A man
had just concluded his transaction at a market in Abuja, paid for the
consumables he bought at scandalously high prices and was expecting his change.
Sensing that the seller who collected his money was not paying attention, he
repeated: “I said you should give me my change.”
At
that point, the man looked at him and replied: “I heard you the first time but
let me offer you one piece of advice: In this market, you ask for the balance
of your money, not change. We don’t want to hear that word again in this
market. Last year, we voted for change but see where it has landed us!” -
OLUSEGUN ADENIYI
The word "Change" has been changed (no pun intended)
to "Chains" in some circles in Nigeria. So there is no surprise
there. The thing is of all the past HOS and ex-Presidents, the
one most resistant to change is this president.
That's
the irony of the whole change propaganda. Granted that people
do change, but this president is so set in his ways that there is no
"give" in any direction. How he let the Nigerian economy run
away from him in such a short time is inexplicable, but we are here now--no
more hypotheses--he must show what he can do.
It's all
Jonathan's fault, can't fly again. Buhari is in the driver's seat, he
must drive. I don't see how the Nigeria gets turned around, unless oil
skyrockets to 120 a barrel. Can't think of anything Nigeria can
develop immediately and gain comparative advantage in the world
market.
That
oil finished us off. Mass rural-urban migration removed us from
competitive agriculture. Except for the North, Nigeria probably
can't feed itself. We make nothing, sell nothing, just chop and spray
money--that's what we are--ostentatious prodigal consumers.
All
the people who stole the money in the past behave like sailors on
shore-leave, they invested in nothing. Just jack the money and stash
overseas, now everything has come due; mud has hit the fan, got to
pay the piper.
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