Pen chop pension vr: Nigeria Spends more than N40Billion on Pension For Former Governors

Nigeria Political Actors vs The Majority. Another interesting analysis that lends support to the urgent need for the restructuring of the monstrous political structure that deepens injustice and inequality in Nigeria, the licence to do as one pleases. Unfortunately ordinary people have been socialised to believe that the reason for persistence of poverty and stagnation in Nigeria is PDPvsAPC, also that restructuring could mean division into sub-nations. These are false narratives of the gods and monsters among us who created the mess we're in just to maintain and sustain the status-quo. The political actors who simply benefit from the impunity of the dysfunction persuade ordinary people with Propaganda and Ideology to continue business as usual. Nigeria is a case study where wealth in natural resources turned out to be a curse rather than a blessing, elite capture, coercion , corruption and violence. This ruthlessness and recklessness should be overhauled to enable proper investment in the future of the country. I read a report about the budget for the legislators which is twice the budget for national infrastructure and social services including education and healthcare. The political system that unites the few political actors against the majority is the problem not the solution. Ordinary people should become enlightened and awakened and put more pressure on the politicians to restructure the country for inclusiveness. The lesson of Covid-19 is invest in all and prosper or perish in continuing human stupidity created by unreasoning individuals only interested in selfish power grabs for their families, friends and associates. The political system is broken , exposed as fake. Growth requires new thinking not same old style. Ordinary people need to wake up to be on the right side rather than remaining endless tool for violence by the same politicians who don't mean well for the nation. Truly, political systems determine a country's economic future. The time has come to reject ideology and politics of the gods and monsters among us that create discrimination,domination, exploitation, inequality, injustice, persistence of poverty and stagnation. Toxic ideology and politics affects everyday life and does not lead to the desired freedom rather misery and discontent, that's the whole point. The truth is the politicians see the majority as ignorant, impotent and powerless to demand change. In the words of Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa state; "members of the elites are united in preserving their advantages over the masses irrespective of their differences of tribe and religion.., we have taken away from them their dignity, their self-esteem, their pride and self-worth so that they cannot even organise. Up there , we elite unite, we will never allow Nigeria to break because once it breaks, we will lose. But the common man loses nothing. What is he losing? He is already in hell, he cannot lose anything more than his hell" If the political elites are united in exploitation and domination, i wonder why ordinary people cannot be united against oppression to free themselves from perpetual chains. Freedom is taken not freely given and today's democratic culture can enable freedom. The essence of democracy is to guarantee citizens security and prosperity and participation in democracy should not be limited to voting only. Its embarrasing that the current APC government is still playing political football with the essential restructuring of the political system prefering to concentrate on the symptoms of the problem rather than the root cause. The current political structure is unsuitable and unsustainable, soon the people would be forced to decide for themselves if the APC government is a blessing or a curse. A country described as the poverty capital of the world is paying Senators $37,000.00 per month as salaries, whereas the minimum wage is less than $75.00 and the majority of the citizens are unemployed, pensions not paid. In the words of Paul Nwaogu; "the jumbo salary and the expensive nature of the presidential system will be on trial soon since the mono-economy of oil is no longer sustainable. We hope a remedy will be found sooner not later. It seems the period of Babariga is almost over" Political and Economic restructuring is long overdue in Nigeria, no doubt another opportunity is here to do the needful. The collapse of the global oil price should be a wake up call. Uche Okeke, My View.