A MILLION WAYS TO DIE: my tribute to Abimbola Ayanwale Modinat (...written on June 18, 2019)

She was lying helplessly on the floor when I passed by that night (last week Monday). There were only 2 people around her trying to resuscitate her...which simply suggested that the incident had just occured. (You know how, in a city like Lagos, it takes less than a minute to have hundreds of people gathered when ANYTHING HAPPENS).

I had had a long day and was very tired at the time (around 9:30pm) and I was only halfway through my journey home. It looked (to me) as though, she had suffered a convulsion (or a seizure) and so I said to myself, "she'll be fine"...+... I'm usually not the nosy type of person.
[My philosophy: if you invite me to your business, I 'somehow, reluctantly' get involved. If you don't, I NEVER get involved.]
That's me. I mind my business (sometimes), to a fault.

Anyway, on this day, I had a very strong urge to stop. And I did. I parked and walked back the distance from Maryland Mall to the Pizza shop; the point where Abimbola still laid on the floor. By this time, people had gathered in their numbers. I inquired from one man about what had happened and his narration completely shattered me.

Maybe Abimbola had been suspicious all along.
Maybe she thought she had entered a "one-chance" bus.

But according to my "storyteller" (who was also a passenger on the same bus), the man sitting next to Abimbola only said, "I like your purse."

She probably sensed danger.
She interpreted that statement as a cue. And next thing, Abimbola took the leap. She jumped off the fast-moving bus and landed, hitting her head awkwardly on the floor. Her blood spilt all over!

She wasn't dead. She was still breathing. I said a silent prayer and hoped she'd be fine. After a few minutes of the usual 'Lagos drama', she was carried into a vehicle and driven off...(obviously, to the hospital).

All through the week, I had chills everytime I remembered Bimbo. I don't even know how I managed to get myself home that night. I struggled to get the image of her lying on the ground and hanging on loosely to life out of my mind.

Two days later while on the morning show, we stumbled on these headlines;

"Lady killed, pushed out of bus naked after being robbed in Lagos"

"Abimbola Ayanwale's Death: Murdered and pushed out of bus unclad."

If you search the internet for this story, those headlines up there are the things you'll find. The reportage of the event was a completely distorted story.
But I was there. YES! I WAS THERE THAT NIGHT!
THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED!!!

It's sad enough the way social media (these days) is filled with lies and half-truths. We all know that bad news sells but then, who derives any sort of joy from painting a worse picture than what actually happened?
Dear bloggers, you only end up spreading and planting fear and hopelessness in the minds of people by doing this. Maybe ...just maybe, if Bimbo hadn't read too many distorted stories, she wouldn't have been sooo frightened that night.

Anyway, let's leave our poor reportage of issues on one side first. We'll discuss that some other time.

Abimbola thought she was in danger.

...just because of the things that have happened.
...just because of how bad we've become as a nation
...just because we've collectively become a people that shouldn't be trusted.

She ran. She jumped...sorry, Abimbola flew and right after that moment, ...another RIP.

I'm disturbed!
I'm very hurt.
I don't know this lady. I never met Bimbo. But seeing her lie helplessly on the floor that night made my heart sink. Every time the image of that night flashes through my mind, I feel very sad...almost in tears.
How did we get here as a country?

How did we reach the point where a compliment as simple as "I like your purse" is enough to cost a life?

Suicide has taken away a sizeable number of young, vibrant and gallant compatriots lately.

I lost Taiwo Bankole; the Gen. Sec. of my pet project (& entertainment outfit) "The All For Laughter Crew" to an avoidable accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway back in December 2012. That road still remains a deathtrap till date.

Seun Ogunfuyi, a very important figure in almost all the productions I had with my drama team (Soldiers For Christ) back-in-the-day is one whose death in July 2017 still hurts sooo bad. If we had better healthcare at our general hospitals, if there was more than one nurse on duty that night, I'd like to think Seun would still have been with us now.

