Nigerians recently hailed the historic landing of Ethiopia’s Boeing 787-800 in Lagos. This shows the benefit of good leadership. The Ethiopian leaders want the best for their people, they are not selfish, and they are not the type of government which shares the common wealth of their people for their selfish interest.
The late Prime Minister of the country, Mr Meles Zenawi, managed the wealth of the country well to the benefit of all citizens; the result is what is manifesting now.
Going by the recent history of the country which was presumed to be the poorest in Africa; famine-infested, and now a land flowing with milk and honey through selfless service of good leaders.
What can we say about Nigeria? Shameless giant of Africa. Our leaders, to borrow a biblical language are “prodigals”. All what our past leaders left behind has been destroyed by our present ones. Our common wealth is being mismanaged, with all the resources God in His infinite mercy bestowed on Nigeria as a country. We cannot make headway because of greed, corruption and selfish accumulation of unneeded properties.
We find ourselves hiding our face in the comity of nations like someone with leprosy because of our many shortcomings.
With all the wealth of Nigeria, we have no national carrier that we can call our own but Ethiopia which is not up to two states in Nigeria is performing a miracle of being the first country in Africa to purchase Boeing 787-800.
Why are we blaming our sport men and women for claiming other countries as theirs when they can no longer bear the shame that is attached to the name of Nigeria? With all these problems, does any Nigerian have any sense of self esteem again?
By Israel Oyegbile
Sabo Tasha, Kaduna.
