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I strongly believe in the power of the organised masses. There’s no gun or god; sword or shored that could
withstand the fury of the masses. But Nigerian masses have been killed due to their greediness and greediness.
They’ve lost their integrity and human value. They’d rather line up to be fed with amala or isi-ewu or tuwo than
learn to prepare these delicious meals by themselves. This explains why their “leaders” do not and would never
respect them.
The Death of Nigerian Masses
By Hakeem Babalola
A nation’s survival and point of direction solely depend on the vibrant minds of its intelligentsia.
Regrettably, the most educated people, especially those interested in arts, philosophy, and politics have
gradually betrayed the masses trust; abandoning them in times of need. It seems each woman is now for
herself. The so-called survival of the fittest! When a nation is retrogressing, it may be due to the failure of
the intellectuals to communicate their ideas to a wider audience. In Nigeria today the legislature, judiciary,
executive, and the fourth estate of realm are no more a vibrant group that challenged the system. Instead
they seem to be part of the larger problems confronting the nation. Therefore, it remains sheer hopeless
hope for the masses to think that someone else will fight their fight. It won’t happen.
The history of nation building usually starts with the masses and ends with the masses. But the Nigerians
masses do not understand the significant of this historical fact. That’s why they have naively and wrongly
put their hopes on fallacy of leadership and religion and rhetoric. If Nigerian masses use half of the energy
they use in churches or mosques to fight their “leaders” who often exploit them on a daily basis, the
situation would have improved. Even though they get poorer and poorer, the masses still foolishly believe
that God would soon solve their troubles. It is time we told them that God will never come down to fight
on their behalf. The Koran and the Bible are instructive enough about crusade and liberation. One
wonders why a people who claim to be more religious than the Pope failed to realise the axiom – heaven
helps only those who help themselves.
It is high time the masses understood that those who have been fighting on their behalf are now tired,
extremely tired. Even many of these fighters have been bought while some acutely engage in pretence. It’s
up to the masses to decide their own fate. But if they like they should continue to wait for Heaven’s bless.
It should by now clear to the masses that no Jupiter can alleviate their sufferings. If they doubt my
assertion, then they need to think back for a possible analysis. Let them go read the speeches from
General Murtala Ramat Muhammad up until the one made by Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua/Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo in 2007. It’s the same loud and confused and empty talk. It is as if the bait of rhetoric has
hooked the masses. These Nigerian leaders have bewitched the entire nation almost to a point of coma.
For fifty years they lie about reform.
They keep postponing the day the masses would enjoy basic amenities like adequate running water,
constant electricity, suitable road for motorists and pedestrians, well-equipped hospitals, uninterrupted
standard education and so on. It was supposed to be year 1990 then 2000 then 2010 and now 2020. Of
course the masses know it is all hogwash but because the masses themselves have sold their own soul, it’s
easy for the “leaders” to go scot-free with such blatant lies. These “leaders” have become the mirror of the
masses and the masses have become the mirror of these “leaders”. Even though I keep reminding my
people that their sufferings would go unabated unless they demand for the main portion, my people are
completely satisfied with the remnants. At best they are taking the portion in wrong ways by becoming
crawlers. That is why they are so weak to take charge of their lives. That is why they have considerably
lost all the things that make a government respects its citizens.
Many Nigerians are in the habit of saying, “e go better”. And when I pointed out that many have died one
by one while chewing “e go better” without seeing the better days, no one reads meaning to such
observation. See, the crusade has since died in Nigeria. And so Nigerians don’t protest anymore. Gone
were the days when secondary school students and those in the Higher Institutions used to organise
genuine and effective protests. Today, virtually every citizen has lost the spirit of fighting for freedom. They
may have forgotten what freedom means. Even when they summoned courage to fight, it was only a clever
ploy to demand for the remnants to fill empty stomach. They are in the habit of betraying the fight as soon
as they tasted the leftover. A quick example is those I once referred to as False Democrats. They are
everywhere including the media. Some are now helping to sell Yar’Adua’s illegitimate government to the
nation. Many did the same thing for Obasanjo, Abacha, Babangida, Buhari and other usurpers. I strongly
believe in the power of the organised masses.
The masses elsewhere had fought several battles and won. They had conquered the most brutal
authoritarian. The orange and velvet revolution in two central European countries is a useful example.
There’s no gun or god; sword or shored that could withstand the fury of the masses. But Nigerian masses
have been killed – emotionally and spiritually. They have contributed to their own downfall due to
greediness and greediness. As a result, they have lost their integrity and human value. They have allowed
themselves to be swindled out of their inheritance. The military and their civilian collaborators are
conspicuously winning the battle. But do you honestly expect anything different? When the masses sell their
birthright, what you have is exactly what is happening in Nigeria now. False leadership, do or die affair,
stagnation, criminals in the corridor of power, armed robbery, pen robbery, fraud and perpetual lies. Take
for example the Niger Delta issue.
The government has been promising to solve the problem more than thirty years ago, yet nothing tangible
has been done or achieved. Take also Yar’Adua’s health which the government has been lying about. So
it’s about culture of telling lies. To see the masses taking all these things lightly is beyond my
comprehension (and this is no exaggeration). Anyway, the masses had lost the fight for freedom a long
time ago. They lost it in that moment they allowed a bunch of adventurers to dominate their affairs. The
masses power was lost in that minute they approved the first coup. Their inability to resist that first attempt
was the vehicle by which the likes of Aguiyi Ironsi, Dim Ojukwu/ Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Muhammed/
Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Abdusalam Abubakar
rode to suppress a nascent uprising. If only the colonial masters did not worsen things by the so-called
amalgamation. The result of those early years is affecting the nation up till today. It’s probably too late
unless the masses regain the masses power which I doubt.
Copyright 2008 mysmallvoice@yahoo.com
withstand the fury of the masses. But Nigerian masses have been killed due to their greediness and greediness.
They’ve lost their integrity and human value. They’d rather line up to be fed with amala or isi-ewu or tuwo than
learn to prepare these delicious meals by themselves. This explains why their “leaders” do not and would never
respect them.
The Death of Nigerian Masses
By Hakeem Babalola
A nation’s survival and point of direction solely depend on the vibrant minds of its intelligentsia.
Regrettably, the most educated people, especially those interested in arts, philosophy, and politics have
gradually betrayed the masses trust; abandoning them in times of need. It seems each woman is now for
herself. The so-called survival of the fittest! When a nation is retrogressing, it may be due to the failure of
the intellectuals to communicate their ideas to a wider audience. In Nigeria today the legislature, judiciary,
executive, and the fourth estate of realm are no more a vibrant group that challenged the system. Instead
they seem to be part of the larger problems confronting the nation. Therefore, it remains sheer hopeless
hope for the masses to think that someone else will fight their fight. It won’t happen.
The history of nation building usually starts with the masses and ends with the masses. But the Nigerians
masses do not understand the significant of this historical fact. That’s why they have naively and wrongly
put their hopes on fallacy of leadership and religion and rhetoric. If Nigerian masses use half of the energy
they use in churches or mosques to fight their “leaders” who often exploit them on a daily basis, the
situation would have improved. Even though they get poorer and poorer, the masses still foolishly believe
that God would soon solve their troubles. It is time we told them that God will never come down to fight
on their behalf. The Koran and the Bible are instructive enough about crusade and liberation. One
wonders why a people who claim to be more religious than the Pope failed to realise the axiom – heaven
helps only those who help themselves.
It is high time the masses understood that those who have been fighting on their behalf are now tired,
extremely tired. Even many of these fighters have been bought while some acutely engage in pretence. It’s
up to the masses to decide their own fate. But if they like they should continue to wait for Heaven’s bless.
It should by now clear to the masses that no Jupiter can alleviate their sufferings. If they doubt my
assertion, then they need to think back for a possible analysis. Let them go read the speeches from
General Murtala Ramat Muhammad up until the one made by Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua/Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo in 2007. It’s the same loud and confused and empty talk. It is as if the bait of rhetoric has
hooked the masses. These Nigerian leaders have bewitched the entire nation almost to a point of coma.
For fifty years they lie about reform.
They keep postponing the day the masses would enjoy basic amenities like adequate running water,
constant electricity, suitable road for motorists and pedestrians, well-equipped hospitals, uninterrupted
standard education and so on. It was supposed to be year 1990 then 2000 then 2010 and now 2020. Of
course the masses know it is all hogwash but because the masses themselves have sold their own soul, it’s
easy for the “leaders” to go scot-free with such blatant lies. These “leaders” have become the mirror of the
masses and the masses have become the mirror of these “leaders”. Even though I keep reminding my
people that their sufferings would go unabated unless they demand for the main portion, my people are
completely satisfied with the remnants. At best they are taking the portion in wrong ways by becoming
crawlers. That is why they are so weak to take charge of their lives. That is why they have considerably
lost all the things that make a government respects its citizens.
Many Nigerians are in the habit of saying, “e go better”. And when I pointed out that many have died one
by one while chewing “e go better” without seeing the better days, no one reads meaning to such
observation. See, the crusade has since died in Nigeria. And so Nigerians don’t protest anymore. Gone
were the days when secondary school students and those in the Higher Institutions used to organise
genuine and effective protests. Today, virtually every citizen has lost the spirit of fighting for freedom. They
may have forgotten what freedom means. Even when they summoned courage to fight, it was only a clever
ploy to demand for the remnants to fill empty stomach. They are in the habit of betraying the fight as soon
as they tasted the leftover. A quick example is those I once referred to as False Democrats. They are
everywhere including the media. Some are now helping to sell Yar’Adua’s illegitimate government to the
nation. Many did the same thing for Obasanjo, Abacha, Babangida, Buhari and other usurpers. I strongly
believe in the power of the organised masses.
The masses elsewhere had fought several battles and won. They had conquered the most brutal
authoritarian. The orange and velvet revolution in two central European countries is a useful example.
There’s no gun or god; sword or shored that could withstand the fury of the masses. But Nigerian masses
have been killed – emotionally and spiritually. They have contributed to their own downfall due to
greediness and greediness. As a result, they have lost their integrity and human value. They have allowed
themselves to be swindled out of their inheritance. The military and their civilian collaborators are
conspicuously winning the battle. But do you honestly expect anything different? When the masses sell their
birthright, what you have is exactly what is happening in Nigeria now. False leadership, do or die affair,
stagnation, criminals in the corridor of power, armed robbery, pen robbery, fraud and perpetual lies. Take
for example the Niger Delta issue.
The government has been promising to solve the problem more than thirty years ago, yet nothing tangible
has been done or achieved. Take also Yar’Adua’s health which the government has been lying about. So
it’s about culture of telling lies. To see the masses taking all these things lightly is beyond my
comprehension (and this is no exaggeration). Anyway, the masses had lost the fight for freedom a long
time ago. They lost it in that moment they allowed a bunch of adventurers to dominate their affairs. The
masses power was lost in that minute they approved the first coup. Their inability to resist that first attempt
was the vehicle by which the likes of Aguiyi Ironsi, Dim Ojukwu/ Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Muhammed/
Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha and Abdusalam Abubakar
rode to suppress a nascent uprising. If only the colonial masters did not worsen things by the so-called
amalgamation. The result of those early years is affecting the nation up till today. It’s probably too late
unless the masses regain the masses power which I doubt.
Copyright 2008 mysmallvoice@yahoo.com