Anyway, this right here, is my tribute to Ayanwale Abimbola Modinat ; another Nigerian youth who has been failed by Nigeria.
She didn't commit suicide!
She didn't die due to poor healthcare
...neither did she have a terrible road accident.
Abimbola fled from the fear of death to DEATH!

This is the sad story that our country has become.
One is left wondering and pondering over a few questions;
Who's next?
What kind of death awaits us?

This is Nigeria where a few people steal our billions and leave us with A MILLION WAYS TO DIE.

May God keep evil far away from us.

smiLeJesusLuvsYou...krAzy

E GO BETA FOR YOU…

As fallout of my last post, I’ve been pressured by a number of people on the way forward and many said the whole thing shouldn’t just end as an online rant. Having considered some of the feedback received, here’s my take on the way forward:

I admit, a lot of us (the youths) have been polluted but I want to appeal to us to give this country one last chance. JUST THIS ONE LAST CHANCE!

The youth population of this country (according to Wikipedia) is about 33.6 million (ages 18-35). Out of this number, I strongly believe we can raise…

5million youths who are genuinely fed-up with the state of the nation and are willing to do something about it.;

5milion youths who (once again), can believe in the Nigerian project;

5million youths who are ready to force a change in this country;

5million youths who can look beyond religion and ethnicity;

5million youths who will painstakingly put aside personal (and selfish) interests for the sake of a common good;

5 million people who are willing to start a revolution which the unborn generation will forever be grateful to us for.

Friends, we can start afresh!

We can birth a new Nigeria!!

We can start by registering our own political party!!!

Definitely, we will need experienced elders WHO WILL ONLY PLAY ADVISORY ROLES but we don’t need any baba-isale to sway our heads with money.

Ask me about funds to register the party. Ordinary N10 (ten naira) each from all of us will surely pay the registration fee of N1m for new party registration …and still leave us with enough money to take care of several other logistics involved.

We can even take a shot at the big one. Presidential ticket for the 2019 elections cost N10m. Ask me again about funds to purchase the ticket. Another N10 each from all of us will do the magic … and purchase forms for at least 5 of our candidates.

Campaign will definitely not be a problem for us…afterall, NA WE GET SOCIAL MEDIA.

For the records, PMB won the last elections by claiming 15,424,921 votes (I personally monitored the elections myself). That suggests that if the 5 million of us can convince just 3 people (each) to do all it takes to vote, we will hit 20 million votes without stress.

Please, don’t just shove off this post as ‘unworkable’ without giving it some thought. Even the ALMIGHTY GOD was concerned when men came together in unity with a sense of purpose (The Tower of Babel Story). There’s a lot we can achieve TOGETHER.

Even if we don’t reach our target on first attempt, if we can manage to pull this whole thing off, we’d have made a very bold statement – after which I (we) can confidently say, “E GO BETA FOR YOU!!!

Mind you, I don’t intend to be your president; neither am I nursing any political ambitions. After all of this, I’ll be completely content with being remembered as one of 5million Nigerian youths who forced through a revolution in Nigeria.

In fact, to show you I have no ulterior motives, my own N20 is ready. I dey my house. Make una come take am and do the rest.

My name is krAzy. I don yarn.

WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT!

WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT!

(My true life experience as a youth corper/ adhoc staff of INEC in the 2011 general elections) ...by priNce krAzy

There are sooo many tales to tell about my NYSC INEC experience. I remember the very first day of the elections in 2011 which was cancelled/postponed. We had gotten to our pollen units and had started accreditation. Rumours then filtered in that the elections had been postponed by a week. But we just carried on with our business pending getting official instructions to stop the elections.

Some hoodlums then approached us and asked us to stop and leave the place immediately. We told them calmly that we didn't have any instructions from INEC to stop elections and as such, couldn't leave.

