Opinion: South Africa or Jigawa, We Keep Missing the Point, By ‘Tope Fasua
The other day, a truckload of men from Jigawa State made it to Lagos as they do on a daily basis in the constant flux of human beings in, around and outside Nigeria and all over the world. For some reason, someone alerted the Lagos State Government which swung into action and intercepted the truck. On board were 123 men and 40 motorcycles.
We have come to a point where peoples must take care of those in their charge.
South Africa is a very high crime society. Just yesterday, another Nigerian was killed in an unrelated case. Some said it had to do with drugs. South Africa is the only country I’ve seen, where armed robbers hijacked a camera crew while on live broadcast! People kill for $5 in South Africa. All these events show that we need to start appreciating our own country. Many who emigrate to SA talk down on Nigeria and are not ready to contribute anything to make their own country a better place.
The clear bottomline is that we need to get our pride back as a people. And the first thing about getting that pride back – paradoxically – is that we need to first show humility. Then our leaders must stop faffing around in their luxury binge and see the revolution that is afoot so that they are not consumed by it; and alongside them, many innocent people.
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