We are living in very difficult times. Many of us do
not even know or understand the magnitude of the terrible things that are going
on behind closed doors. Criminal acts are constantly been committed by
authority figures that are supposed to help us and the country.
Even the media cannot be trusted anymore. Many published
stories in our dailies do not scratch the surface of the issues of this country
and nobody is asking, nobody is saying anything, nobody cares, because those
you are in a position to care, are affluent enough to protect their families
from what the common Nigeria experiences. But for how long will they succeed at
this? Some of the most powerful Nigerian media who are supposed to be the gatekeepers
and report to the public have jumped to the other side of the fence and for
money, will sell and are selling their integrity.
In all these, many believe there is no hope for Nigeria.
As a young child many years ago, the adults will say ‘in our time or back in
the days when things were good’. Now, I am the adult, and I cannot look back to
any time when things have been better except the time when I could save 10k out
of my 20k lunch money, twice, and buy a bottle of 29cl coca cola.
The economy sucks and from the look of things, there
might be no hope. Unemployment has never been at its highest, but then, how do
we even know those who are unemployed, when the jobless will tell you he or she
is an entrepreneur when asked?
In times like things, when the prices of food commodities
continue to rise, how should the masses survive? Why should a cup of beans be
more expensive than rice? Price of every single food item or provision in the
last three months has gone up twice without employees getting any meaningful
increase in income. School fees have continued to go up because the children
must be educated.
Then there is the issue of insecurity in the country
amongst other. When dwelt upon, it is easy to join the crowd who believe the
country is finished and will continue to fall.
But even in times like these, I choose to stand on
the other side of the fence and believe that there is a time for everything. We
are here today, but who says tomorrow wouldn’t be better?
I see tough all around me. I see difficulties and
hopelessness, but thankfully, in the midst of all these, I see opportunities of
a better tomorrow. And I choose to believe what I see. Even though the change
doesn’t happen in my lifetime, no problem, I will continue to pray for it for
this country, and thank the Lord for it because if not me, then my children and
their children will have a better Nigeria.