WISE UP NIGERIANS
Elections shall come and go, but Nigerians have ceased to be WISE. That political thug who lost his mother during child birth still wants to sacrifice his life for the rogues in Government who refused to equip our hospitals, that girl on the street hawking during school hours still supports these heartless leaders of ours that have made quality education unaffordable for her. That lady who lost her entire family in an accident due to the death traps we call highways still want these murderers to continue to govern us. That 80 years old woman who has ten children, forty grand children who are poor stack illiterates is ever ready to dance Azonto during the campaigns of these thieves. I am confused.
I partially don’t blame the politicians, it is we the masses that are DAFT. How on earth will one intentionally vote for a candidate who all he/she says are glibs. We are bribed with peanuts (some people were bribed with INDOMIE not even a carton during the last elections) at polling booths in other to vote for desperadoes, hmm tribalism and nepotism major characteristics of the Nigerian masses. Yet after elections we complain.
I have no dream(s) for Nigeria, but have few solutions to our daunting problems.
1. Federal character/Quota system should be ERADICATED. If it means having a ministry/Govt agency with competent/qualified workers from one particular tribe or religion so be it. This policy is retrogressive and barbaric. It’s high time we dump all sentiments. MERIT AND MERIT ALONE should be the slogan.
2. Enough of the committees here and there, our anti-graft agencies should be made INDEPENDENT as in full time independence where they need no authorization from the president or AGF before prosecuting anyone .Corrupt judges should be sanctioned severely. Plea bargain is just like setting a criminal free, it should be abolished. Let the ROGUES of the past and present administration face the wrath of the law.
3. Our recurrent expenditure should be reduced from its current 70% to 20% .The number of ministers and special advisers should be halved. The education, health, power, security and housing sectors should be prioritized.
4. The Almajiri (destitute) problem in the north should be cubed. For example in Algeria its compulsory for children between the ages of two to fifteen to go to school, it’s a crime to deny one’s child education (primary and secondary education) and so punishable under the law, we can do that in Nigeria too.
5. The INEC chairman should henceforth be nominated by an independent judicial service commission and confirmed by the legislators. The president should hands off this duty of appointing the INEC’s boss because if he continues to appoint the INEC boss there shall NEVER be a level playing ground for all contenders.
6. Court cases should be accelerated in order to decongest our prisons, torturing of suspects should be stopped. The welfare of law enforcement officers should be improved. Corrupt officers should not be given second chance they should be dismissed.
7. Private enterprises/companies should be mandated to respect labour laws and the prices of their product(s) should be controlled. Nigerians should make up 80 percent of the work force of foreign companies. Any company evading tax should be sanctioned accordingly.
Lets come together and make a change in our dear country Nigeria, everyone has a role to play. Are you ready to play yours? GOD BLESS NIGERIA.VIVA L’AFRIQUE
Araga Mohammed Dahiru
Blida, Algeria
Writes on http://aragamohammed.wordpress.com
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