When the boys "change am for me", it was clear that these ones meant business. The entire place was already getting rough and unsettled. Trouble seemed to be inevitable. I Iooked around and the policeman, civil defence, and all other security officials that were attached to us had already disappeared. Then we knew we were on our own...just the three of us (myself and two other female corpers). What made matters worse for me was that I was a Batch A corper. We had barely completed the three weeks camping when we were shipped out for INEC duties. Most of us had not even reported at our Places of Primary Assignment (PPA) when we were sent to no-man's-land. In that village, we knew NO ONE! We knew NO WHERE! Even if we decided to run, we didn't know which direction to go that would have guaranteed safety.

Clutching the ballot box, ballot papers and other election materials beneath our armpits (cos you dare not go back to the collation centre without the items; their items meant more to them than the lives of the corpers they sent on duty) in a completely strange environment, and looking for a safe place to hide, I muttered my final prayers and said to myself, if it ends here, then, I'd have gone down knowing that I was serving my country. I'd have attained legendary status - just like Mandela in South Africa. How we escaped to safety that day is gist for another day.

There's soooooo much to tell, but let's just go back to why we're here.

On the day of the Gubernatorial elections that year (back in 2011), we had arrived early at the INEC collation centre to pick up our election materials after which we were expected to head to our various polling units.

But due to the obvious deficiencies of INEC (that didn't prepare vehicles that will move corpers from the collation centre to the polling units), which is also gist for another day, we were being transported from the collation centre (with election materials in hand) by the chairman of one of the contesting parties (in that local government). The party actually arranged a lot of vehicles for that purpose to make it easier for them to manipulate the elections.

While in Mr. Chairman's car, oga started a conversation with us:

MR. CHAIRMAN: so copper-shun, we will take care of you. Your welfare package is with us. My boys will give it to you when you get to the polling unit. But you see, that village we are going, there are about 400 registered voters there and we must win very well.

krAzy: (interrupting oga chairman and acting like a naive otondo) sir, when we get there, you can just mobilize your boys to go and tell the villagers to come out and vote. We will be there till everybody votes sir.

MR. CHAIRMAN: (speaking sarcastically) c'mon Mr. Corper. Stop talking as if you don't know these things. The people in this village are farmers and fishermen. They have gone to the farm. They won't come out to vote. Look, when we get there, you'll just give us 350 ballot papers out of the 400. Like I said, your welfare package is intact.

krAzy: (looking at my fellow corpers in disbelief and totally short of words) erm...erm...sir...erm...sir...

*** ***

Long story short, we didn't give him 350 ballot papers. But how we manouvered Mr. Chairman that day is also gist for another day.

Need I say more??? If Mrs. Farmer and Mr. Fisherman came out to vote that day, there'll be NO ballot papers available for manipulation.

Wait o! After all this plenty story I've said, you're still contemplating NOT VOTING??! Just continue. Wait till I become president in the year "two thousand and xyz".

WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT, refusal to vote will attract a jail term, ...+ a very heavy fine, ...+ permanent seizure of all your assets, ...+ NEPA wee cut ya light and fold the wire and take it away and remove the pole and take it away too,... + filling station wee nor sell fuel to you,...+ if you put on candle in your house at night, we wee comman off it, ...+...+ ...+ ...+ ... + pls help me add more punishment.

Enough said, PLS VOTE...or, at least, Go there. Collect your ballot paper. Thumbprint on 2 or more parties threreby rendering it invalid...With that, it can't be used for rigging!

My name is krAzy, I DON YARN!!!

Random krAzy Thots (RkT) 3.0 - Complete Season 3 (in text)

                        

Random krAzy Thots RkT3.0

#MyElectionMusings

3.01

The politicians don’t ‘fight’ against themselves for our sake. They do so for their individual, selfish and greedy interests. If we can’t unite to fight against them, AT THE VERY LEAST, let’s stop fighting ourselves because of them. 

