...........................where are we headed to?....................

In the 1930, American poet, Langton Hughes , asked: what happens to a dream depressed? His question flowed from his experiences as an African American living at a time when a racist system in the USA stood in the way of many in his community. Dreams are important motivators and failure to achieve ones dreams  makes a person feel De-motivated, unfulfilled. In fact , only a thin line separates our(giants) dream life and living in a nightmare.

Nigeria illustrates this clearly: the killings by the boko haram sect, the killings of one sect(Ibos by the Hausas),  the killings of people by the government for not making provisions for them, for instance, the rate of unemployment depicted on Saturday during the employment screening conducted by the immigration that resulted to taking of lives of the applicants. Let me ask this question that has continued to disturb me. ZIKITES!!!!!! Where are we headed to? NIGERIANS!!! Are we on the right path? Sometime 11 years ago, a governor that I respect so much said that the tree we plant today will provide shelter for our children tomorrow, but, when is the future when we have waited for years and yet, after waiting for so many years, nothing was  done apart from  giving us the same unreliable hope in the empty future?  My  grandfather in his blessed memory, spoke poignantly about the dreams  he nurtured during his early years as a bachelor which he never achieved. Those advanced in age today will also tell you the dreams they nurtured when the country became independent in October 1960  but up till now, nothing is achieved yet.

What do you think would be the answers of Nigerians if they were put in the position to answer HUGHES question, what happens to a dream deferred? They would probably say that once the people lost their belief in a dream of a great nation, most  would enter ship, seeking other land in which to invest their skills and talents. Many that stayed became focused, not on how they could help build a great nation, but how they could take care of themselves.  I ASK AGAIN WHERE ARE WE HEADED TO, ZIKITES?

Nigeria is in the middle of decay: the university's, for instance, accommodation due and other dues are not contestable and we are left with nothing except to do what they want, as a goat been dragged to the market.  ZIKITES GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE FOR US………………… LET US BUILD OUR NATION AS A PEOPLE AND NOT EXPECTING THE FEW PEOPLE WE ELECT INTO POSITIONS TO DETERMINE FOR US HOW THEY COUNTRY IS TO BE GOVERNED. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASED BILLIONS TO THE UNIVERSITIES BUT  NO EFFECT OF THE MONEY HAS BEEN HEARD OF OR SEEN. Dear zikites….. I believe that  the time for change is now and it is in our hands to build that great nation we dream about which our fathers were not able to see by mere waiting and looking.