Fellow Nigerians,
The reason I haven't updated T2S in a long while is because a lot of happenings in this country have rendered me 'speechless', (and consequently, "blogless", pardon my poor french!#$%%&^)
Indeed it is not easy to keep the fires of hope and optimism burning when it's raining heavy showers of corruption, chaos and crime all over the land. Not to say that there have been no good happenings at all. But everytime a ray of light breaks through the dark clouds, it immediately starts to rain again,...this time with lightening and heavy thunderstorms.
But in all of this, we must thank God who has brought us this far. For the past three decades that I have been alive, there have been no all out wars like those in countries like Sudan and Liberia. There have been no mass genocides or epidemics that have wiped out whole communities. Except for the occasional ethno-religious outbreaks of violence, and the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the kidnappings in the south-south and south-east, all has been relatively stable.
Yes electricity supply is at its worst, and state governments are sitting idle as their states rot in decay. However in some parts of the country, visible development is occuring and new and innovative ideas are transforming lives.
Most invigorating of all are the encounters with young and talented Nigerians who are either blazing a trail of diligence and excellence at their places of work, or creating and developing dreams of their own, setting up companies and enterprises.
Yes hidden between the cracks and broken down walls of our decayed society are tiny green shoots of new life that are destined to blossom into great flowery and fruit-bearing trees, providing shade and shelter from the harsh elements above.
So at this time I choose to look up and smile at Naija, my beloved homeland, with all her pimples and scars; I look up, smile at her and say...Happy Birthday Naija. And many happy returns for all your suffering. May the labors of our heroes past not be in vain. May the labors of our heroes present be fruitful. And may the labors of our heroes yet unborn be more of harvesting rather than planting. That they may have plenty of good seed to sow again and again.
Long live Nigeria!!!
