NIGERIA IS POOR, BUT NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE NOT.
NIGERIA IS POOR, BUT NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE NOT.
There is something fundamentally wrong with a country where poverty is a national problem, but the hardship is experienced almost exclusively by ordinary citizens.
Nigerians are told to make sacrifices, endure economic hardship and adjust to the realities of an empty pocket. Meanwhile, some of the people asking them to tighten their belts live as though Nigeria were one of the richest countries in the world.
Brand-new luxury cars, private jets, yachts, extravagant lifestyles and convoys that consume public resources. Yet, when it is time to talk about the economy, everybody suddenly remembers that Nigeria is a poor country.
If Nigeria is poor, let the sacrifice begin from the top.
Tinubu should lead by example. Public office should not become an excuse for extravagant living while citizens struggle to afford food, healthcare and basic necessities. Our leaders should also demonstrate confidence in the institutions they are responsible for building, including our hospitals.
Governors should make their states their real homes, not merely places they visit to exercise authority. The endless convoys, unnecessary security entourages and displays of official opulence deserve serious scrutiny, especially when public resources are limited.
Nobody is asking public officials to live in misery. The issue is the glaring contradiction between the sacrifices demanded of the people and the extravagance displayed by those in power.
A country cannot preach austerity to its citizens while its leaders practise luxury without restraint.
Nigeria may be poor, but the poverty should not be a burden reserved exclusively for the people who have the least.
No be because say Nigeria poor na only ordinary citizens go dey manage. If the country is broke, make the people wey dey govern am show us the sacrifice too. You no fit dey tell people to tighten belt while you dey loosen purse.
