http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7519302.stm
Just click on the link(open in another window)above and get the full gist. I always knew there had to be an answer to the stupendous display of wealth among some category of Nigerians while others wallow in abject poverty and squalor.
Presently I'm residing in one of the northern states in Nigeria. I've seen some of the most recent models of cars on the streets. But the state is one of the most under developed. On the streets of Abuja I see teenage girls driving convertible Audi's and BMW's, young kids flashing their parents wealth. I see young men having opening ceremonies for multi million naira mansions. I see folks like myself...only not like myself when you consider the aura of wealth that surrounds them.
I often ask myself, 'how does a young man of 22 years get to own the latest C class Mercedes Benz, live in a mansion all by himself, spend almost twice my yearly salary in one night of clubbing in Abuja in the Nigeria that I know?'
Inherited wealth most likely. At 22 years?! Inherited. But where does all this money being flung around come from when most Nigerian families are basically struggling to survive?
I have not lived an opulent lifestyle. So when I see such displays of wealth, my antennas go up on their own accord, and begin to search the waves for something 'fishy'. I thank God I grew up this way cos I have learnt that everything under the sun has it's purpose and that purpose is for good. So when I see wealth being thrown around and squandered, I know that something is wrong. Either with the source of the wealth or the present owner of the wealth.
Please don't mind me, I'm just a little frustrated with Nigeria right now. We have so much oil, gas, manpower, intellectual strength, spirituality etc but at the same time so much chaos, poverty, failed systems of leadership and government, evil and satanism.
I cant right now, authoritatively state or quote any sources of info, but I know for sure that all that oil smuggling, pipeline vandalisation, niger-delta militancy and so on, is the work of a handful of Nigerians who have formed cartels and mafias; and who are ultimately responsible for the decay in todays society.
So what can people like me do about it? Little you might say, but a little can do a lot (Remember David and Goliath?)
This is what I suggest for now. Evil thrives under the cloak of secrecy. Henceforth, lets do all we can to expose such evil. Not necessarily mentioning names but just letting people know more about the evil going on under their noses. By so doing, the perpetrators will begin to get uncomfortable. And someday, the masses will be sure that they are fed up.
Also let us advocate for efficient systems of punishment for crime. No one should be above the law. I have said it countless times before and I will keep saying it:-
If only we can change and cause a revolution in our law enforcement agencies, I believe some order will be brought to society.
So read this post again, click on the link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7519302.stm
and spread the message.
