10 years ago, I learned in a Development Communication class that if a government sacrifices human/capital development on the altar of infrastructural development, the infrastructure will suffer in the hands of the people.
Ten years later, the theory still works.
Day 1 — He thinks you’ve abandoned him.
Day 2 — He’s wondering, “What did I do again?”
Day 3 — He’s beginning to understand that it’s temporary, but he still doesn’t like it.
Day 4 — He definitely doesn’t like the fact that you keep leaving him there.
Day 5 — He has accepted his fate, but he knows you’ll eventually come back for him.
Day 6 — He has officially become an OG. 😂
My husband’s last presentation, they used him to sweep the entire ground of FMC, the consultants dealt with him 🤣🤣🤣. He didn’t get one question correct even though he spent weeks preparing. Oga came home with a sullen face and almost refused to eat. He woke up twice at night just to tap me to say
“babe they did not even reason that I’m a married man with children”
For one week straight, he’ll randomly stop whatever he was doing, stare into the sky for a few seconds, then shake his head and scream “chai!”
This is a very skewed understanding of impact.
Unless you have a neurological condition, what impact does a neurosurgeon have in your life?
On the other hand, public health measures be it vaccination, obstetrics, nutrition, etc, are why many of us even made it to adulthood.
This is not necessarily democracy in action; it is a sign of a dysfunctional electoral system and declining public trust. Citizens should not have to stay awake until 2:00 a.m. to guard their votes after voting. Vigilance is good, but when people are afraid to go home and sleep, it shows they do not trust the system to protect their votes.