SIR: By population, Nigeria has wonderfully forged herself into a nation with one of the best human resource. Think about her doctors, absolutely exceptional. For her journalists, academics, athletes, lawyers, engineers to mention a few; all brim with stupendous excellence. Think about her business men and women, or entrepreneurs, then, you have the quintessential mavericks. The military? My God! One of the best. In terms of her geography, her endowed natural resources eclipse those of her sisters. Just call it “the blessed land”.
Her politicians are the hyenas, that, in my opinion, we have got to save her from. Of course, there is a handful of exception among them. They come to us appealing for our votes, when they sit on the power seat, they become the tormentor of all times. Beautiful manifestoes they will present. Execution? Just leave that for another day.
The hyenas have all taken their place in all parties. In fact, I know no party without its own callous hyenas. Hyenas are everywhere, from APC to PDP, and also to the featherweights. They are strategically spread across the sensitive and critical spheres of our country. In the National Assembly? They are there, if not their major abode. At the grassroots, you will certainly fetch up with them there, too.
Essentially, every hyena has its own accolytes. The hyena-accomplice is not a politician, or not always a politician. A technocrat, you guess. These hyenas work with lawyers and accountants, thinkers and writers to bamboozle the populace. Funny enough, these hyenas could justify why a hen should be seen as the king of the jungle or why the citizens should be grateful for having insecurities, skyrocketing unemployment, vexing inflation, collapse of the naira in the face of dollar. As far as they are concerned, it would have been far worse without their master.
The hyenas are out again in the field to perch on the ignorance of the electorate. Some are already prepared to spend their last kobo to emerge the new or next hyena. After all, we are now used to the society of the hyenas. However, we can change this experience and narrative. Just get your PVC. Do not sell your vote. With your PVC and right voting you may save Nigeria from the hyenas. The onus is on you and me to help save her. Let’s save Nigeria’s soul from these hyenas of our time.
- Samuel Ogunnaike,
Lagos.