Taking a look at the trend of things in my country Nigeria, it’s amazing to see how things are turning around in just 3 months of new government in power. Is this not the same country where other politicians had ruled and left, yet things deteriorate year after year? We then became object of ridicule to the outside world, even countries that knows how intelligent Nigerians are and would have love to hire them into top position won’t do so because of the level of corruption and indiscipline we reflect as Nigeria citizen.
I told a friend some weeks back that though we don’t have scapegoat yet, nor did any of the past government officials jailed, but many politicians, ministries and government agencies are adjusting drastically. My friend jokingly replied, “The fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom” We laughed but deep in my heart a lot of thoughts were going on. So the influence of a leader can so turn things around, no wonder is commonly said that “when the head is sick the whole body is sick”.
I still can’t say how far President Buhari will go in his fight against corruption and indiscipline in the land, but I’m sure with the help of God and well-meaning Nigerians a lot will turn around positively.
I therefore like to pass across a message to all our politicians and leaders, as well top officials in diverse ministries and agencies that a good name is better than riches. It doesn’t matter how much wealth you acquire (legally or illegally) the best you get is that your name may be written in Guinness book of record trust me. But the number of people your life affected positively will never be forgotten even in generations to come and the nation at large will call you a good man and a hero.
I like to challenge every Nigerians that there is something that is fighting our land as much as corruption does and it’s just like pestilence in the land. This is something I think should be one of the focus of this present administration and every single Nigerian to fight against, and this is what I call "INDISCIPLINE". It obvious we all know this is a problem in Nigeria but many didn't pay attention to it like we pay attention to corruption and often time just label our politicians alone as the bad eggs.
Let’s discuss this in common terms and different scenarios. If your resumption time to work is 8am and you perpetually resume office at 10am, or you use the official hours to carry out your own personal business, that is indiscipline. If you are driving on two lanes rather than driving in one lane or you driving on a wrong way, it’s simply indiscipline. If everyone stays on a queue to be attended to for a service and you came from nowhere trying to lobby your way into the front, its mere indiscipline, and the list can go on and on. The government won’t do everything for us we just have to start from our small families, groups, communities and race to promote decent and positive behaviours. Let us veto wrong doings even in our homes, offices and more importantly in our places of worship.
I think it’s high time for Nigerians to stand against indiscipline in any form and stop supporting wrong doing in the name of tribalism or race. Let us promote good behaviours and condemn any form of unruly habit instantly irrespective of who may be involved. I see a lot of error going on in our society today, some in the name of “his is my brother”, others in the name of what I will eat and we sometimes forget that what we eat will finish someday but the good deeds we do will go on for years. Hausa man will see his fellow Hausa fighting without knowing the cause of the fight and just start defending the Hausa man even to the extent of killing the other tribe if possible. An Ibo man will see a man of his tribe in politics and start defending him to the core (sentiment) even when he knows what is happening is so wrong. A Yoruba man will support anyone or anybody once he knows there is something for him in it.
We can’t afford to sit on gunpowder as a nation, we need to unite and promote the right things, things that will make other nations of the earth to envy us instead rather than sympathy. Things that will make nations to troop into our land and seek solace, and many more things that will make other countries to depend on us and our economy. We are blessed with everything to make this happen, we just need good political will as government and discipline as citizens. Let our politicians start fighting for the good of the masses and not just gathering ill-gotten wealth. Take note that all the wealth you accrued in this manner will end up sending you into early grave with all kinds of ailments and diseases while the common man you deprived of comfort will strived, survived and leave in peace.
Nigeria Arise! Let’s us join this current government and fight against all form of corruption and indiscipline irrespective of who is affected or not, let us unite and together we will stand tall.
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Steve Kay
I told a friend some weeks back that though we don’t have scapegoat yet, nor did any of the past government officials jailed, but many politicians, ministries and government agencies are adjusting drastically. My friend jokingly replied, “The fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom” We laughed but deep in my heart a lot of thoughts were going on. So the influence of a leader can so turn things around, no wonder is commonly said that “when the head is sick the whole body is sick”.
I still can’t say how far President Buhari will go in his fight against corruption and indiscipline in the land, but I’m sure with the help of God and well-meaning Nigerians a lot will turn around positively.
I therefore like to pass across a message to all our politicians and leaders, as well top officials in diverse ministries and agencies that a good name is better than riches. It doesn’t matter how much wealth you acquire (legally or illegally) the best you get is that your name may be written in Guinness book of record trust me. But the number of people your life affected positively will never be forgotten even in generations to come and the nation at large will call you a good man and a hero.
I like to challenge every Nigerians that there is something that is fighting our land as much as corruption does and it’s just like pestilence in the land. This is something I think should be one of the focus of this present administration and every single Nigerian to fight against, and this is what I call "INDISCIPLINE". It obvious we all know this is a problem in Nigeria but many didn't pay attention to it like we pay attention to corruption and often time just label our politicians alone as the bad eggs.
Let’s discuss this in common terms and different scenarios. If your resumption time to work is 8am and you perpetually resume office at 10am, or you use the official hours to carry out your own personal business, that is indiscipline. If you are driving on two lanes rather than driving in one lane or you driving on a wrong way, it’s simply indiscipline. If everyone stays on a queue to be attended to for a service and you came from nowhere trying to lobby your way into the front, its mere indiscipline, and the list can go on and on. The government won’t do everything for us we just have to start from our small families, groups, communities and race to promote decent and positive behaviours. Let us veto wrong doings even in our homes, offices and more importantly in our places of worship.
I think it’s high time for Nigerians to stand against indiscipline in any form and stop supporting wrong doing in the name of tribalism or race. Let us promote good behaviours and condemn any form of unruly habit instantly irrespective of who may be involved. I see a lot of error going on in our society today, some in the name of “his is my brother”, others in the name of what I will eat and we sometimes forget that what we eat will finish someday but the good deeds we do will go on for years. Hausa man will see his fellow Hausa fighting without knowing the cause of the fight and just start defending the Hausa man even to the extent of killing the other tribe if possible. An Ibo man will see a man of his tribe in politics and start defending him to the core (sentiment) even when he knows what is happening is so wrong. A Yoruba man will support anyone or anybody once he knows there is something for him in it.
We can’t afford to sit on gunpowder as a nation, we need to unite and promote the right things, things that will make other nations of the earth to envy us instead rather than sympathy. Things that will make nations to troop into our land and seek solace, and many more things that will make other countries to depend on us and our economy. We are blessed with everything to make this happen, we just need good political will as government and discipline as citizens. Let our politicians start fighting for the good of the masses and not just gathering ill-gotten wealth. Take note that all the wealth you accrued in this manner will end up sending you into early grave with all kinds of ailments and diseases while the common man you deprived of comfort will strived, survived and leave in peace.
Nigeria Arise! Let’s us join this current government and fight against all form of corruption and indiscipline irrespective of who is affected or not, let us unite and together we will stand tall.
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Steve Kay
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