He was shouting chain but Nigerians thought it was change
By: Obi Nnanna Nwabugwi
Around 1400 in America, there were more than 8 million native Americans
living in that continent, but by 1920 there were only about 250,000
native Americans left in the United States. The majority were living in
government reservations with conditions of living below that of third
world countries.
In history class in the United States, students were taught that
Christopher Columbus discovered America while in Nigeria, it is taught
that Mungo Park discovered river Niger. The worst of all to the native
Americans is that there is a public holiday that is named Columbus
day.With regards to Nigeria, our ancestral history is still distorted by
this western confusion through wrongful teachings like the Mungo Park
issue.
Ask native Americans what they think of Christopher Columbus, they will
say things like fraud, insult, deceit and a government that does not care
about their feelings. If you ask the same question to Nigerians, they will
tell you that the British lied to them, deceived them, brainwashed them
with the type of colonial education that will keep them suppressed for a
long time. Well, they succeeded by feeding the masses lies and this
continues today through the people in political positions.
Also looking at another history, Hitler and the Nazis used deception to
confuse the Germans and lead them to a terrible end through the use of
charming promises and lies. The end result was terrible and the Germans
realized that they had been scammed to believe a government that used
media deception to lead them to hell.
These are all negative changes that lead to destruction and suffering for
the masses which a group of people that want power, whether political or
territorial will want to achieve by all means at the expense of the poor
masses.
Linking this to the African situation, it has come to note that it is
difficult to find a leader that does not preach positive change before
elections but when they are eventually elected, what they give to the
masses is the native American treatment or the Hitler style scam
government.
This now comes to the question of why are the African masses so gullible
to fall for these political rogues in this 21st century? Are we lacking
something that the western world possesses? Is it poverty that is
affecting our normal thinking ? Do we have a distorted DNA ? Are our
youths in love with the horrible way things are right now ? Is it a
cultural thing? Is the continent full of people who do not care for their
rights? Have we been subdued to the level that weakness is now part of
us? What is it that these leaders are using to succeed in all the evil
that they are doing? These questions are never ending with no single
answer as at today.
Somebody told me that it took United States more that 100 yrs to get to
where they are today but it took Singapore only 30 yrs to become a first
world country so why that argument. It is on record that Nigeria has
almost equal number of doctorate degree holders with the United States.
Still we allow the wrong people to decide our fate.
History has taught us that the chaining of the populace starts with a
media blitz filled with lies about change to get the heart of the people
then they will chain them and use them the way that suits them. Now
Buhari and APC have gotten power through the mantle for change. The next
action will be to chain the people in all aspects. Going through this
bill that passed the second reading in the senate that goes like
this…“Where any person through text message, tweets, WhatsApp or
through any social media post any abusive statement knowing same to be
false with intent to set the public against any person and group of
persons, an institution of government or such other bodies established by
law shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction, shall be liable to
an imprisonment for two years or a fine of N2,000,000.00 or both fine and
imprisonment.” by Senator Ibn Na'Allah (Kebbi), of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) tells us a lot about what to expect from the
ruling party. This reminds me of Idi Amin who quoted that there is
freedom of speech but he cannot guarantee freedom after the speech.
The only credible change we have seen in Africa so far this year is in
Tanzania where the actions of the new president John Magufuli have made
our president look like a midget in the change that was promised by the
APC ruling government. Tanzania started enjoying the change that was
promised in weeks and not months of hopelessness that we see in Nigeria
now. A lot of people supported the new Nigerian government because of the
change that was promised, people made enemies, some were threatened by
own family members for supporting Buhari. What are we getting now,
disappointment upon disappointment.Ministerial positions given to the same
old corrupt politicians and the APC party saying that these politicians
are not guilty unless the court convicts them. Then why is the APC
government holding Nnamdi Kanu when no court has convicted him.
They say he committed treason by soliciting for arms to fight the Nigerian
government, let the courts prove it. I heard someone saying that Biafra is
a fraud, that inside Biafra land, Anambra will not marry Imo, Nsukka
people are seen as third class Igbo people, Abakaliki people are not seen
as humans amongst several Igbo people, Mbaise man is forbidden to govern
Imo state,Ngwa man is seen as out cast in Abia state. How can they survive
with all these differences boasted one northern politician without noting
that locking up Nnamdi Kanu will bring out a more united Igbo people.
The Buhari government is toying with fire by chaining the people and not
giving the people the change that they wanted. Will the people open their
eyes to see the reality in time or will they continue to be used by these
politicians? Time will soon tell if that word Nigeria will exist in a
matter of years as confederation and multiple referendums loom on the
wayside because of a deceitful government. Let APC rule in a democratic
truthful way or their cup will overflow soon without any remedy. We voted
for change and not to be chained with lies.
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