When you have people thinking as companions and not as participants, when we have institutional progress and not individual progress, when councils, parties and associations members advance from been ordinary members to been advocates of ideas, then the necessary development needed in this nation of ours will come through.
The missing block in the fence of this country is the estranged mindset of individuals and public officials to consider personal gains before community benefits. Most developed countries of the world have less individuals boasting of estates or incredible large amount of money, yet they are indisputably economically okay. Nigerian politicians take pride in properties today while they care less for the problems of the nation as a whole. Analyzing the problem, the panacea is not far fetched. If the gap between the classes must be narrowed, then all hands must be on deck. It is a thing of surprise that no new government can trust the officials of the previous government, rather it comes with its own cabinet and ministries etc, this should the undue cohesion and localization of governance. Just think of it, it will be irrational of me as a new minister not to surrender to the whims and caprices of my leader even when he is digressing from the right path.
For so many years, it has been pumped into the mind of schoolchildren that unity lies in diversity, but do we ever practice what we preach? To be precise we have to eradicate the modern ethnic unrest and new age tribalism on ground. Nigerians should think Nigeria, not Ibibio, Fulani, Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo, but Nigeria. There are more things unifying us than dividing us. These have to be considered if any substantial change is to be made.
Moreover, the totalitarian system secretly present in our democracy today must be done with, democracy should be practiced in its default and unabridged concept. Let the people select there leader, right from the grassroots, power should be decentralized and well checked. Leaders should shed their egocentricity and embrace a more community approach. If these and other meaningful solutions are put in place, then Nigeria shall indeed cross one more hurdle towards achieving its long thought 20: 2020.
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