Posted by: Okey Iwuji in: ● November 1, 2007
It is a structure laid shortly after the independence in 1960,which gained strength by the civil war and fertilized thes e days by unpatriotic written and unwritten policies of various govts in power.How can you explain a govt that handed a section of her subjects 20 pounds flat irrespective of status before the civil war to start life afresh because they were defeated in the war,declared their properties all over the the nation abandon properties without serious effort to recover and return them to their owners after peace accord was reached,reconciliation,reconstruction and rehabilitation preached.How could one reconcile the indigenisation policy of 1972 that sold out the companies that belong to nigerian people at a time when a section was simply coming out of war.Ok,why is govt presence heavily felt in terms of infrastructures in some areas while others are neglected,why are some people’s blood easy- to- let at a least provocation whether caused by them or not,even such provocations done in far away countries.what of choiced govt institutions which could be best described as reserved for children of those at corridors of power and their friends.why is social integration still very minimal in nigeria?
These are fall outs of this triplet evil that divides us.The worst of all is it’s being fertile ground that breeds corruption in our country.Nigerians know it and politicians understand it better.They interprete and handle national issues on tribal,religious and clasiscal sentiments.Some who belong to these sects are encourage willingly or unintentionally by their people by defending their corrupt practices.What do you say when people will stage demonstration on behalf of someone that clearly enrich himself with public funds,a little punishment handed to the likes of Tafa balogun,Ehindero.Some others like Bode George,Ibrahim Babangida ,Obasanjo etc walk freely without questions.
Certainly,when people are aware that some people will fight on their behalf they will strenghthen their evil deeds.
To be contd.
Posted by Okey Iwuji
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