ON THE DEGENERATING ENDSARS PROTESTS - THAT LED TO MASSACRE OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTHS AT THE LEKKI TOLL GATE, LAGOS
October 21, 2020 | News
It is apparent that the Nigerian youths have realized that Nigerian politicians are the real problems of our nation's development, as they have kept on stealing our collective wealth, and creating the abject poverty in the land.
ON THE DEGENERATING ENDSARS PROTESTS - THAT LED TO MASSACRE OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTHS AT THE LEKKI TOLL GATE, LAGOS
It is apparent that the Nigerian youths have realized that Nigerian politicians are the real problems of our nation's development, as they have kept on stealing our collective wealth, and creating the abject poverty in the land. And all they are asking for is good governance from the government at all levels, regardless of the fact that the genuine protests started with EndSARS move. But however, the anger being directed on the Nigerian police, which have led to the mobbing of police officers and burning down of police stations, is not the solution to the problem.
This is hinged on the fact that two wrongs don't make things right. And two wrongs can't solve the problems on our hands right now. The Nigerian politicians appear to have been tamed with the protests demanding for good governance. The president, members of the National Assembly, Ministers, Governors, States Houses of Assembly Members, State Commissioners, Local Government Councils' Chairmen and all politicians; should listen to the voices of the youths, adjust their ways and act rightly.
The demands are standard practice of what is expected of any nation's citizenry that desires to see development. The Nigerian youths are demanding for accountability of public funds and infrastructure that will help the economy to create employment for the youths. This has been my advocacy for years till now.
While I urge the youths to restrain themselves from destroying public infrastructure and mobbing police officers, which is due to their accumulated anger caused by the Nigerian politicians at all levels, I however implore the political leaders to forget their selfish interests and start doing something drastic to address the demands and issues in the polity.
We need public infrastructure for development. Burning public infrastructure will not help Nigeria any bit. It is high time for the Nigerian Senators, House of Representatives members, Executive Government officials to reduce their salaries/bonuses to 35% of what they are earning at the moment, and they should also stop all these payments of salaries to former State governors.
The protests are loud enough for the politicians to call themselves to order. The President and State governors should address the youths and the entire nation on the state of the nation, with all genuineness, and stop speaking in riddles and jokes. Keeping silence is undermining the youths and the Nigerian people. They deserve to hear from their leaders.
The massacre of the Nigerian youths at the Lekki Toll gate for instance, is the saddest thing in the history of this country, that deserves the attention of the Presidency to say something. A situation where armless vibrant Nigerian youths are killed, is a clear evidence that the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Buhari, is a complete failure.
Zik Gbemre.
October 21, 2020.
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
It is apparent that the Nigerian youths have realized that Nigerian politicians are the real problems of our nation's development, as they have kept on stealing our collective wealth, and creating the abject poverty in the land. And all they are asking for is good governance from the government at all levels, regardless of the fact that the genuine protests started with EndSARS move. But however, the anger being directed on the Nigerian police, which have led to the mobbing of police officers and burning down of police stations, is not the solution to the problem.
This is hinged on the fact that two wrongs don't make things right. And two wrongs can't solve the problems on our hands right now. The Nigerian politicians appear to have been tamed with the protests demanding for good governance. The president, members of the National Assembly, Ministers, Governors, States Houses of Assembly Members, State Commissioners, Local Government Councils' Chairmen and all politicians; should listen to the voices of the youths, adjust their ways and act rightly.
The demands are standard practice of what is expected of any nation's citizenry that desires to see development. The Nigerian youths are demanding for accountability of public funds and infrastructure that will help the economy to create employment for the youths. This has been my advocacy for years till now.
While I urge the youths to restrain themselves from destroying public infrastructure and mobbing police officers, which is due to their accumulated anger caused by the Nigerian politicians at all levels, I however implore the political leaders to forget their selfish interests and start doing something drastic to address the demands and issues in the polity.
We need public infrastructure for development. Burning public infrastructure will not help Nigeria any bit. It is high time for the Nigerian Senators, House of Representatives members, Executive Government officials to reduce their salaries/bonuses to 35% of what they are earning at the moment, and they should also stop all these payments of salaries to former State governors.
The protests are loud enough for the politicians to call themselves to order. The President and State governors should address the youths and the entire nation on the state of the nation, with all genuineness, and stop speaking in riddles and jokes. Keeping silence is undermining the youths and the Nigerian people. They deserve to hear from their leaders.
The massacre of the Nigerian youths at the Lekki Toll gate for instance, is the saddest thing in the history of this country, that deserves the attention of the Presidency to say something. A situation where armless vibrant Nigerian youths are killed, is a clear evidence that the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Buhari, is a complete failure.
Zik Gbemre.
October 21, 2020.
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes