NIGERIA; MY COUNTRY BY ADEMOLA RIDWAN ABIODUN

am writing this post with a lot of caution and trepidation. I have never subscribed to ethnic chauvinism and I actually detest being labelled as a tribal bigot. I am usually very careful because I have friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country.

           MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA
A country that is located at the western part of Africa continent with black people. This country is one of the largest countries in the whole world and largest country in Africa in term of population. This country was a scattered entity before the arrival of its colonial master. This colonial master put it together for their own reason and name it NIGERIA. My country, NIGERIA

A country that share boundary with four sub region countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin rep.). This country has more than 450 ethnical languages and choose three major languages to present it to outsiders. This country gain independent in 1960 from its colonial master and operate fully on its own in 1963 as a Republican nation. My country, NIGERIA

A country that is blessed with intellectual and intelligent individuals who use their intellectualism to move this country forward and make it great among its counter part in the same sub region and in the whole of Africa,  this is why they call it "GIANT OF AFRICA". My  country, NIGERIA

A country that almighty GOD has garnished and blessed with a lot of natural resources which makes it to stand out in Africa. Some people believe that with this, we can survive and be fine without any problem. There is a lot of talent in my country which make the Europeans to visit my country to pick one or two talented individual abroad. My country, NIGERIA

A country that GOD has made to have the glory of Africa and also made to project the glory of Africa to the world with black individual who are intelligent, talent, intellectual and also bless with mighty  words to show the whole world that the glory of this world is here in Africa. As a matter of fact every continent in the world have the people of my country but the question is "are they representing us well in these countries?". My country, NIGERIA

A country that believe in its own ideology and implement what it think it is right in other to suit some individual and not the whole people in the country. Some people believe that the motto of the country is "great nation, Good people" but to some of us we don't believe that. My country, NIGERIA

A country with largest economy in Africa but doesn't have any effect on its citizen. My country, NIGERIA

A country that stealing is not corruption but the leaders are corrupt even the so call clergy are also part of corruption. Buying of private jet among them have become something very important whereas their church members cannot afford a bicycle. My country, NIGERIA

A country where the ex presidents are above the law even if they are find guilty of some misconduct in their administration. These people are so sure of them selves that after ruling they will like to put their family or children in the house of honour of the country or even come back to rule. MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA.

A country that focus on the lucrative sector of the economy and jeopardize the rest sector not because they are not useful but because they are not getting the juice of honour from there. My country, NIGERIA

A country where politicans will steal billion of billions and yet receive the mercy of justices but an ordinary citizen who steal a blackberry phone will receive the wrath of justices and yet we believe in rule of law. My country, NIGERIA

A country where the leaders can't receive medical treatment in their own country instead fly  abroad or a  neighborhood country and spend our money there with their family and we will still be praying for their recovery. They even send their children  abroad to school and work here where we that school here av not secure work yet. My country, NIGERIA

A country that doesn't believe in youth instead believe and trust the old one and rule over the youth. The executive arm didn't have any youth and we have youth that are graduate, competed, and reason fast than the old in the country. But because of its old and archaic idea of ruling make it remaining on the same spot. After everything, these people will still say to us "you are the leaders of tomorrow". My country, NIGERIA

A country where no body is capable to be the minister of petroleum except the MR PRESIDENT himself and doesn't av time for the job instead the minister of state for petroleum will be doing his work. A complementary body acting like the main body. My country, NIGERIA

A country that no one can rule or become a leader except you have rule in a state before or you work for a politician to win an office, then you are eligible to rule. My country, NIGERIA

A country where killing of the citizen by the mighty citizen is a joy to the leaders, instead of helping these people by funding the security, they will siphon this money or turn it to national cake and start cutting it among them selves and after being caught, he has to face trials until he gain his freedom. My country, NIGERIA

A country where darkness is our usual mode. Not that we don't have electricity but the power holding firm give us light for 28hours in a week and we pay exorbitant fee for this and our government continue giving us faith and hope.  My country, NIGERIA

A country where the rich want more wealth at the expense of the masses.  The rich continue to be rich and become famous in whole world and in Africa about their wealth while the poor remain poor become more poor. My country, NIGERIA

A country that doesn't believe in new idea instead continue ruling with old and archaic method and we all want a "change". My country, NIGERIA

A country where we use evil to cure evil because they believe in evil (yahoo to cure cultism). My country, NIGERIA

A country where we vote for better change and we are experiencing critical change. A country where the people see politics as do or die affair. A country with many fake pastors and alfas. Is this a country were GOD will stay. My country, NIGERIA

A country I love most with all my heart but it is quiet unfortunate that am not happy with current situation in my country. MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA

A country that  its major challenges is the problem of leadership. My country, NIGERIA

Written and composed by ADEMOLA RIDWAN ABIODUN, a student of obafemi awolowo University,
O. A. U.(Faculty of Education) , ile-ife,  osun state, NIGERIA.