3.02

If a politician approaches me with arms to ‘fight for him’ during this election, I’ll collect it …BUT ON ONE CONDITION. His child/children must come and lead the fight.

Don’t be deceived. Their immediate family will be the first beneficiary of them becoming president (or whatever posts they get elected into). If the children can’t come out to fight for their parents, which one be my own for the mata?

3.03

Dear Elite, 1million retweets is NOT EQUAL to 1million votes. Get Your PVC. AND VOTE TOO…signed; krAzy

3.04

Here's why the young and vibrant candidates who participated in the presidential debate still don't have any realistic chance of winning the elections despite their brilliant performances: Majority of those who saw the debates (and were impressed by the candidates) would not vote. Those who will vote didn't watch the debate for various reasons: didn't have light, can’t afford a generator, couldn't fuel the gen,  don't have enough education to understand all the big-big grammar that was spoken at the debates...and more.

3.05

Although, it's ok to have big and lofty ambitions (referring to the young presidential aspirants) but then, I greatly salute people like Banky W who have chosen to start from the grassroots. 

If the change we seek must happen, it has to start from the bottom upwards and not the other way round. 

Quick question: even if any of the new, young and vibrant presidential aspirants win the elections, how do they expect to survive when they have a national assembly full of enemies who will do everything possible to frustrate their government?

3.06

...still on the presidential debate...The two leading presidential aspirants gave reasons why they couldn’t attend the presidential debate.

They wouldn't miss the rallies because all you need to have a successful rally is just a little out of the stolen money to throw at ignorant citizens. A debate is a different ball game entirely. You need to have something upstairs.

An intellectual mind would pick a debate over a rally a million out of a million times. 

I nor mention anybody name oooo!!! 

3.07

I'm not disappointed in the trader / market-woman singing the praises of either APC or PDP. I'm AWFULLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ELITES WHO AT THE VERY LEAST TRIES TO DIFFERENTIATE ONE FROM THE OTHER. Is it not obvious that they're all the same?

As one of "the other" presidential aspirants put it, they're "two sides of the same coin".

3.08

This charged season will pass. Let’s not destroy several years of friendship because of our differing views in support for (or against) specific candidates who don’t care about us. After these elections, we’ll left alone with ourselves...

This particular thot was inspired by my boss; Ambrose Olutayo Somide. 🏽

3.09

Since independence, we've had more presidents / heads-of-state from the northern part of the country than from all the other tribes combined, yet people in their region are the least educated in the country. Don't you think that's an intentional plot by the few elites amongst them to perpetually USE THEM to win elections? 

Hmmmmm!  ...just thinking aloud! 

3.10

Look around you! Posters EVERYWHERE!...especially in Lagos. Right now, if you stand too long on the roadside, someone will approach you with starch and poster, ready to paste it on you. That’s how bad it is.

Now, if I paste my poster, advertising my hustle, "the agencies" will put a disclaimer on it saying I have committed an offence by doing so. Yet, our “supposed leaders” have their posters defacing EVERY wall and no one is saying anything. 

In my opinion, any leader whose poster is found in a wrong place isn’t leading by example and shouldn’t be voted for.

But then, what does it matter? I’m only krAzy and all I have is one vote. 

3.11

When it’s a political rally, they mobilize ALL and ANY available youth. But if it’s a job opportunity, they remember only their family members…

This is not my original thot. I saw it first on my friend; WAPI BLACK's Facebook wall...but I find it worth sharing in this series.  

3.12

I've heard a lot of people say "why vote? My vote does not count". 

Well, the truth is your vote may not count, but your refusal to vote counts MUCH MORE...but negatively. 

I dare say here and now that, the people who refuse to vote are our biggest problems.

You'll understand my point better when I share my final post in the series (on Friday, 15th)...I've titled it, "WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT".  

3.13

If you're a registered voter and you INTENTIONALLY refuse to vote, you should be arrested and jailed for aiding and abetting election rigging...but then, what does it matter, I'm only krAzy and I'm not a lawmaker.

By the way, you think my submission is extreme??? Please, wait till you read my true-life experience as a youth corper NYSC staff. I'll share it on Friday, 15th.

3.14

There's no RkT3.14 so as we get set to wrap off tomorrow, let's use today to emphasize two things:

1. Thank you for following the series so far. I'm grateful. 

2. Please take time to read my personal NYSC experience as an INEC adhoc staff in the 2011 elections which I have titled, "WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT". 

Welcome to my krAzy world!!!

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smiLe;JesusLuvsYou...krAzy

DON'T #PrayForNaija!!! 😐

I've been forced to put pen to paper after seeing the hashtag once again. Different tragedies keep happening and all we do is trend meaningless hashtags; #PrayForBenue, #PrayForPlateau, #PrayForBerger #PrayForThis, #PrayForThat!

Look, praying will NOT solve anything! Let's stop making mockery of the God we claim to believe in...making it look as if He doesn't answer prayers. 
If prayer (ALONE) works the magic, we shouldn't be in this state that we find ourselves as a nation...cos, Naija; WE DEY PRAY!
Countries that aren't praying half as much as we pray are working. Nothing; ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is working in this country. 

Let's tell ourselves the truth for once!

I also hear people say we should go get our PVCs. Sorry to burst your bubble; even getting PVCs won't solve the problem...cos when you get your PVC, who do you want to vote for?
The same old recycled politicians that have continually crumbled this country for decades???
You and I know that the new faces springing up stand almost NO chance.

Truth is, if we (as an oppressed group of people) don't come together to fight the system...

...to fight a system that only empowers the rich thieves to get richer and the poor; poorer.
...to fight the system that puts the petty thief in jail for 10-15years while the bigger thieves who steal billions fly private jets all over the world...
...to fight a system where the laws are for the poor (even though we don't obey them - but that's gist for another day), while the rich are totally above the law...
...to fight a system where some influential people put guns in the hands of ignorant individuals and make them kill innocent citizens; BH & Herdsmen very good examples!
...to fight a system where about 2000 people consistently put almost 200million people in a state of perpetual poverty...

I could go on and on. But if we don't fight the system, nothing will happen!

For your info, Nigeria just overtook India as the country with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty; 87million poor people...with 6persons getting poor every minute.
This took me about 6minutes to write. Who knows? I may just have joined about 35 other people (falling into extreme poverty) while writing this... that's if I wasn't even there before...cos right now, I don't even understand this "owu" wey dey blow lately.

Anyway, I think my point is made. Enough of the prayer. DON'T PRAY4NAIJA!

My name is krAzy! I don yarn!!

THE RICH vs THE REST OF US

THE RICH vs THE REST OF US

I am writing to Chukwudi and Ngozi, from the southeast who hustle legitimately anywhere in the country, to Abubakar (and Aisha) from the north, who struggle day and night just to fend for their families. To Ifiok, who against all odds, ekes out a living from the works of his hands. Even Adedayo and Kamoru from the southwest; Esosa and Tega from the middle-belt, you’re not forgotten. For clarity, if you do any LEGITIMATE hustle in Naija, you’re the one I’m referring to as “TheRestOfUs”, and this write-up is for you. If you cut corners, if you cheat, if you steal public funds (just as most of our politicians have been doing in this country for decades), you’re the one I’m mostly referring to as “TheRich”.

They give these things different colourations (Ethnic/Religious/Gender and all) and make “TheRestOfUs” fight and kill ourselves. If you think I’m wrong, let me ask you; how many of “their children” have been abducted (or killed) by BH? How many of their children have died in religious crisis? How many of their children have been victims of political crisis? Farmers vs Herdsmen; How many of their children are the farmers that have been killed… or the herdsmen? Let’s face it, pals, we all have a common enemy; TheRich.

