisions. Within the Christian community there's the new generation Pentecostals and the traditional Catholic churches who often have different religious dogmas, and even within Pentecostals, their religious views can differ due in part to the founders who run the churches like a personal family business. This pastors are feeding off their followers and because of that, they're afraid of a revolution themselves. A true revolution would see them lose their influence over their congregants
Then of course there's the tribal differences. I don't see the Yorubas organising a mass protest. Especually not now that one of their own is occupying Aso Rock. That would be political suicide as far as they're concerned. Before a revolution can even be possible, all three major tribes must buy into it. But since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence, the Igbos, Yorubas, and the north have always been divided. Tribal politics has been centre stage in Nigeria's body politic. And the north has always played both the west and the east for fools, ensuring that they(the north) are the ones ultimately in control of Nigeria.
And if past attempts at revolution is any indicator, the masses themselves are afraid of one, majorly because government have shown them time and time again, that they don't care about human life. Or prof, have you forgotten the End-Sars protest, when government called in blood thirsty, half literate soldiers who killed some of the protestors in cold blood? Till date, no one in government has taken responsibility for that action, no one was fired from their job. No one resigned.. No one was punished. Given all of this, Who would be brave enough to start a revolution in an igba and okporoko democracy? A so called called civilian government where Nigerians are still scared to death of people in uniforms?
And Nigerians are too stupid too. Who will start a revolution? The same tribal idiots who voted a candidate that refused to come to a debate? They are also feeling the pain of inflation but Prof, don't underestimate the predictability of stupidity. No matter how bad things get, same voters are going to vote for Tinubu in 2027 in the next elections.
So no. There'll be no revolution. What's going to happen should things continue the way are is, Nigeria will morph into a society similar to the kind they have in Venezuela where even the police are openly robbing people in broad daylight and where kidnappings are a daily occurrence so much so, that it's become the norm for an individual to be kidnapped on a Monday, released by Friday, and said victim is back to work on a Monday morning the next week.
Nigerians will increasingly turn against one another and device more nefarious means of survival.
Nigeria is the perfect textbook definition of where, "life is poor, nasty, brutish and short".
Nigeria's Forthcoming Rice Revolution. This is well said except that the Revolution is not just Forthcoming, it has already begun. One only wishes it does attain cataclysmic dimension.
Thank you Prof.
I will always say it,Nigeria don’t have revenue problem rather than spending problem the buying of Yatch and SUV for the National Assembly is clear illustration.
As for Revolution,time shall tell.
Revolution? Prof, there'll be no revolution. Not the Arab Spring kind anyway. If there was to be a revolution, it would have happened years ago. Nigerians are too cowardly too stupid, too divided, to start a revolution. And most mass protests barely lasts a week before it peters out. There's no common ground on which all Nigerians can stand to initiate a revolution. They're are too divided on so many fronts to start a revolution: we have religious division, Muslims and Christians hardly see eye to eye what with the religious riots that occurs mostly in the north. Even within the same faith, there are divisions. Within the Christian community there's the new generation Pentecostals and the traditional Catholic churches who often have different religious dogmas, and even within Pentecostals, their religious views can differ due in part to the founders who run the churches like a personal family business. This pastors are feeding off their followers and because of that, they're afraid of a revolution themselves. A true revolution would see them lose their influence over their congregants
Then of course there's the tribal differences. I don't see the Yorubas organising a mass protest. Especually not now that one of their own is occupying Aso Rock. That would be political suicide as far as they're concerned. Before a revolution can even be possible, all three major tribes must buy into it. But since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence, the Igbos, Yorubas, and the north have always been divided. Tribal politics has been centre stage in Nigeria's body politic. And the north has always played both the west and the east for fools, ensuring that they(the north) are the ones ultimately in control of Nigeria.
And if past attempts at revolution is any indicator, the masses themselves are afraid of one, majorly because government have shown them time and time again, that they don't care about human life. Or prof, have you forgotten the End-Sars protest, when government called in blood thirsty, half literate soldiers who killed some of the protestors in cold blood? Till date, no one in government has taken responsibility for that action, no one was fired from their job. No one resigned.. No one was punished. Given all of this, Who would be brave enough to start a revolution in an igba and okporoko democracy? A so called called civilian government where Nigerians are still scared to death of people in uniforms?
And Nigerians are too stupid too. Who will start a revolution? The same tribal idiots who voted a candidate that refused to come to a debate? They are also feeling the pain of inflation but Prof, don't underestimate the predictability of stupidity. No matter how bad things get, same voters are going to vote for Tinubu in 2027 in the next elections.
So no. There'll be no revolution. What's going to happen should things continue the way are is, Nigeria will morph into a society similar to the kind they have in Venezuela where even the police are openly robbing people in broad daylight and where kidnappings are a daily occurrence so much so, that it's become the norm for an individual to be kidnapped on a Monday, released by Friday, and said victim is back to work on a Monday morning the next week.
Nigerians will increasingly turn against one another and device more nefarious means of survival.
Nigeria is the perfect textbook definition of where, "life is poor, nasty, brutish and short".
Nigeria's Forthcoming Rice Revolution. This is well said except that the Revolution is not just Forthcoming, it has already begun. One only wishes it does attain cataclysmic dimension.
Cosmas,Enugu.