Before you attempt having my head for ‘cursing you’, just give me a moment to explain myself. Afterall, we didn’t kill the late Dr. Tai. Solarin for telling us back then, “May Your Road Be Rough”. Moreso, this phrase is hardly ever said with seriousness. It’s often used JOKINGLY by buddies. But hey! This time around, I’ll let you be the one to decide what to make of it.
Let’s take a moment to check out some facts and figures:
ECONOMY:
The Nigerian Economy is one of the least competitive in the world, currently ranking an abysmal 127th out of 138 economies globally. – World Economic Forum
CORRUPTION:
Nigeria is the 136 least corrupt nation out of 175 countries, according to the 2016 Corruption Perception Index reported by Transparency International. Police corruption ranks as 4th highest in the world according to a 2013 report.
SECURITY:
Nigeria (a few years ago) ranked as the 2nd most dangerous country to live in, after Iraq… and also 5th in the world in the world abduction ranking. Now that we’ve caught Evans, let’s hope this one changes.
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS:
The World Bank’s Ease of doing business report for 2017 places Nigeria in 169th position out of 190 countries considered.
POVERTY:
Nigeria is ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world (not in terms of natural resources, but) in terms of the percentage of the population living below the poverty line; between 67 & 72% according to the Poverty Report by National Bureau of Statistics.
GOOD GOVERNANCE:
Nigeria ranked 4th worst in West Africa (& 41st out of 52 countries considered) in the 2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance
STABILITY:
According to Fund For Peace’s annual Fragile States Index, Nigeria ranks in the bottom 10 alongside the likes of war-torn Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, Pakistan and co as one of the world’s most unstable countries.
ROADS:
In 2012, Nigeria ranked 2nd highest in Road Traffic Accident fatalities among 193 countries in the world according to the then Minister of Health.
POWER/ELECTRICITY:
Nigeria was ranked by the World Bank as the 2nd worst in the world in electricity supply. That was in 2012…but not much has changed since then too… I actually powered my laptop with my gen to put this together.
LIVABILITY:
Lagos; Nigeria’s London (where 'everyone' in Naija wants to come to) ranks as the third worst city to live in in the world by placing 138th out of 140 cities ranked in the survey– 2016 report on Global Livability Index by Economist Intelligence Unit.
GROWING OLD:
Global AgeWatch Index 2013 ranking of 91 countries, put Nigeria at 85th; the 7th worst country to grow old in.
EDUCATION:
Only ONE Nigerian university (University of Ibadan – around 801) is on the list of the Top 1000 universities in the world. I think this info clearly sums up our Educational Sector.
WORST COUNTRY FOR A GIRL:
Nigeria is the 9th worst country in the world to be a girl out of 144 countries sampled.
WORST COUNTRY FOR MOTHER AND CHILDREN TO LIVE IN:
Nigeria ranks 171st among 178 nations sampled.
WORST COUNTRY TO GIVE BIRTH:
Nigeria ranks 4th worst country to give birth in the world – according to a 2016 report by the World Health Organization
MATERNAL MORTALITY:
According to the World Bank Data, Nigeria ranked 9th worst in the world in maternal mortality with about 630 deaths recorded per 100,000
WORST PLACE TO BE BORN:
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Nigeria as the worst place to be born in 2013. Not much has changed since then.
PROSPERITY:
According to a 2015 report by New Global Index, Nigeria ranks as the world’s worst country where young people can prosper
Ok, it’s not all about bad stuff sha…
HAPPINESS:
Despite all this, Nigeria currently ranks 6th in Africa in the latest World Happiness Report of 2017 and sits at 95th in the world out of 155 countries considered.
CRUDE OIL:
Nigeria ranks among the top-10/15 oil-producing countries in the world. And for the records, the top 10 oil-producing countries account for almost 70% of the world’s total oil output.
MOVIES:
According to Wikipedia, Nigeria’s film industry; Nollywood is the second largest film industry in the world
FOOTBALL:
The Nigerian Super Eagles have hovered between 40th & 55th position in recent times. So sad when you consider the fact that we once rose as high as 5th in the world.
COMEDY:
No data to back this up, but I’m sure there’s no doubting the fact that Nigerian comedians…WE DEY TRY! In Fact, we dey burst brain!!!
MUSIC:
I saw a report that places Nigerian music in 18th position in the world out of over a hundred countries considered. I’m not very convinced about the source of this info but then, you’ll agree with me that musically, Nigeria is definitely not doing badly.
From all this data, it’s quite clear that everything our government has a hand in is in a state of complete chaos; total failure! The other areas where we seem to be faring better are areas which are doing so on their own without the involvement of the government. As a matter of fact, those few areas are equally suffering because of government’s neglect.
As a nation, we have (and have ALWAYS had) highly irresponsible leaders who (despite their well-documented failures over the years), aren’t ready to relinquish power. Here’s the most annoying part of this article:
LEGISLATORS PAY CHEQUE:
Despite all the failing sectors of the Nigerian entity as a whole, Nigerian Federal Legislators are the highest paid in the world. YES! NIGERIAN FEDERAL LEGISLATORS ARE THE HIGHEST PAID IN THE WORLD!!!
With this crop of leaders, it’s obvious that Nigeria can NEVER get better; rather E NOR GO BETA FOR US.
The populace cannot be completely left out of all of this but then, we can make a case for us - to some extent. A lot of people have been pushed to the wall.
TheWayForward:
Let’s push them out!
They have appeared to us in different forms; in camo, & in agbada…from the days of ‘Ap’ & ‘SDd’ to the current ‘PpP’ and ‘APd’ that we have today. Let’s push out these ‘recycled leaders’ who have been there for over 40years. They have absolutely nothing to offer, yet, they keep lying to us (the youths) about being the leaders of tomorrow – a tomorrow that will never come if we don’t take action today.
Let’s mount pressure on our leaders.
Let’s demand accountable leadership!
Let’s shut down this country and start afresh!
I’m ready. Are you?
I know you won’t join me. You’re too scared. That’s why I said Nigeria can NEVER get better…Now you see what I mean when I say it (just like my wafi bruvas will express it); E NOR GO BETA FOR YOU…for me...for us... & even for the coming generation - UNLESS we take drastic steps.
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