NIGERIANS NEEDS MENTAL REVOLUTION

Nigeria needs mental revolution and not mob revolution. The elites are building mob revolution. The elites are destroying education so that you won’t see the light to ask questions. The elites are destroying hospitals so you won’t have good health. The elites are destroying power so your business won’t thrive. The elites are buying consciences so you won’t be able to think. The elites are mortgaging fuel so you won’t be able to move. 

When President Tinubu said grab it by all means, he knew what he was saying because he would use the masses to grab power by all means. The mind must be open, open to enlightenment. This is the reason why public schools are dying naturally and private expensive schools are springing up sporadically because it is only the elites that can afford the payment. 

The revolution Nigerians are clamouring for should not be war revolution but mental revolution. Nigerians should be enlightened to stop being directed like robots. Stop taking money from these people, it is taking us back for another uncountable years.  

Remove religion, tribalism, ethnicity, biasness, favouritism among others and Nigeria will be a better place to live. We cannot be doing things the same way and expect a different result. Change from the old ways of thinking and embrace the new way which is the mental revolution. Those who witnessed the Nigerian Civil War between 1967 to 1970 will never pray for war in Nigeria any longer. We don’t need war before we can revolt against the elites.  

Nigeria is poor by design because those who are ruining this country are doing it on purpose. Their hold on power is strengthened by the poverty of the people. An unsettled mind cannot query simple questions affecting him in the society. A poor man’s mind, a hungry man’s mind is focused on survival.

He is thinking on means of survival, he is thinking about what to eat, he is thinking about what to drink, he is thinking of various bills to be paid, school bills, electricity, transportation, house rent bills (if he has a house), where to lay his head if he is walking the street, he is thinking about his security, and lastly his stomach. A man who is dependent on the grace of his political master to eat is not likely to query the wisdom of his political master who tells him that his neighbour and his best friend are his enemies.  

The management of conflicts is the acid test of maturity, of mutual livelihood and of democratic governance. We cannot and we must not allow the current hate atmosphere to continue to freely pollute our political landscape unchecked. It will not be right for politicians to fuel and hype conflicts nor should we allow losers and gainers of our governance regimes to make pronouncements and threats that exploit our ethnic, religious and geopolitical construct. 

The drums of war are easy to beat, but their rhythms are difficult to dance. Starting wars or political upheavals comes with the slightest provocation, but ending them becomes inelastic, almost unending with painful footages of the wrecks of war. Nigeria can attain greater heights if we all nurture our minds in the direction of building a nation, and accepting responsibility for its successes and failures. We cannot deny or repudiate our progress at nation-building in spite of the limitations and challenges that we have continued to experience. 

No one government or administration can provide all the answers to the myriad of problems and challenges confronting us as a country; no matter how determined, resolute, committed and motivated such a government is. The citizens have their roles to play, and their obligations to fulfil in order to motivate government in achieving its stated goals and objectives. Governance is a function of the leadership and the followership. It is a two-way traffic that demands certain responsibilities from those involved. 

Of late, Nigeria has become so sharply divided with emotions running high on the least provocations. Once tempers are that high, the fault-lines become easily visible and with the slightest prompting, the unexpected can happen. Nigerians are highly endowed in various skills and intellectually empowered to compete anywhere in the global arena. Nigerians are great people and these qualities should not be allowed to waste away just because of some selfish individuals who never witnessed war and felt they could be made puppet leaders in their domain. 

The inalienable fact that Nigerians can live in any part of the country to pursue their legitimate aspirations is a strong indication that we have accepted to invest in the Nigerian project, and are no longer driven by mutual suspicion but mutual respect. That we have not fully realized our potentials as a great nation is not enough reason for us to want to demolish the foundation of our nationhood or rubbish the labours of our heroes past; both of which are borne out of our collective efforts to build a truly great nation, and great people. If we have repeatedly done certain things and not getting the desired results, we need to change tactics and approach, and renew our commitment.

We cannot afford to toil with the destinies of about 200 million Nigerians by the shape of our discourse and the content of our pronouncements. We must carry out conscious attitudinal orientation that will change the mind-set of our youths and the held beliefs of the elderly. The attitudinal orientations should be based mainly on the words of the National Anthem and the National Pledge. 

Nigerians should embrace and explore the therapies of dialogue and constructive engagements in our desire to make life more meaningful for our people. Having fought a costly war, Nigerians should uphold the unity of Nigeria and continue to give their best to the country. Where are the so called enlightened citizens of this country? I mean the Professors, Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Musicians, Teachers (primary, secondary and tertiary) and Journalists, among others. Each of these men and women can actually use their good offices to create awareness on the evils attached to taking money from the elites when it comes to election period. When you take money you sell your future. The time is ripe for us to change the narratives. 

God Bless Nigeria!!!