In this piece “Time to change the change”, the
controversial columnist Etcetera justifies the actions of
many youths and talented patriots consistently making
exit from the country due to poor economy condition of
Nigeria. He advocated President Buhari exit as the
veritable way to really get the change he promised,
saying most of his campaign promises have been
jettisoned.
Read the article below…
Imagine having a job of N5m every month as salary. It
sounds unheard of in Nigeria, but it can be heard in the
United States. In fact, my friend Henry just jumped ship
and landed a sweet job in South Africa.
Another buddy of mine recently took the plunge and
decided he’s had enough, too – and relocated to the
sandy enclave of Dubai. He sends me emails often
about enjoying a quality lifestyle which is beyond his
wildest imagination.
They’re not alone, though. This year, a large number of
Nigerians are set to not only escape Nigeria, but also to
renounce their citizenship.
A friend of mine, Victor, lives in Sweden and says he
always feels like living in a Utopian society. It’s
INCREDIBLE! he screams on the phone each time we
talk. He tells me of all the statistics of the Nordic
countries. The way he talks is like describing only the
candle on a chocolate cake. Wait until you taste it.
Living in Nigeria is like eating ‘kpako’ biscuit and saying
“that is good enough” when the cake is just across the
table to dig in.
Why are they struggling to leave? Did you just ask that
question?
For the first time in many years, we are recording a
huge number of skilled and educated young and older
Nigerians and industries heading for the exits.
Hint: It has nothing to do with being unpatriotic.
You see, it’s not the sudden heat all over the country
that is driving people away… it’s the idea of being tied
to what Nigeria has become.
Growing up, I was part of a patriotic family. I
worshipped Nigeria almost to the point of idolatry. I was
happy when the soldiers came back from Liberia. My
catechism teacher lost her son in the war, and we did
our best to console her.
Now I wonder… are we ever going to be that nation of
plenty again, or have we already taken our “first step
into a thousand years of darkness with the second
coming of our lord and saviour, Buhari?
With the current hardship in the country, it is already
looking like Goodluck Jonathan was elected President in
a distant era, many years ago. Nigeria has changed so
much since then.
It is also looking like whatever change the second
coming of Buhari could have brought about will forever
remain a mystery.
Isn’t it time for us to seriously start thinking of changing
the change?
The most important “change” we should consider right
now is changing President Buhari.
We all can perhaps recall vividly one of the promises of
the President, “I will pay all Nigerian jobless youth
N5,000 every month.” But denouncing the promise now
with a first-rate accent now seems stupid and
uncalculated. It was a beautiful song to all Nigerian
youths amidst the gargantuan level of hardship in the
country. It was lauded as “one of the prettiest sounds
on Earth at the sunset.”
We need to find someone as soon as possible with the
intelligence to save Nigeria from impending disaster. We
need to take a stand now. We cannot continue to give
the country away to misfit politicians. We need a leader
who will rally us to once again embrace the unique
Nigerian values of honesty, hard work, and the love of
God, which led to our success in the 70s.
I don’t know if I should advise you to start running to
the border or stay and fight, because I still feel there is
some hope left to turn Nigeria back and restore what
has been taken from us by those misfits in Abuja. It is
going to take men and women of courage to speak up
against this destructive force that is ripping the heart
out of our country. I must sincerely admit a fondness
for a previous time when “change” hadn’t yet come to
Nigeria.
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