HOW THE #FUELSUBSIDYSCAM HAS AFFECTED MY VILLAGE
After the increase in fuel price on the 1st of January, little did I know it will affect me in any way, but days later I got a call from my hometown asking me to come that my grandmother wanted to see me.
I left the following day and when I got there I was shocked to see my hometown was now a complete shadow of itself. When I saw my grandmother, I realized she has emaciated completely, and inwardly I blamed myself for not coming to see her regularly.
Immediately she saw me, she said there is no time; I want to tell you a story.
She started by telling me about how oil was discovered in the village, and government officials came and promised them heaven on earth. Of how gradually the main river where the villagers fish, got polluted, and even the lands where no longer fertile for crop production, how everyone now has little or no means of livelihood, and has to eat from hand to mouth, and the government is turning deaf ears to all their cry for help. Then she looked me straight in the eyes and said: ‘You write, I want you to write the story of how your village was looted by its own countrymen, write, so the world will know what is happening.’
I was speechless after she told me all this.
I returned toLagosdays later a different person with lots on my mind, yet I did nothing.
Then that faithful day a friend sent a copy of the fuel subsidy scam report to me, and I saw how my people’s wealth was being looted by a few selected people in the society, who careless about the sufferings of my people, and I knew I couldn’t keep quite again.
Ayodele Weke
Lagos, Nigeria
@ayoweke on twitter
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May God help Nigeria…bravo weke. Nice piece
Great piece Weke….knew u had it in u…what “they” do not know is that “they” are digging the “pit” for their kids and kids’ kids…God Bless Nigeria,and our Society and Homes alike
Nice one ma’am,looking forward to the conclusion of this piece.”Plsss don’t keep quiet”.
Wow!this is great.
We are trusting in God that this nation will change one day and leaders will have compassion for the masses not there own selfish will.
Lizzy nice article! But 2 bad u r cryn ova spilt milk ,too late
Hmmmm,true to dat
Good work girl. Thumbs up
Kool stuf men, na my pple u dey talk about, Ayo finish the stoRfy cos na true story, more owo to ur elbo
My dia it is better late than never. Saying this out may save other villages in similar situation. Keep it up
Good u realize now… so how do u intend to bring an end to the suffering of “my” people? Great write up…thumb up.
Nice write up-Big Up Yourself Babe(BUY)
Mmn, great piece.. And i think it’s high time we all started to take +ve steps in our own little ways to fight for that which rightfully is ours.. Napoleon indeed wasn’t mistaken to have said that ”the world suffers not because °ƒ the violence °ƒ bad people but because °ƒ the silence °ƒ good people..” Kudos to you Ayo, U HAVE SPOKEN!
Nice lines. . . Nigeria, God bless.
Nice one girlie! This is a great work, God bless Nigeria, God bless Nigerians.
I hope someday all our cries will have meaning and things will be right in this country..Nice work here ay…Hope to see more of ds creative writing…ta-ta
Removal of oil subsidy was a great mistake by the administration of Goodluck. Many are send into the labour market and now there is nothing to show that is done with proceed