It really amazes me when I see supporters of these politicians go at each other on social media. It sometimes degenerates into insults and quarrels. But come, what have these guys (TheRich) done for you as a person? Yet, they have laws which largely empowers them (TheRich) and makes it impossible for us (TheRestOfUs) to break into the circle.

Come to think of it:

They don't ply the bad roads and spend hours in traffic like we do daily!

They don't use our dead healthcare systems! They fly abroad –even for the treatment of common headache.

They don't rely on NEPA; PHCN!

Their children don’t have to deal with the shame that our education sector has become!

For these reasons, it’s quite understandable that they aren’t bothered about our plights.

#TheRestOfUs need to rise up. We need to take our destinies in our hands. I've said it on countless occasions and I'll say it again. We need a massive revolt against the political class. If you're not part of “TheRich", then you're obliged to join this movement. "TheRestOfUs" need to wake up and do something! I made a suggestion in my previous write-up but I think I’m done trying to convince you so I’ve thought out my personal plan B.

I’ve realized that one easy way to become (individually) free is to either join them in politics or marry one of their children. (I’M IN LOVE WITH KANYINSOLA ooooo)…But then, how many of us will their children marry? I’ve been looking for ANY of their kids all my life and it took me a while to realize that my efforts in that regard will never yield any fruits. #TheRich only get married to themselves (a couple of weeks ago, Kano State Governor’s daughter and the son of Oyo State governor got married. Over the weekend, Dangote’s daughter got married to Dikko Abubakar who is the son of the former Inspector General of Police. The Vice president’s daughter; Damilola also got married to the son of Bola Shagaya; a prominent billionaire oil magnate).

Let’s be realistic for a minute.

They will continue to get married to themselves…

…their kids don’t attend the same school as #TheRestOfUs.

They don’t live in the same areas as #TheRestOfUs.

They don’t go to the same hospitals as #TheRestOfUs.

They don’t attend the same worship centers as #TheRestOfUs, neither do we relax in the same joints/clubs.

Apparently, we live in different worlds. We’re probably never going to meet them, talk-less of “marry them”.

Well, since you’re too scared to join a massive revolt, at least it’s not too much to ask that you help me achieve my PLAN B. KANYINSOLA is the Vice-President’s 2^nd daughter. Please, tell someone to tell somebody else to tell another person to tell the Vice president (& KANYINSOLA) that krAzy is in love with his daughter (her)!

In the long run, if we can pull this off, (at least), you'll be a friend to the son-in-law of the vice president. That one sef, nor be bad profile for you. 😉

My name is krAzy. I don yarn!

E NOR GO BETA FOR YOU!

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 127^th 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 4^th highest in the world according to a 2013 report.

SECURITY:

Nigeria (a few years ago) ranked as the 2^nd most dangerous country to live in, after Iraq… and also 5^th   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 169^th 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 4^th worst in West Africa (& 41^st 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 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 138^th 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 85^th; the 7^th 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 9^th 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 171^st among 178 nations sampled.

WORST COUNTRY TO GIVE BIRTH:

Nigeria ranks 4^th 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 9^th 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 6^th in Africa in the latest World Happiness Report of 2017 and sits at 95^th 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 40^th & 55^th position in recent times. So sad when you consider the fact that we once rose as high as 5^th 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 18^th 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.

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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. 

My name is krAzy, I don yarn!

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THE OTHER SIDE OF TheOtherRoom

THE OTHER SIDE OF TheOtherRoom: making a case for Mr. President

 

***NB: For the purpose of this article, I’ve described the home (as a whole) as TheOtherRoom…***

INTRO: What are the major problems facing us as a nation today? Militancy, Insurgency, Kidnapping, Bad & selfish leadership, Crime & Corruption, religious and ethnic conflicts, …bla…bla…bla - Note that all the problems are traceable to one root cause; FAULTY MORAL VALUES!

