There’s no need to lecture anyone. The information is out there in black and white for anyone willing to look.
Here goes what I think though.
Leave economics aside for a moment. Even electricity, while still expensive, is better than it was under previous administrations. Definitely could be better but it is better. This is fact. I admit, Once we start comparing the cost of basic amenities in other countries, we also have to discuss minimum wage and purchasing power. So yes, I agree. it’s still a mess. But there is also a lot of infrastructure development happening, it’s a distance better than any administration have done in the past. This is fact.
No trickle-down effect happens overnight. The fuel subsidy is gone, and we will feel the effects for some time.
Truth is if you or anyone actually mean well for this country and it’s not paid gig and perfomative show of shame like all the influencers have been doing on here. you’ll find your answers.
It’s not rocket science. No one can convince me that PO, Atiku, or Tinubu are fundamentally different from the old system. The difference is that some are better at selling hope and imagination than others. But I don’t think any of them represent the kind of change people imagine.
Look at what happened with NAFDAC under Dora Akunyili. I doubt Nigeria will give a woman a real shot at the presidency anytime soon, but I’d rather have someone like Dora Akunyili than either PO or Atiku. She had more courage to do the right thing than many of these politicians put together.
Every party PO leaves they are calling him out. They all the same. I just preferred the one with actual balls and idea.
We need to see things for what they are. Sadly, most people don’t—and to be fair, none of us are completely immune to our own biases. We still have a very long way to go.
What’s making me lose hope isn’t even Nigeria itself. It’s the collective foolishness across Africa, especially among Nigerians. Harsh, but that’s how it feels sometimes. We have plenty of intelligent people, yet critical thinking remains painfully rare. Too many people are hungry for validation, power, or belonging. Even many of the rich and educated struggle with self-esteem.
Normally, I don’t care. But then you read the takes of some these influencers, like the dumbo here, inflated by their own egos and surrounded by cheering followers, and all you can do is shake your head.
Most people don’t understand how deeply rotten the system really is. That’s why they keep looking for a political messiah. They believe one person can magically fix decades of institutional failure. It’s a fantasy.
Insecurity is not new. It has always been one of the cheapest and most effective ways to weaken any government. Unfortunately, people rarely vote for competence, even when they think they are.
My cousin told me eggs are expensive in Canada too. Yes, I know the obvious response is minimum wage and purchasing power. That’s exactly the point: prices alone never tell the full story.
As Jonathan Haidt said: “Morality binds and blinds.”
Lecture me boss , his does socio economics affect state policing too?