The new administration has started in Nigeria, this
signifies a new era, new ideas; new phase with high expectations. The country
and its populace showed desire for a change which brought about the current administration
of Muhammadu Buhari.
With the swearing in of the new government on 29th
May 2015, a new phase just began. What next? Or should I say what other step we
need to take in order to experience the much expected change in the country.
In my humble opinion, I expect everyone to start the change
in his own little way so that together we can move forward. The change we
desire can never come from one source. Our orientation, our mindset and
behaviour needs to drive the change to be realised in every sphere of our
existence in this nation.
What we should do
We should not sit down and be analysing speeches of the
inauguration, instead, we should make our own resolutions within ourselves how
we can contribute to the new Nigeria. While we are still analysing who the President
belongs to and who he does not belong to, other serious spirited individuals
are checking ways in which to contribute their own quota to make the new
government a success. We should not go
online to check which of the President’s son is cute and in the process mistake
someone for another instead we should examine the occasion and critically
analyse lessons of life that can be gotten
from such events.
We should not be distracted by dress codes or who wore shoes
with stockings or whose wife wore wrist watches that can buy you two brand new
cars, instead, we should notice and sink in the lessons of not giving up in a
fight to succeed. We should know that in this fight for success, you might not
necessarily go to the fight alone before you can succeed. Sometimes in life,
you might need a companion or companions of like minds before victory is
achieved. We should learn there is always a lot of space at the top of the
ladder because fewer people ventures there, so you might need one or two people
to partner with before you can get there. Do not hesitate to carry them along
because there will still be space for them when you people get there.
We should neither sit on the fence waiting for the slightest
step to condemn in the new administration, nor start pointing out unnecessary distracting
issues to discuss as events unfold. Rather, we should start changing our own
Nigeria as much and as little as we can.
Our bedroom is part of Nigeria, let us change it and make it
wear a new look. Our footsteps are being imprinted on Nigerian soil; let us
match correctly towards a good objective. Our neighbours are a larger Nigeria
which we can start changing too, shouldn’t we start from all those places.
You will say what of you writer?...
I will do my own contribution by changing my style. I want a
style that would glorify the efforts of our
teaming youth population. I want a
style that will continuously stand by the struggling man on the street, be a
consolation to him, be a motivation to him, be a blog he will look up to, every
passing day. Be a focus for achieving a goal and meaningful living.
Passionately let us drive
Nigeria to the next level
I love my country. What of you.
