The Naija shit show

 Good morning beautiful people and everyone else apart from the Nigerian Government and politicians.

You know, it's been a while since I mentioned anything about that country of ours, not because there has been nothing to rant about….most definitely not…..It’s solely for the fact that I’m trying my best to stay sane and not allow all the rubbish we inadvertently hear or read about to drive me crazy.

I mean how would it sound that someone who’s not even in the country ran mad because of news from back home?

But honestly….its all gone to shit.

Not as if any right-thinking person expected anything good from having Tinubu as a president, however, nobody could have imagined the scale of the utter incompetency and maladministration these clowns have foisted on us.

My goodness!! It’s all gone down the drain

The economy has been so battered, extreme poverty is now rampant, people can’t feed their families, Insecurity has gotten much worse, daily kidnappings, horrible situation with power, and fuel costs have gone through the roof. Meanwhile, amidst this complete shitshow, you hear news of the bastards in power still trying their active best to steal and loot as much as they can. This moron of a president and his people are so bad that not even up to two years in charge and even their fellow idiots who supported them initially are openly coming out to regret their decision.

There is always something bad in the news. You hear of them arbitrarily changing the National Anthem, building Multi-billion houses supposedly as the VP’s residence, nominating convicted criminals to Government appointments, siphoning fuel contracts, and using shell companies to refine and import petrol within the blasted government, the National assembly (Nassholes!) being totally incompetent while having extraordinarily exorbitant running costs and trying to pass stupid laws like the one proposing to convict people for criticizing government officials!!..smh

All this going on while people are literally starving to death.

A couple of weeks ago there was a general outpouring of anger and protests across the country about how horrible it is to be a Nigerian and it was just a minor reflection of the state of mind across the general populace. However, it was always at the back of everyone’s mind that these set of devils we have as leaders are utterly immoral and have no scruples about using their zombie police fools to shoot protesters (as they have clearly done many times before), so most people didn’t bother coming out on the streets. In Lagos, they now went ahead to instigate tribal sentiments (which always works in a stupid country like ours) and pit some ignorant idiots against people from other tribes (yes, especially against the Igbos) to make it seem like this was just politically motivated!!… I mean…

I weep for us. Truly.

Exposure has given me firsthand realization that all countries have their own serious issues. However, the difference is that they have leaders who work hard and willingly every day to try and tackle these issues and are genuinely dedicated to solving as much as they can. You see all the efforts they put into trying to make life easier for their people and you gnash your teeth in hopeless despair at the evil nature of Nigerian politicians and the magnitude of their incompetence.

It’s so disheartening to call your people back home and hear the struggle in their voices. The fact of the matter is that even though we help as much as we can, It’s never enough! There’s always one thing or the other and honestly, it’s heartbreaking. The sad realization that’s dawning on everyone is that the best way to survive is to actually up and leave the country.

But how many people can even afford to? There’s no money for immediate needs for your family talk more of planning to relocate. And don’t even get me started on the value of the Naira. The Sterling steadily pounds the Naira (I see what you did there, Okey), the Dollar is like a helium balloon in value relation and basically the inflation rate keeps soaring.

See ehn. I’m just tired.

I’ll never stop praying for Nigeria to get better but methinks I’ll just wave from far, far away and wish that country the best because to put it in no uncertain terms:

 For a nation to make progress, its political elite must believe the nation can make progress; Nigeria's political elite do not believe Nigeria can make progress.

This picture captures my feelings perfectly.

Selah.