Welcome to Main State, a beautiful place so blessed
with resources so precious as silver and gold, but sadly most are abandoned,
laid to waste, even the human resources are not well equipped or managed.
When I take a stroll through the place, I always stop
to catch my breath, what catches my eye, a sight not so easily forgotten. The
mad man of Main State are at it again, with reckless abandon they carry out
their act, with selfish motives and sugar coated lies to serve, they ascend to
the office, the place of power; looting the treasury is a number one priority,
the welfare of the people who put them in power is not their major concern,
their avarice takes center stage, we need help the Eagle is falling.
Corruption wears a crown and has dug its roots deep
into the system, spreading vastly like as contagious virus, the butterfly
effect is crippling, bringing down every aspect of the economy. To mention but
a few; health is failing; for the love of God, the health sector needs to be
revamped, just because a lot of us have access to basic medical care either
through public or private services does not mean that it’s the same story for
the rest of us.
How many are walking around like living
corpses?
How
many will fall before the issue is grabbed by the jugular?
Concerning the issue of fake
drugs, everyone can attest to the battle fought by the former Director General
of NAFDAC, Late Professor Dora Akunyuli, thinking that it would soon become a
thing of the past. What’s happening now? The people responsible for this must
be snuffed out and not allowed any room to operate.
Education is crumbling, it is no secret that the
educational sector needs to be revamped, and the culture of reading to pass
amongst majority must be dethroned. Apart from the mandatory industrial
training, I think the government should liaise with companies and industries in
the locality of the school and engage the students in a course for community
development projects on or off campus which are related to their course of
study. The students could be grouped within the department or across
departments, for example, after studying the terrain, students from the
architecture and civil engineering departments can form a group to embark on a
mini-project such as the design and construction of a pedestrian bridge; a
large percentage of the project should be provided from the university funds,
this would help give the students added experience and would help community
development, it can also help to develop and churn out well baked graduates.
Power is sick; it is an important aspect of the
economy and has become a case of different strokes for different areas. Now you
see me, now you don’t, they have been playing this game since I was a child. Some
areas are just more fortunate than others, I guess it rotates. I can’t begin to
buttress the negative impact upon the economy, it’s crippling. The name
re-birth didn’t change much; character is like smoke, you can’t hide it.
Housing is poor and most roads are in a deplorable
state. Sports development is just another sector that needs
more input. When I think about our problems as a nation, sometimes I think
about probable solutions. In the area of sports, if at the State or Local
government area level, the government holds an Olympic event which encompasses
all active sports and gradually with time include new sport event either every
two years or at a four year interval, it would help to develop and encourage
sports men and women and this could also help to properly utilise the State
sports facilities. Just imagine if each state should implement something of
this nature, it would tremendously improve sports development. I figure that it
would be easier for the government to get corporate sponsorship and be more
financial viable to handle a project of this magnitude. Let the truth be told
corporate organisations are indeed playing a good role and some leaders are
trying in that regards.
This big issue called corruption has eaten too deep
like a cancerous cell; it would cause chaos and mayhem. Even when proper
funding is provided from the top, down the ladder, things fall apart because
somebody somewhere will not take the right action and do the right thing.
Disaster looms and we are still suffering and smiling, the pain behind the
smile would soon show on the face, many have fled in search of greener
pastures, but have not been as fortunate as they soon find out that the grass
is not always greener on the other side.
Is there any hope for Main State? Will
it ever become the best place to live in?
Only time will tell, if we only join hands and rub
minds together, we could achieve great things for the betterment of all and
Main State the envy of all.
The fire is raging and not many are bothered enough
to try and put it out. This action begs me to ask, where are the patriots?
Those selfless serving leaders, who value the people, uphold strong morals and
cherish having a good name above silver and gold. Though there are some worthy
of note, who are exemplary, establishing laudable projects, but their strength
in numbers is much desired, desperately needed. Where are they now? Or have
they all gone with the wind?
My mother used to tell me about the groundnut
pyramids that have disappeared a long time ago. The agricultural sector was
booming and was the mainstay of our economy but the discovery of black gold
which should be a blessing seems to have done more harm than good. Easy money
has breed cancerous corruption, many are in neck too deep to even start any
righteous battle against corruption, and their silence over this matter is
deadly. How long will we remain this way? Unless we come together to build our
home, we may never know what it is like to experience true stability. The
recent whistle blower initiative by the government is indeed a most welcome
development.
We are blessed no doubt, with abundance of natural
resources, land and manpower but sadly this has not translated into an almost
perfect economy. If only many of our leaders who strive to be and stay in
power, would look at the big picture and set attainable developmental goals to
change the face of the Nation, we would continue to run this same rat race and
never get out of it.
We can complain all we want about a lot of things,
but the bottom line remains the same “Don’t wait for the government”, it is
really not advisable to wait for the government to put necessary machinery in
place before we can actualise our dreams. Our goals, our passions, our desires
are diverse, to each his or her own. So as we work out our salvation, we need
to work a way out for ourselves, each individual’s definition of success is
quite relative; it all lies between you and your God.
On their part, people in power need to pay good
attention to true governance and ensure to properly sensitise the public on
services rendered, there’s a lot of work to be done to move this Nation forward.
On our part, we must work to ensure that in our
niche, we practice what we preach and be the change we seek, and also never
fail to always pray for this Nation and her leaders.
May God bless this Nation, may God bless her people
and make us GREAT.
