AS INDIVIDUAL, ARE YOU PART OF NIGERIA'S SYSTEMIC FAILURES?

my broda! all of us as individuals are part and parcel of naija's problem. I've said this much in my blog 'crazy minds'.

Posted: at 18-10-2008 04:04 PM (16 years ago) | Newbie

It is not surprising to see that only few people are interested in contributing or admitting to their roles in the nation systemic failure. I am giving unbiased kudos to this lady (khadijat) and the gentle man (Cleverman) for seeing through themselves their little ways of negative contributions to the system no matter how minute or insignificant it is. These fellows I say will be exceptional leaders in as much as they keep seeing themselves before they see others.
Hypocrisy, the good book says that why do we complain of speck of wood in another man’s eye even though we have whole log of wood in ours. The problem of our nation’s failure is we. It is much reasonable to us to discuss other fellow citizens than our individual selves and in our own eyes we can never do anything wrong even when we were obviously caught red handed in our negativity, we simply overlook it and forgive ourselves as individual.
We should not underestimate the power of persuasion of individual that want to do good or bad, though in most cases and naturally, no matter how long it takes the good ones always prevail even if it takes generation upon generation.
These reminds me of the history of England in the sixteen century when the ultimate power of the King, King Henry Stuart who wanted absolute power as the supreme ruler was being challenged by an army general, general Oliver Cromwell who wanted power to belong to the people through the parliament.
Off course general Cromwell commands the army therefore at an advantage to take over the leadership of England but the general was only interested in justice for all therefore threw his weight behind the parliament and also sort the king to submit to the parliament. The king was not ready to give people any power thereby sorts the help of foreign power to combat his own people, the general and the parliament. The secret of his plan was let out by a King's confidant an individual who was only interested in the progress of England as priority even though he loved the King.
The general ordered the arrest of the king and brought him before the parliament. He was accused of treason against his own people. He was found guilty and was decapitated. His position was abolished though his son was made king soon afterward as demanded by the people. The general retired to his village leaving the nation in the hands of the parliament. Contrary to the general’s intentions corruption was the order of the day in the parliament, all the laws passed only favours the members and the lords, they even wanted to pass a decree that their position should be made permanent. The filth continued for six good agonising years for the people of England before
General Oliver Cromwell rose again to the challenge, he arrested the entire parliamentary body to give room for a true and just parliament that he has hoped for and saw to its leadership himself. These new parliament under the leadership of General Oliver Cromwell ruled England for five years before his death and brought law and order and good governor to the common people no matter where they were in their remote villages. England became more powerful, wealthy and never the same again.
People who would not look at themselves first are always consumed in greed selfishness and injustice. When you critically look at yourself, you will do to others what you want others to do to you. Charity begins at home.

Posted: at 25-11-2008 01:04 AM (16 years ago) | Newbie

i plead guilty cuz i was born there
non guilty cuz i wasn't raised there

Posted: at 27-11-2008 03:04 AM (16 years ago) | Hero

thank u

Posted: at 28-11-2008 09:57 PM (16 years ago) | Hero