Dividends of Democracy

I sometimes wonder if the country known as Nigeria will ever change. Why is my country - my beloved is the way it is? Why and why ? No answer. Just as I was discussing with a friend on the problems bedeviling the country something very interesting happen just now. I just stroll out of office to get fruit for breaking my fast when one striking thing happen. Yesterday, I bought a slice of pineapple for fifty naira, but today being the first day of Ramadan the price has gone up, not by 2,3 or 50% but by 100%. Can you imagine. Then if we want to correct things inthis country where are we going to start? If a fruit vendor can be so heartless as to raise the price of commodity to 100% do you think our leaders will ever pity us?
We need to change and change for the better. There are so many things that are wrong, indeed very wrong in the way we interact and associate with our fellow country men. As far as we cannot pity ourselves or our neighbours lets not expect any change from our leaders. Our leaders will continue stealing our money and we will continue suffering.
Democracy is just a word as any other word in the dictionary. It si not a system, it is not a form of government, it is we that are the system, the government. Democracy devidends is a concept - an abstract that is used by people to deceive and cheat their fellow human beings.
We all have to put what we write, prech and advocate for into practice. But as far as we assume our country will come out of its present situation through deceit and lies and pretence wallahi no future for us and i fear disaster.
Kabiru Danladi,
Lawanti Village,
Akko LGA,
Gombe State.