Why we should legalize corruption?
By Olabode Emmanuel Olawumi
Really? This whole thing is no longer making sense. I don’t want to
be artistic in my writing here. I just want to pour out my piece of
mind. What on earth is our problem in this country. We can’t just get a
grip on ourselves and our unreasonable, inhuman acts. It seems we all
are at war with common sense.
Wait a minute! Before you place your self in a tug-off-war position
against me. I’ve been keeping my calm for days now – watching things
unfold. I’ve sat back and relaxed to see Nigerians wake up daily to
their rat race and the normal suffering and smiling lifestyle. I laugh.
We all are fooling ourselves. I’ll still reiterate my point – Revolution
– a purpose driven one is what we need.
Something aggravated my anger, a headline on Linda Ikeji’s Blog:
“Photos from imprisoned Ex-Gov James Ibori’s 55th birthday party”. I
couldn’t fathom the insensitivity of the “family, friends, political
associates, traditional rulers and captains of industries” that
“gathered to celebrate the 55th birthday ceremony” of someone who’s
currently serving a jail term for money laundering. Isn’t that sheer
stupidity or should one call it madness? What message are those folks
trying to pass across to today’s youth?
To make matter’s worse, right below that particular story was another
annoying news with the headline, “EFCC arrests man with 30 ATM cards
and 8 signed cheques”. “And so what?” I thought. As much as I frown
against fraud, I see no reason why the ‘poor’ fellow should be
humiliated by EFCC, when the real thieves, including the ones proclaimed
by the court as guilty are still being celebrated. It doesn’t get more
annoying you know.
We are in a country where the government encourages terrorism,
vandalism, kidnapping and insecurity through their amnesty offers,
negotiations with criminals, and fat pay checks to crooks. Have we no
shame? Can’t we just call a spade a spade. James Ibori is a thief and he
deserves to be treated as one. Same goes for the so called lunatics
parading themselves as political godfathers and forerunners of
democracy. They’ve milked this country of all it’s happiness.
ASUU has been on strike for over a month, there is no end in sight
yet as per their negotiation with the Federal Government. We subscribe
for internet access on our phones, and network providers fail to make
you enjoy the services. No one is talking about that. Our roads are
messed up! You have to start speaking in tongues if you don’t want to
spend hours on the road, talk less of accidents that are caused by the
bad roads. Electricity has become a thing of the past for us in this
nation. Young fellows trying to start a business are struggling as a
result of lack of power supply. Generators constitute a nuisance to
their owners, neighbours and the society at large. Nothing seems to be
in the right position. Yet, we go about giving honour to dishonoured
men. Men who are meant to be paraded, stripped naked and beaten in
public while children sing sad and shameful hymns to them. We really
need to get a grip on our common sense. We’ve lost it and we need to
find it as soon as we can.
All is not well with this country. We all are just acting selfish and
greedy. And if we continue this way, our children will despise us in
our old age. They will ask, what did you do to make Nigeria better?
Olabode Emmanuel Olawumi is the Creative Director, OYA MAGAZINE
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