Pointing to the YOUTHS and asking WHY?

"It’s quite easy to have an opinion, I kid you not it is even easier to share that opinion. However it’s not easy to convince others why you have that opinion"

Today’s world is filled with so many concepts, beliefs, paradigms, in fact!! Life paints the picture of some sort of never ending exam. Everyone’s trying to explain this and that, scientist faulting religion, student faulting teacher, Parents faulting children. And this all balls down to a three letter word "WHY?” 

We use it in our everyday lives "why is there no light NEPA" "why is there no petrol", "Mr policeman why have you stopped me", "Mr president why have you not fulfilled any of your obligations", "why did he collect that bribe" "why is there traffic today  why?, why? , why?. 

In essence what’s the main reason of asking WHY? In all fairness I would say to get answers understand the motives of others and the reasons for their actions. I have come across so many people through life's course, some have been nice, some mean and some just plain weird. In retrospect the only Impressions that last are the whys. Why was he nice to me? Why was she mean to me?  omg why is he so weird? Why? Why? Why? OK am sure now you are fully on the same page with me. I am sure you are thinking at this moment, what am I on about and saying to yourself reading this blog? Well if you’re not in these frames of mind could I just ask you why?

My blog is dedicated to YOU reading this, not to the Nigerian government, not to our lackadaisical populace, gullible illiterate masses, too busy to care middle class, corrupt ruling class, not to the political parties and most especially not to the President Jonathan.

I truly think we have for so long asked others the question why? And not focused on the main problem.

Our forefathers asked the colonialists why?

 "Why on earth did you bring very different tribes and nations together under one roof?, why did you then bring us together and further outline our differences by inculcating the divide and rule system why?

Our leaders asked our forefathers why? 

"OK!! we are aware of the fact that we are one nation now, but why have you lots decided to further divide the country by creating policies which clearly bring a definition between Nigerians, why have you created a system which sees my fellow Nigerian as another person entirely different from me" why?

The masses ask the leaders why?

 "Why don't we have light? Why don't we have water?  Why don't we have good roads? Why don’t we have jobs? Why don't we have food" why don't we have a good educational system? Why don't we have good hospitals? Why don't you actually feel the suffering of an average Nigerian? Aren’t you supposed to be our leaders (which in essence means to be at our beck and call every second, minute, hour and day) why?

Our Charity organisations and various initiatives ask each other why? 

"Why are external forces of change not helping? Why don't the people see what we see in them? Why are the government officials so nice to us? Why? Why? Why?

However we have failed to direct the whys to the main recipient and the major culprits. Am sure you already know what is going to say next. 

We have failed to ask ourselves the question why?

I AM THUS ASKING YOU WHY?

"Why do you leave everything for the government? Why do you not care about the future of Nigeria, why did you go through a road clearly marked as a one way traffic zone just because you are in a rush? Why do you think you are above the law because your parents are in power? Why do you think your kinsmen are the best man for the job when you can see so many people who are more qualified than they are? Why did you not register to vote? Why do you condone the fact that the government have turned electricity to money making venture by buying a generator? Why did you give that bribe? Why did you collect that bribe? Why are we so myopic when it comes to change? Why are you swindling that guy, he might be the one to bail you out of jail tomorrow? Why did you join a cult don’t you feel proud of who you are? Why are we not learning from other nations? Why? Why? Why?

I can go on and on about why YOU are also to blame for Nigeria's current situations. This blog was not to lay blame on anyone but to open the eyes of readers on why we need to change the Nigerian mentality we all live by and how we can change our mind-set on how we can all bring about change to our motherland Nigeria.

The Change starts from YOU.