Every candidate should tell us what their plan for the Economy is, and who they plan to put on the Economic Team.
People don't just revolt for the sake of revolting, or because revolution has become fashionable.
People revolt when the are sufficiently pissed off to touch off the revolution and sustain it.
Revolutions succeed when there is clear thinking behind them and a grim determination the people or a group to go the distance. That applies even if the revolutions started spontaneously.
There will be no revolution in Nigeria anytime soon. Here Is why ”It is hard to be pissed off at Good luck Jonathan. Had it been that Obasanjo were the President of Nigeria today, I d say put on your Gandhi outfit or pick up your pitchforks because you are going to need one or both of them.
Today, No. Even in the next 4 years, no revolution in Nigeria.
If Buhari wins ”Nigerians will give him time to do his best.
If Jonathan wins, Nigerians are willing to cut him some slack. Besides, this Jonathan guy has a nature that does not invite public anger. That s how he was born. He is lucky, lucky, times 2.
However, the type of revolution Nigeria needs is to open the gates of the barracks, let the soldiers out to go and pick up all members of the families that have stolen and retained Nigeria's wealth. March them into one stadium and shoot them all. It will be repulsive, inhumane, wicked, heartless, devilish,--choose the word ”but if that doesn't happen, Nigeria's problems remain.
And we all know why. It is simple ”opportunity cost”if all the money a country can use for development is kept by a few people, there will not be remarkable development because all the money is gone. You don't need a seminar to arrive at this conclusion.
Nigerians like the good life. Nigerians know that the type of money needed to sustain that type of lifestyle cannot be made in a short time in the open market. It must be stolen. Not armed robbery ”too difficult and risk. Not opening up a church and scaring people into voluntarily giving you their money ”too much work.
Public service is where the unaccountable money is. Those who are in, don't wanna leave ”those who are out are thinking of getting in. A bunch of the people who can awaken the nation's consciousness, are among those that want to get in. The people there already have scouts that find recruits who can be let into this circle of thieves. Those who are angling to be let in find ways to praise the ones already in to improve their chances. Not telling you what you don't know already. So, it could be that some Nigerians you know have dreams of getting rich through the public treasury. Only few who go into public service, do so to make the nation better.
If ever a civilian revolt were to occur in Nigeria, it may happen in States when citizens of a state feel that they have had enough with a governor and his administration. Another likely option involves unemployed graduates from universities. But as it is, revolution in Nigeria on a wide scale involving all Nigerians, I doubt it. If an Hausa guy is power and all Nigerians want to revolt, Hausas will not join or only a few will join. The same if it is a Yoruba guy, an Edo guy, Igbo guy, etc. The mind set that makes it that way is simply this ”he might be an SOB in the eyes of the country but he is our guy. But there might not be a need for revolution if Nigerians can wipe out all the people who stole from them.
The issue in Nigeria will always be how to get people in power not to steal all the money meant for making life better in Nigeria. When a politician spends gazillions of naira and dollar to get elected, what do you think? How does he get the money back.
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