Nigeria: Check...1-2-3...Check!!!!

Apparently, Nigerians are still stupid; killing themselves over pot-bellied politicians will not solve anything. In fact it will only make this thieving, shameless, whore-mongering class richer! If you doubt this, take a look at years before now. During Babagindas’ regime – the butcher that stole 12 Billion US$ windfall, one wonders where IMF was then -; the Abacha and Obasanjo, the politicians that sang the governments song got political post. This allowed them steal with so much gusto!, enriching themselves, family and friends, empowering them to run for offices where they lack no skill to run. No wonder nothing works in Nigeria. Bureaus are run by half-witted, nincompoops, with vague or supposedly no clue how to solve issues. Even with this glaring evidence on ground, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has the guts to suggest that the government cuts the fuel subsidy. Its reason - it costs the country 6 Billion US$ per annum! Has the IMF taken time out to evaluate the government in Nigerian or compare the government with that of nations around the world to see if the cost-cutting strategy is supposed to start where it did on the 1 January 2012.

A proper illustration will be between Nigeria and two western nations i.e. Britain and the United States of America; we unceasingly compare ourselves with west so how else shall we make this correlation. The US President has 2 aircrafts with a staggering hourly rate of 181,757 US$. These aircrafts cost nothing less than 400 Million US$ depending on the specification. The Nigerian President can boastfully say he has 9 of these aircrafts; the assumption clearly is that that running cost will be no different from that of the American President. The holding cost of these aircrafts is at least 3.6 Billion US$, while the service cost is 1,635,813 US$ per hour. In fact, immodestly, the President has even voted more funds to the purchase of an extra aircraft. Further, Goodluck Jonathan recently voted 300 Million Naira (1,851,851.85 US$) to purchase two more cars to his fleet of 23 cars, bringing it to a lewd total of 25 cars, whereas David Cameron has just two official cars. Jonathan boldly claims that he needs bomb and bullet proof cars and that’s what this money is for! Instead of arresting his friends that sponsor Boko Haram, he is fortifying himself from harm, while the common man is left to die like animals on a daily basis!

Whereas a senator in the America earns 6,000 US$ per month, this amount is commensurate to that of a director of the country’s state department, a medical doctor with at least 20 years of working experience, a teacher with 25 years experience, a Nigerian senator earns 245 Million Naira (1,512,345.68 US$) this is 20,416,666.67 Naira per month (126,028.81 US$). This amount can cover the salaries of several head of institutions in Nigerian and move us towards a better tomorrow. With the size of the senate and house of representative, Nigeria will be bankrupt in the next 10 years. Politicians have taken political offices to be a career and a full time job; sadly, they do nothing but sleep during senate session, use meaningless words during debates, speak incorrect English and spend their evening roaming the streets in the Nigeria deceiving little girls to visit their hotel rooms. Why not start the cost cutting from here? Why allow millions suffer while this less than 0.5% enjoy our wealth?

The last few days has seen killings and reprisal killings, this was how it all started in 1967. During that time, the matter was left unattended to, sadly it turned into a civil war. We are boldly walking towards that path today. Looking at Jonathan, he is confused and neck deep in the problems of Nigerian, this has brought his incompetence to fore, since he cannot make up his mind or pass policies that will benefit Nigerian, he should resign! The chaos in the country is shocking, watching Nigerians run on the streets wailing and shouting over this subsidy issue is simply put- uncalled for! This clumsiness extends to the international institutions advising Jonathan; I hope the IMF has Accountants, Actuarial scientist and Financial analysts that can look for cost cutting measures that make sense and not this crap that they suggested to the confused Nigerian President!.