Showing posts with label #Nigeria #Corruption #Politics #Governance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Nigeria #Corruption #Politics #Governance. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Nigeria: A Modern Day Sodom and Gomorrah

It was Edmund Burke, the 18th century English Statesman who said; "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." This precisely sums up the plight of modern day Nigeria.

A country where public service has become a call to loot, embezzle and abuse authority. Where politicians have long since dispensed with the pretence of manifestos and now campaign strictly on the platform of entitlement. Where so called religious leaders live in the lap of luxury while their congregations wallow in poverty. Where law enforcement has become a rental service for the deepest pockets. Where all forms of abuse are tolerated, culminating in legislative proposals to legalise child brides. Where business simply means trawling for cash and very few standards apply. Where even in diaspora the criminality of Nigerians has reached legendary notoriety. In essence, Nigeria is a place led by immoral exploiters and inhabited by a predatory citizenry. 

Just as God said about Sodom and Gomorrah, "the outcry against them (sic) is so great and their sins so grievous". The question now is, "what shall be done about Nigeria?"