I
do not know what it feels like living a day without a Dame not because
am lame rather because am not yet married .It is even more difficult
imagining a day without your first lady if you aren't in President
Jonathan's shoes.
Let's ask the President to recount his continuous experience of well over 3 weeks without his Omalisa.
In
less than 24 hours,Nigeria will celebrate her 52nd Independence
Anniversary from the British Empire yet with ubiquitous colonies of
oppression littering the country.
A
country of an approximate 170 Millions of people comprising of 250
ethnic groups with varying languages and customs,creating a country of
rich ethnic diversity and estimated and catalogued 521 languages,this
number includes 510 living languages,two second languages without native
speakers and nine extinct languages.
The
seventh most populous country in the world and accounts for about 18%
of the population in Africa,now the 12th largest producer of petroleum
in the world and the 8th largest exporter with the 10th largest proven
reserves.
Now,the
ugly contrast. The current unemployment rate in Nigeria stands at 23.9%
as made available by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS),which is
higher in the rural areas(25.6%) than in the urban areas(17.1%).
It
is saddening that Nigeria is blessed with enormous natural and human
resources resonates around Angola in the rate of unemployment(Angola
25%),Botswana(17.5%),Egypt(11.8%) and Kenya(11.7%).
Insecurity
is about the worse in the history of Nigeria.Thousands of people have
died over the past few years in communal attacks led by al-Qaeda ally
Boko Haram.Separatist aspirations have been growing,prompting reminders
of the bitter civil war over the breakaway of Biafran Republic in the
late 1960s.
With
over 153 bodies recovered from the tragic Dana Air crash on June
3rd,2012,our airspace has become a dead trap as our state and federal
roads.
The
level of corruption and institutionalized frauds has reached the climax
since independence.Petroleum Scam,Pension Fraud,Halliburton Scandal and
the likes.
Injustice
and inequality in our legal systems and lack of independence of key
government institutions are drawbacks to a true democracy.
Hopes were high at the emergence of GEJ as the Nigerian president,little did we know he is also a chip from the old bricks.
Lastly,the
health sector in Nigeria is in total shambles and has done worse than
the oil companies in abstaining from supporting the teeming
population.Nigerians spends well over US$6.25 Billion annually on
medical bills in foreign countries enough to drive key
infrastructures,put some of our refineries to work,boost the economy and
improve the health sector which is the reason Mr President will
celebrate this year's independence without his Dame.
I wish the first lady of Nigeria soonest recovery and the Nigerian people a true Independence to come!
Written by @lanraay (L.D)
Megamind Concept
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