I write today as a young man born in the 80s. Let’s take a close look at some of the parents of the 50s/60s. They hardly had any form of formal education, but they raised our parents and instilled in them, high moral values & standards. Some of our parents had a bit of education (and career ambitions – which they pursued). With this ‘distraction’, they raised us. Look at how we’ve turned out; definitely not as morally sound as our parents, but then, compared to the generation of teenagers coming closely behind us, we can be rightfully considered to be complete saints; due respect to the few exceptions among them.

I’m not trying to demean any generation of parents (or children). It’s just an observation of the trend. Due to no one’s fault in particular, it’s obvious from this analysis that the more time parents (mothers in particular) spend away from TheOtherRoom pursuing education and lofty careers, the worse the corresponding generation of children they raise turn out.

Even though you may want to argue otherwise, let’s face it, ultimately, the man is the provider (1Tim.5:8), the woman is the home-maker (Titus2:4-5, 1Tim5:14) …and that’s the way the family was designed to operate (by God). This is not to say the man doesn’t have a role to play in homemaking, likewise the woman, in providing. As a matter of fact, I CANNOT marry a woman who’s not willing and ready to bring anything to the table as far as providing is concerned.

Now, back to the issue of the problems we’re facing as a country, there’s a growing need for a stronger society, but it’s not possible to have a stronger society without stronger homes. And truth be told, it’s impossible to have strong homes without committed and available homemakers (mothers).

...as such, here is my submission; inasmuch as the woman has a vital role to play in the workplace, in politics, and in nation-building, and all, I think she has an equally important task in shaping the nation by raising the next generation with the right values… As a matter of fact, her first and primary assignment is to lay the right foundation for the upbringing of the next generation… and that can only happen if she spends a bit more time taking care of business in #TheOtherRoom!

God Bless Nigeria!

OPEN LETTER TO MY UNBORN KIDS; LitTLe krAzy and his sister

                                                                                                              Apr. 18, 2016

Dear priNce & priNCesS of the krAzy empire,

Hope you guys are doing fine with 'bros J' & co. on that side. In celebration of this year's ‪#‎WorldkrAzyDay‬ which is only 2days away, I thought to reach out to you as pertaining some important issues.

Firstly, this is not a very good time to cross you over to this side as there's no light in my current location. And the heat? I'm sure God must be preparing a special 'hell fire' for sinners from this side - cos we all are used to heat already and the current hell might not be much of a punishment anymore...(just saying). Anyway, I have a generator (4 gen-sets, actually) to combat this problem, but there's no fuel to power them.

Secondly, I wouldn't want you to get here and grow up taking Pap (Ògì/Akanmu) like I did when I was growing up. There are alternatives oo, but then, they are very expensive right now because of one dullard ...sorry, Dollar.

That said, I know I'm only on this side but my supply is from your end. 'Bros J' has always been responsible for that. As such, the two issues raised above are not the main reasons for the delay in crossing you over.

Actually, I've been ready for a while now (or rather, somehow ready sha) but the MAJOR reason for the delay is that we have been looking for your mother up & down for a long time now. Rumour has it that she's still doing 'chic' and playing hard-2-get.

We have sent out several search parties to look for her without success. I have personally attended countless weddings (& instead of concentrating on my job as the MC of the wedding, I keep checking out the chief bridesmaid and bridal train) all in search of your mum.

I looked through the FACES on FACEbook.
Tweeted at the sisTERs on tweeTER.
Said WHAT'S UP to the babes on WhatsApp.
I followed every ESTHER on INSTA-GRAM to be my maDAM...
...& even decided TO GO to 2go...all to no avail.

Look! If you can influence things from that side, tell 'Bros J' to tell your mum to calm down with this hide-&-seek she's been playing with me ooo. It's in your best interest that you do that... because by the time you get here and your 'mates' are in primary 2 when you're just getting into nursery 1, it will be on record that I tried my best. It's not my fault.

I have to go now. I need to go and continue the search. In fact, one babe just passed now. Make I go check whether na your mama be that.

