“𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀:𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗲,𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗲, “𝗜𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗻,𝗢𝗸𝗶𝗷𝗮,𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗷𝗮,..𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹”
𝗕𝗬: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗷𝗲𝗶(𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘅).
𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗼𝗻
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 22nd December, 2024.
The government of Nigeria has failed its people—over and over again. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 1999 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱, outlines the duty of care, welfare, and security the government owes to its citizens. Yet, the reality today is a stark betrayal of that sacred duty. Hunger ravages the land, insecurity runs rampant, and the elites have seemingly sworn to perpetuate a system that works only for themselves.
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧,𝐎𝐤𝐢𝐣𝐚,𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐣𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬-𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩.
𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞; 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧.
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐝. Poor crowd management could turn your noble intentions into chaos, leading to legal consequences. Nigeria is in a state of 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, and this crisis demands urgent and thoughtful intervention.
The government’s failure extends beyond welfare. Security, the most fundamental right of citizens, has been grossly undermined. The right to life is no longer sacrosanct. What has happened to the social dimensions of crime control? Security is not just about donating vehicles or buying bullets. It requires a holistic approach—motivating security agents with fair incentives and holding them accountable when they abuse their power.
Our leaders have turned a deaf ear to the cries of the people. They neglect the poor, ignore the vulnerable, and exacerbate the suffering of those they swore to serve. How much longer will this go on? How many more lives must be lost before they act?
𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗷𝗲𝗶(𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘅)
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮.