Your geographical location determines the kind of prayers you pray.
All those prayers for jobs, visa approvals, electricity, and other basic necessities?
You probably wouldn’t be praying those prayers if you lived in a sane country.
The idea of Aliko Dangote as the riches man in Africa while he is a citizens of a country that is the poverty capital of the world is suggestive of fraud. Real global billionaires emerge from prosperous countries.
What exactly did Tinubu do with #102 trillion, borrowed just in 3 years, and the monies saved from the removal of subsidy? We haven't talked about internally generated revenues yet.
Living as a youth in this country is crazy. Learning course after course, selling and advertising everything to survive because there are no jobs. “Learn tech, learn graphic design, learn handiwork…” how many things we wan learn? We can’t afford proper food not to talk of rent.
I wish people hated the people who create poverty more than they hate poor people. Poverty is a moral failing in a world where people who cheat, lie, steal and exploit others are celebrated, envied and loved.
It’s performative. They only “respect” rich, wealthy and people above their social class. The old gateman? No. The random sales boy/girl? No. Kids? No. Apprentice? No. Only rich people who may be their “destiny helper”.
They are just roundabout advocating for lawlessness.
We have policies, we have laws, but if you're big enough, it doesn't apply to you.
Thats why the government executives treat us like they obey a separate set of laws.
Living in Nigeria is like living with conquered slaves. Slaves will always explain why they deserve the oppression they receive, they will always justify their oppressors and even feel thankful for whatever crumbs they get. You are not “respectful”, you are cowardly.
Nigerian elders are permanently obsessed with "respect"......
Meanwhile look at the country they are leaving behind for the young.....
The respect never extends to demanding better leadership from their cohorts in power.....
Person go chop allocation meant for your hospitals, roads, water works, schools…. You go see the person for community still they call them ‘your excellency’ and be groveling like a puppet that you are, all in the name of cultural respect….
You need to respect yourself first!
The folks who strongly believe that the West is the sole reason Sub-Saharan Africa is largely a dysfunctional shithole are a special breed of delusional.
We need to decentralize the influx of young people eyeing politics for money. There are other ways to get your bread outside politics. That's why we have a lot of young people constituting an unnecessary nuisance in our spaces these days.
You can earn your bread elsewhere outside politics