Nigeria, A Paradox?

Nigeria, A Paradox? Which Way NIGERIA

Written by: ADEKUNLE THEOPHILIUS

At times, i just stare at space in particular, as i ponder over life in Nigeria. I always find it difficult to fathom the Nigerian clime and stereotype. Most inexplicable is the fact that things that are anomalous in decent climes are passed off as acceptable and the norm in Nigeria. To be plain, Nigeria is a country where aberration thrives, where the ludicrous reigns supreme and the absurd stumps over the terrain like a colossus.Why are we so misanthropic in this country for God's sakes?, it's so hard to decipher!, is it a natural or a mentality thing?, How can a society in the 21st century deride people for espousing honesty, how can people be condemned for decent works?, how can corruption be so brazenly condoned and promoted by a state.


No issue is most poignant than the events after the death of Abraham Adesanya. I am sure the man must be weeping and gnashing his teeth in his grave with the way he was messed up and things he would never have subscribed to while alive was made the norm on his demise. This is a modest and frugal man shunned ostentation, flippancy, mediocrity,opulence and equivocation. He was a practical man who lived a life devoid of self aggrandizement and watched his circle of friends. But his demise showed that death is not a deterrent to grandiose looting by Nigerians.


I was shocked that the south western states budgeted a whooping sum of N150 Million Naira!, for what? a clear assault on the moderate lifestyle of one of the last icons of the golden era and all he stood for all his life. Not to talk of all the needless renovations and vain window dressing embarked upon in ijebu igbo. To cap it again, we witnessed the squandering of millions( mostly state funds) on messages by an array of political prostitutes and unprincipled harlots. Then came the AC people and i almost puked in disgust!, these are the same people together with the AD governors who created the problems of his health in the first place, the same people who utilized the Afenifere platform to actualize their political desires and now turned around to undermine and denigrate the simple old man.


The worst was yet to come, it becomes mordant when thieves, confirmed treasury looters, murderers, questionable characters and criminals stormed the house with so much aura and air and where well received, given prominence and even great media attention. I just thought that if alive,would Abraham Adesanya wanted to have any thing to do with the likes of Alamieseigha or Ibori?. where was Tinubu, all the AC people and ex AD governors when the old man was incapacitated? couldn't all those that contributed 150M spend a fraction on him?None of those wolves in sheep's clothing bothered about the man when he was down? Would adesanya be happy with the millions of naira in state funds flittered on newspaper messages on him when most of the constituents of these state and local government officials do not have access to the basic necesities of life?


We can go on and on, but the issue is that cant the man and his ideals be respected in all these events? do they think the man was happy when he died? don't you think that he must have weeped heavily at the current state of Nigeria?, don't you think the man must have been overwhelmed with grief noticing that all the things they fought for over the past 50 or so years had gone down the drain?, don't you think he must have shook his head in regret at the uncertain future of the country and it's people?. Undeniably, if he had his way to speak after death, he must have begged Nigerians to celebrate him, but such day should be a day of sober reflection at the parlous state of the nation.But no we squandered all that,some people just capitalized on the icon's death to loot their respective treasuries. The man deserved to be celebrated, he deserved a state burial, but he did not deserve the wasting and looting of funds by governments, the predominance and crocodile tears of the very people responsible for his demise and the presence of shady and questionable characters at his home and funeral.



source: whichwaynigeria.net

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