Nigerian Politics - A Circus of Clowns

Over the years, my country, Nigeria, has experienced the highest level of bad leadership and one of the worst in the world. 

After our independence, we have transitioned from a democratic government to a military government and vice versa. But they all have one thing in common—the glaring trait of bad leadership. 

The days when we were ruled by the military were a time when the heads of state directed money meant for the country into their domestic or foreign personal accounts .

A notable example is Maj. General Sani Abacha. The man stole to the extent that the wife of the general came out publicly, 20 years after the husband had died, to say that "no matter how poor I am, I can never be as poor as Dangote". 

I hope y'all know who Dangote is. He's the richest man in Africa. 

She boasted that she could never be as poor as the richest man in Africa. 

That's to say that the husband emptied the national coffers when he was in office. 

That's in the past though. 

The present has not been any better, it seems to be worse than the past. Because we are no longer in the era where a coup d'etat puts someone into office, we are now in an era where we elect people into certain governmental offices to represent us. 

So far, we've elected a lot of people into political positions, but they've left us with nothing other than disappointments. Their tenures haven't lived up to the slightest of expectations. Their achievements are nowhere near what was written in their manifestos. 

They are proving to be even worse than the military heads of state. 

Just recently, the Accountant General of the Federation was nabbed for carting away over $160 million, meant for projects that would improve the standard of living and help the country progress. Moreover, the Academic Staff Union of Universities and Polytechnics embarked on a strike due to a salary dispute that this amount of money would have solved. But, instead, one man wired it into his personal account, leaving students to rot at home.

Why should they even care? Their children don't attend school or reside here, they attend schools in countries with a functional educational system and healthcare. That's quite pathetic. 

The 2023 general election is already around the corner, and with the full implementation of the delegate system by political parties, politicians now share money publicly with delegates in order to buy their votes. It's not even regarded as a crime; it's considered a regular occurrence. 

This also has its own repercussions, as they would have to recuperate and recover the funds they've spent before thinking of investing in the country. 

Also, while other developing countries are tilting towards the path of development, my country is becoming an expert in backwardness. 

Next year's election wouldn't be any different from other elections as the two main parties, who have not produced any worthy leaders, will come out on top, but let's keep hoping for a change. If at all, it will come. 

The last president to promise us a change is rapidly becoming the worst president in the history of the nation. 

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Our Country Nigeria is Bleeding. 

May 25, 2022.