What does the inaction in the face of frustration and oppression say of generations X and Y in Nigeria?
Its May 3rd 2009 in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city and the heat wave is simmering at 95 degrees Fahrenheit ! In the Jabi / Utako neighborhood where I reside there hasn't been electric power for three days running . There is no petrol to power the noisy generators that we are all used to and for sure not a lick to power our cars.
Frustratiion is an understatement of how I feel and I dont feel stuff easy ! What suprises me is the inaction of everyone that I meet on the streets, in the market , in offices and anywhere at all. Well, transporters are just too glad to raise their fares, so have the tomato sellers and roasted fish joints all around town. Dare to question the increase and the lackadasical reply of NO FUEL crops up ! We are surely getting a RAW DEAL with this administration ! But are you surprised ? NO ! What I'm surprised about though is the inaction and shear weakness of the Nigerian Youth in the 21st century ?! It doesnt even take this in Europe or the United States for the youths to raise their Placards,Voices and Votes to demand CHANGE ! WOW are we glad that MR. BARACK, campaigned on CHANGE and won an astonishing election ! But thats all we are, glad. There is no action to replicate or even enthuse a different direction on our daily thought processes. Has the suffering really reduced the Nigerian youth to a bunch of Beer drinking, materialistic, visionless men and women ? I'm fired up to give this a go ! What you may ask ? We need to get out of this captivity and inaction, this passivness that weakens our bones preventing even a whisper to escape our impoverished battered psyche ! I'm tired but FIRED UP ! I will continue to speak till I am heard ! It may take a long time but surely it willl happen !I do not have answers for Generation Z on why we did not do anything when faced with such easy choices. I was not born when Nigerians dead and alive fought and won Independence from the Colonialists but they damn sure did a great job ! What will be our legacy ? Definitely not Militancy ? Violence has never begotten good ! Go look at History ! Words have though and however way we choose to start communicating , Now is the time ! Tomorrow is pregnant but at least we know what today don BORN !
2 comments:
U never told me u had a fucking blog! Nice one. Why are u still keeping it silent? You need to get the word out. I'm feeling the venom bro!
Your words witness wisdom and maturity, you are on the road to greatness, Mekka! Stay save, be good. Irene
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