Entertainer, producer and
businessman Charly Boy aka area father has decided to pen his thought down as
usual, an open letter to the president.
Mr President Sir,
Once again I am compelled
to voice out my bewilderment at the stumbling and wobbly kind of governance we
have had since you came on-board.
I wonder what you are doing
right now.
I wonder if our tears,
pains and hopelessness affect you in anyway.
I wonder if you are the one
in charge or some other people.....
You have tasted leadership
before and you know what it entails. I understand that. However, then and now
are two different scenarios, two separate dispensations.
We know you.
We know about your war
against indiscipline.
We hear about your
no-nonsense stand against corruption.
We have read so much about
our stolen monies which you have managed to recover. Well done sha.
Meanwhile, the nagging
questions that leave me sleepless most nights remain unanswered…
How much money have you
collected from the looters so far?
To what use have the monies
been put?
From where I stand, it
seems you’re the only one in your cabinet fighting corruption while your praise
singers are busy washing you all over town trying to convince us that you’re a
good man.
I, CharlyBoy, know that you
are a “good” man: someone who loves the country, a patriot with a high sense of
morals perhaps. But na that one we go chop? Is that all that is needed to fix
the rot of over 40yrs.?
I don’t think so!
To a great degree, Nigeria
has become a terribly dysfunctional society.
I didn’t vote in the last
elections because I just tire with the kalokalo leadership so far. Even when a
lot of people wanted change, I wondered what manner of change could come when
in our history we never really struggled for anything.
Before you sat on that
chair, I proclaimed that Nigeria would only survive under a benevolent dictator;
one with lots of selfless love for the country and is willing to lay down his
life, one who would deal mercilessly with all those who have ruined our land.
A lot of people thought I
was talking about you.
From Boko Haram to Niger
Delta Avengers. MASSOB, OPC, to Biafran Avengers, name it, the list is endless.
Mr President Sir, you ought
to, as a matter of urgency, review your approach to handling issues because,
sometimes diplomacy works better. Excessive force will only breed more
discontentment. Take it from me.
Your mark of fair play must
cut across board, you must not leave room for us to second-guess your
intentions biko, and you must at all times convey clarity of purpose.
It is not possible (or I
should say it is unbelievable) that you can’t see that we are swimming in the
river of chaos.
It is funny because, those
who feel insulated and protected by the State will discover that they are mere
sitting ducks!
Just because say boys dey
vex!
Putting Nigeria together
will take a lot more than childish, nonsensical propaganda.
It will take more than
prayers, more than just being a good guy.
Being good is important but
not as important as being a no-nonsense ass-kicker; person wey no send, because
many things don scatter.
I don’t care if you’re
trying to convert all of us to Islam, I don’t care if everyone in your cabinet
is your in-law, brother, sister, tribesman, cook, steward or even your
MaiGuard.
On behalf of all the
frustrated youths in this country, all we need is a leader who can fix things,
not the one that comes with excuses.
A leader who is not afraid
to admit that he has no clue to certain matters but willing to learn spot on
and hands on.
A leader who can’t be
comfortable with praise singers.
A leader who is troubled by
the cry of poverty-ridden Nigerians.
A leader who can raise our
hope once again in our battered country.
A leader who can make us
start believing in our Nigeria again.
Oga Presido, do sometin o,
boys are vexing!
Exactly what am thinking, area fada ride on
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