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I congratulate us, Nigerians, for our long suffering attitude in withstanding this government for so long.
As we say in Nigerianese, we should start knowing how great a weekend would be from Friday. As this government is on the last of a four-year tenure, I guess it’s doing a great job.
Gbomu le lantern is a Yoruba phrase that translates to placing breasts on a lantern. It describes the excruciating pain one gets when they fail to pay debts obtained from some microfinance houses. The poor people, often market women, are left to the loan sharks’ harassment and humiliation since bank loans are unobtainable.
The masses have been allegedly likened to a chicken by the Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin, who was said to have plucked a live chicken to show his advisers how easy it is to control the masses and despite the pain and torture, the chicken followed him for food.
But then, Tinubu has done well!
He promised electricity and Aso Rock now enjoys solar-powered electricity. At least, if we don’t have electricity, our president is enjoying the basic necessity on our behalf.
He promised food in abundance, and he’s well-fed at our expense.
He promised good roads and he’s constructing the Lagos-Calabar Expressway even at the expense of more necessary things.
He promised us a tighter security network. He’s delivering that, at least, Aso Roch hasn’t been invaded by terrorists.
Fuel is available, even if we’re too impoverished to afford it.
Is the poorest of the poor in Nigeria living a great life?
Yet, we are pretending.
For those who claim he didn’t start Nigeria’s problems, did he tell us that when he was campaigning?
It was said then that Mr Jonathan was clueless and Mr Buhari more clueless.
Shall we give the most clueless of them all his roses?
We’ve had enough of people who see the presidency as a final destination. We should be looking for someone who sees the presidency as an opportunity to serve the people.
Even nas battered as Nigeria is, it can still provide us with good opportunities.
No more gbo’mu le lantern government!
