The way things are Part 2

"If major car crashes occur continually at the same road junction, it may be that the fault lies not primarily with the individual drivers involved in the car crash, but with the design and designers of the junction"-Anthony King & Ivor Crewe


It is not yet uhuru for ordinary people in Nigeria. The system is not working for everyone. The country's natural resources- oil, benefit just few people and the centralist system of the government is designed to subvert or eliminate minorities indirectly and so preventing them from thriving, and competing for power.


 The government is reluctant to deal with the challenges of inclusiveness given abundant evidence. They simply want to maintain the status-quo, not minding the devastation. This is not about party politics.


Till date our political leaders are not 'genuinely concerned with ordinary people's welfare and the country's long-term future, often resorting to crude demagoguery, seeking special advantages for themselves, their families, friends and associates.


 They are above the law of the land, greedy, untouchable and unaccountable to ordinary citizens. They have resisted restructuring the country and greater devolution of power and resources with abundant evidence for inclusiveness and greater economic development . The result is obvious; promoting inter-generational inequality, mass poverty, insecurity and conflict .

The country is projected to become the world's third most populous country in few years due to high birth rate, but there is no adequate preparation for the challenges it presents given insistence on maintaining the status-quo.


 Sadly ordinary people are helpless given the level of ignorance and sycophancy. This can be avoided by listening to alternative views to put pressure on the political leaders to build a new society that works for all.


Fighting the battles of the past is neither helpful nor productive. The world has moved from old-fashioned ideas to confront modern problems with 21st century ideas. I read a story on facebook where someone is suggesting that the diaspora is creating problems for them, very laughable.


 No society thrives on individualism; what can I get from this system....


Uche Okeke.