I hope this text finds you safe and sound after a brief chaotic protest that rock nearly 36 states of the federation especially Kano metropolis, Kaduna and Jigawa.
Exerctly a month a go 4th of July, Americans celebrates their independence anniversary from the historic date 1776 “the declaration of independence”.
It is a very auspicious day in the united state, US. Flags were raisen high, with pride and deginity, holidays, trips and vacation a almost necessary tradition during the event in honour of sacrifice and struggle of the American hero’s.
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Unfortunately a month away from this emuliriating political culture in the US, Nigerians wake up to a long traumatic, boring and empty speech as a response from their leader as reaction to their yarnings of economic hardship that was triggered by either bad government policy of subsidy removal, boarder closure, electricity tariff hike, student tuition quadriple it initial fees, etc..
We carefully identify eleven sources of tension that the president refuse to address not only in speech but in action, our accerssion is that it was considered as a time bomb.
1.
It seems the president is completely clueless about the plight of the masses, especially dollar fluctuations and could not utter a words on it.
2.
The speech is full of hollow deliverance without direct quench of sensitive sources tension that trigger the protest such as land boarder closure and food supply.
3.
The speech is disjointed, full of traditional government pledges without properly adressing the Subsidy reinstatement as decried by citizens.
4.
All the foresaid solutions by the presidency lack substance, transparency and cannot be trusted.
5.
There should be adequate track of what, where and when to disburse the students loan? Who are the beneficiaries? What criteria is adopted to qualify a candidate, is there balance between all regions in Nigeria or only one ethnic group or state benefit more than others.
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6.
The poported agro equipment that’s on the way as said by Mr president, when is it coming? By which road, sea or air? At some journalists must cover and display the equipment for Nigerians to see for them selves.
7.
Where is the hundreds thousands of hecters of land is located? what is the modus-aprandi of the land sharing and cultivation.
8.
Why did the president skeep the #bring back fuelsubsidy# SLOGAN It will only add fuel to the anguish of the citizens.
9.
Nigerians don’t trust APC and it’s policy anymore completely because of taxt hike and luck of transparency, why because of excessive borrowing and extravagant executive spending.
10.
Food scarcity is the most essential ingredients of this protest, but the president couldn’t even attempt to a dress it even a months or week not even as usual government pledges.
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Finally, Nigerian leaders always approach issues by managing it not adressing it but be rest the masses will win definitely not immediately.
The excruciating pain and hardship is unavoidable.
Nasiru Mohammed Waziri is as public Affairs commentator based in Kano, Nigeria.