My life is
the synthesis of the happenings around me as a citizen of this country. The
elders say that ''whatever does not kill one only makes one stronger''. It is
not out of place for a young woman of my age to dream. Indeed i want to dream but
the irregular supply of power makes it impossible for me to sleep for any
considerable length of time. Erratic power supply has ensured the death of
several business investments and reduced attraction for investments by high
powered industries. Those who dare to do business are paying the price at too
much of a premium. That makes basic service industries to be expensive and
unreliable.
On the 1st
october 1960, Nigeria, under the leadership of president Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe
with the help of other visionaries got her independence. Apparently, what we
had with the government then was just a fluke; we are free but slaves to some
greedy and selfish leaders.
Violence is
now seen as a gainful enterprise as terrorism is regarded as the feasible
platform for Nigerian political opponents to get back at themselves. These are
part of the major reasons a good number of Nigerian women are afraid to show
interest in the politics.
Still, i
forge ahead and have the courage to dream, even in the small snatches of sleep i
manage to get. in my dream, behold; a land in Niger area with hills in the
east, forests in the west, grasses in the north and rivers in the south, a land
with enormous human and natural resources, my fatherland; Nigeria; a country
where all the Nigerian women have a voice; A Nigeria where prostitution is no
longer fashionable in government, higher institutions and the corporate world.
Ultimately, in my dream, the government completely resolves the issues of
strike and ensures proper regulation of funds allocated to its higher institutions
and universities. I dream of a country where the police and other security
agencies secure the citizens and not their pockets; A Nigeria where religious
leaders do not make merchandise of their God, but lead by good examples and
preach the gospel at all cost; a nation where the youth build businesses and
the artisans master the craft of their artistry in other to provide not crappy
but premium sevices; A nation where moral uprightness and transparency are
the guiding principles of every citizen; a nation where the judiciary, police
and all public servants despise corruption in every form and fashion; a country
enjoying constant supply of power; a beautiful place, where the resources and
wealth are evenly distributed, such that only a thin gap distinguishes the poor
from the rich; A one Nigeria where there is peace and tranquility irrespective
of our sociocultural, religious and ethnic leaning; where political parties are
formed, based on the zeal to serve the fatherland, such that the government of
the people will indeed be for the people and by the people.
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| VICTORIA . E |
This dream
is achievable if i accept to play my own part, just as the next man towards
developing Nigeria. This is 'the Nigeria of my dream'.
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