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RE: "For The People" (poem) >>> The Law, For It Whom?
Sure just as there is in every generation but the task before us now is, are we going to let them get ahead of us while we just sit and think our lives away? The time for thinkers and actors beckons
@gjoeohere,
The answer is not complicated. Nigeria is not special. Your country is immensely wealthy. What's crippling Nigeria is the same thing that has crippled countless others throughout history ... corruption.
It is not more complicated than that.
When you elect someone who is Yoruba, simply because you're Yoruba .. or Igbo, simply because you're Igbo ... then the problem perpetuates itself.
To compete in the modern world requires a meritocracy. A meritocracy requires that you elect the best man, or woman, for the job. The same logic applies to all jobs.
At present, is Nigeria doing this?
Bad government cannot be overcome. Great government is a pipe dream.
Good government is what any country strives for ... and must settle for.
You are 100% correct.