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    Nigeria: Skydiving Without a Parachute Albeit Hopeful

    Rufai OseniBy Rufai OseniJanuary 7, 202102 Mins Read
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    The polarization in Nigeria today is akin to that of the sixties-the very kind that left a scar in our history.

    Besides the polarisation, the standard of living have worsened, heightened by the effect of coronavirus and other sundry economic issues. Sadly, it reminds me of Fantine in Les Miserables who sold her front tooth to buy food-I pray we don’t get to that point.

    When Victor Hugo wrote his famous book, it was in reaction to societal happenings. My reactions to the state of Nigeria today, is comparable to a skydiver skydiving without a parachute yet counting on gravity’s grace.

    Nearly everything is against us; the economic indices and the general state of play. It makes me more sad when the presidential spokesperson says “wailers should calm down”.

    I wail for God and country and I want the best for my country. I will constantly wail until things get better. Perhaps Nigerians can give the leadership a chance at redemption, just so we see if they would turn a new leaf, a new page.

    Let’s see how they will fight Covid-19 in 2021. I’ll also like to see how hitherto proposed infrastructural project will help the people. Maybe, somehow the CBN will work at harmonising forex. Maybe, just maybe the security situation will get better.

    Perhaps a record number of people will move into middle class in 2021 after living on less than a dollar daily for years. These are my hopes as a Nigerian and if these are what qualify me as a wailer, I will continue to wail for God and for country.

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    Rufai Oseni

    Rufai Oseni is a broadcaster, investor, tech enthusiast and global speaker. He mentors business start ups across the African continent and gives his global inspirational keynotes to university’s across the world he has spoken at Cambridge university judge business school

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