Beyond the subsidy issue

The light is shinning and every work of darkness is being uncovered. Even the staunchest of atheist who do not believe in the existence of God still accept that good will always triumph over darkness. The tiniest of lights will overcome the darkest of darkness any day and anywhere and Nigeria will not escape the trouncing of darkness by light.

Little drops of water they say form an ocean. A drop of water may feel insignificant compared to the ocean but if that drop ventures to leave and is able to gather other drops with it??? The ocean will be not so mighty after all.

Here is Nigeria and here are Nigerians, for long we have berated successive governments of incompetence, high handedness, Corruption, and other vices. We have shouted, talked protested and life has gone on. Government policies are evil but it doesn’t takes us long to adjust prices of goods and services. With one half of the mouth we are condemning the evil policy while the other half of the mouth is making a killing by exploiting fellow citizens with ridiculous prices.

Fuel price went from 65N to 141N and then down to 97N, check this, our fuel stations didn’t waste time at all in adjusting from 65N to 141N but are finding it very difficult to readjust to 97N. Our transporters have on their side stating the obvious hiked up transport fare and we all feel the multiplier effect of this hike in price with the exception of the political class.

We are quick to condemn the numerous and nefarious acts of terrorism that has resulted in mindless loss of life and property leading to a general atmosphere of insecurity, I condemn it too and strongly so but I also condemn the unfettered, indiscriminate and wide spread situation where we unduly take advantage of one another in the name of survival.

If the goods are too costly, can’t we all say we are not buying??? I don’t understand, if we choose not patronize them who will they sell it to? Are we so hungry that we can’t even fast for a while to force an issue? Is the customer no longer king in Nigeria’s economy? Was it the president himself that adjusted the fuel pump of every filling station??? To me, these are the issues we need to address if not as a nation we will continue in circles. Jesus said in Mat 7:4  Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? (English Standard Version – eSword)

E je ki a ba ara wa so ooto oro( let’s be truthful to one another) awa la n se’ra wa(we are our own enemy). Selah.