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Who will save this country?


 

By Jabir Muhammad Kabir

It's no longer a slogan that Nigeria needs a saviour, not like a drowning man who would even clutch to a straw to get ashore. Last Tuesday, whilst in the company of a few kids in our neighbourhood who are in their earlier teenage years, I overheard one of them saying "Ai Najeriya ta lalace, sai gyaran Allah": " Nigeria has deteriorated, only God can fix her". I was aghast, I didn't ask why, nor do I continue with the discussion, but based on what has been said so far, one can fathom the absence of hope in the boy's utterances. Should he be hopeful?


With a population of over 200 million people, Nigeria has over 40 per cent of its youths unemployed, corruption has eaten deep into its systems, banditry, kidnapping and insurgency are on the rampage, unstable prices of goods and commodities, and its health sector dilapidated, universities on strike, poverty is a topic of its own, rise in inflation rate and taxes, poor road networks and electricity among other common problems. The country is in the resuscitation process and on the verge of giving in to her problems and hence, in dire need of a "saviour" who will restore its greatness and even build further after restoration.


However, finding a saviour amidst people with undefined attitudes of negativity with a touch of positivity, believe me, is a Herculean task. He doesn't have to be flawless, but someone with a sound record of effective leadership irrespective of his background, region, or tribe would do. Who? is the question roaming around my mind.

At the moment, we need two saviours; ourselves- because we must rise and be ready to save this country- and someone who is not only a superpatriot, but also, resilient, strong, relentless, devoted and disciplined, who will follow up all that he assigns and mercilessly deal with any tout tampering with our greatness as a nation, who will introduce genuine economic policies, moan with us and celebrate with us, empower youths and women and pave way for opportunities, who could handle international pressure, who could secure the sanctity of lives of his followers irrespective of their tribal, regional or religious denominations, and above all, build the Nigeria of our dreams.

Only when we start seeing ourselves as agents of change, shall there be the change we are all praying for; and only then we shall be saved by the saviour. A stitch in time saves nine.

Jabir Muhammad Kabir 

level 400 student of BUK, computer engineering.

aljabeer52@gmail.com

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