I am not exaggerating when I say that Nigeria is one of the worst places in the world to live. I understand that places like Israel, Iran, and Iraq are experiencing political unrest, but Nigeria is failing in every sector, including health, technology, development, and many others.
I am also aware that some Latin American countries are extremely corrupt, but Nigeria is far worse.
You do not get your typical gunfight, but people are mostly annihilated by one or more dictators who can easily write or pass legislation, damning the lives of unborn children. It is so cyclical that corrupt people collaborate with other corrupt people; it is like reporting a cop to another cop without realizing it is a ring of mayhem; the chain is so deep that it is difficult to see someone who is not corrupt.
The system is designed in such a way that leaders can be easily replaced, and people believe they live in a democratic state.
The irony is that Nigerians are among the most educated people in the world; many are pursuing master's degrees in UK universities, paying thousands of dollars, and yet some of these people return to the state to elect those who do not even have high school diplomas, due to tribalism or religious beliefs.
Many people are actually highly educated, but it appears that they become uneducated when it comes to taking actions that benefit the political sector.
I understand that the grass is not always greener, but it gets to the point where people choose the comfort of uncertainty over the system. It is like deciding to stowaway on a ship bound for the United States, enduring the risk and uncertainty of the journey ahead in exchange for the promise of a better life in the future.
For example, many people are unconcerned about being racially abused in other countries or being treated as second-class citizens and treated as immigrants as long as they can find a job that pays better in a functioning system. They say that a person who is down fears no fall, so many people put up with a lot of discomfort, even if it means risking their lives, in exchange for the promise of a better tomorrow.
Most people no longer have an ego because of the hardships they have endured. Do not underestimate hardship or the need for survival. Many people come from broken homes with no financial support, and in their desperation to survive, they become the things they despise most.
Nigeria's problems are caused by its leaders. For example, Nigeria has the wealth and potential to match the economies of the United Kingdom and even the United States; the natural resources and wealth are there; however, people steal government funds capable of feeding their fourth and fifth generations, and they do not even need to work for the rest of their lives.
Surprisingly, people are always willing to accept peanuts from stolen funds in order to re-elect these urchins to power.
It is a difficult cycle to break.
People want freedom, but they love their oppressors because they are from their geopolitical zones, worship in the same mosques, and speak the same languages. This illusion of sameness is frequently capitalized union, and these individuals go on to betray the people who placed them there.
It dates back to the days when the average African would sell his brother to a foreigner in exchange for a bottle of schnapps in order to experience exoticism and satisfaction at the expense of another. People repeat this behavior without regard for the consequences. There is no sense in retribution.
For example, people who are struggling to make ends meet are no longer taken into account when it comes to housing and living expenses. Products and services tend to cater to the upper class. Real estate developers are now building houses to accommodate fraudsters; they want responsible people with deep pockets to sell their products to, while relegating the average earner to obscurity.
The need to survive has driven many people to pursue other interests; the things that ordinary people do to survive are disheartening.
People do not care about the people they call friends; they see you as a tool for moving up the social ladder, which they justify with hardship and pain.
At the end of the day, the rot in Nigerian society is cyclical.
Almost everyone is guilty, and the bigger issue is that no one wants to admit that they are wrong; instead, they wave the survival wand and use it to justify themselves. Unfortunately, I do not believe it will change anytime soon. People's lack of remorse means that there will never be salvation.
People abandon their unflushed toilets in favor of others' clean toilets, despite the fact that they could easily wash their own toilets and make them suitable for use.
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