Don't worry, I'll write you again to give you situation reports.

Yours in the krAzy Kingdom

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YOU'RE NOT A BIG MAN (Pt 2)

Over the weekend, I got outta town with a group and happened to share my hotel room with a young man who was also part of the trip. After settling in, we got talking about life in general. He’s a driver attached to one of the bosses of a finance house based in Lagos. During the discussion, he eventually disclosed his salary to me & I instantly felt sorry for myself.

"His salary is 4times my salary" …sorry; “his salary is my salary multiplied by 4”. I mean, “my salary is a quarter of his”. If you still don’t get it, what I’m saying is that “my 4-month take home (as the “Superstar OAP”) is what he gets monthly (as a driver)”. Na wa oooo. Me sef sabi drive nau.

…& I have a BSc and some other professional certificate jargons as well.. Not even sure he has any of those. 

Well, my point is, “being a driver / cook / security man (& the likes) is not always as bad as we think".

Let’s simply call this write-up, “You’re Not A Big Man (Pt 2). If you missed Part 1, you can read it here: http://bit.ly/1oWBGPU & kindly watch this space for my next write-up which drops next week. This time around, it’s an open letter (not to the government! Not to any politician! Not to any entertainer! Not even to God! In short, it’s not to anyone alive at the moment!) “then who?”, you might wanna ask. Well, you’d have to wait and see.

God bless you and yours! wink emoticon

By the way, if you find any ‘lucrative’ job opening for a driver, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I CAN DRIVE TOO.
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YOU'RE NOT A BIG MAN!

I don't have to tell you how much I earn...but I know quite a number of people who I'm 'supposedly' bigger than; but, earn much more than I earn. 

My 'vulcanizer' who fixes my tyres does so & gets about N200/N250 per visit to him. If he does about 10/15 cars in a day, he gets between N2000 & N3750 daily. Working 25days a month, he makes between N50000 & N93750 monthly. 

HOW MUCH IS YOUR SALARY?

My mechanic touches a few spots on my vehicle and gets a minimum 3-5k as workmanship (that's aside inflated bills he gives me for spare parts). If he's good enough and works about 4 vehicles a day, that's average of 16k per day & 400k a month (25 working days).
HOW MUCH IS YOUR SALARY?

Let's put the average Lagos trip by public transport at N100. Fourteen (14) passengers (Twenty-two for the bigger buses) amounts to N1,400 (or N2,200) per trip...(let's ignore the ones who come in after some passengers have alighted). The average bus driver should be able to do a minimum of 10trips a day. That's N14,000 (or 22,000) daily & N350,000 (or N550,000) monthly. Even if expenses like fuel, car maintenance, 'daily deliver' (for those who don't own the vehicles) + the 'Almighty street urchins' (Agbèròs) gulp half of that sum, it still leaves the driver and his conductor with N175,000 monthly (or N275,000 for the bigger buses).
HOW MUCH IS YOUR SALARY?

The 'Agbèrò' himself at the bus stop is not left out. He collects about N100 from each bus (let's say 100buses) &I hear them say things like, "Owó àárò', "Owó Òsán" & "Owó alé - which translates, "Morning money", "Afternoon money", & "night money" respectively. That's a sizeable N30,000 daily & N750,000 in 25days. Ok, I hear that these ones share the money with some Bàbá Ìsàlès (Area Fadas). Even at that, N750,000 monthly is not a small something.
HOW MUCH IS YOUR SALARY?

Even my gateman whose job is to open and close my gate for me when I'm going out (& coming in) is a BIG MAN. Cos without having to worry about too much packaging -spending so much on designer clothes- like I do...without having to spend more than half of his income on transport like I do... without some 'meaningless expenses' that the 'office-man' incures..., he gets free accommodation + 1 free meal per day and 15k. Hmmmmm!
HOW MUCH IS YOUR SALARY?


Don't forget that all these guys -except the gateman- don't have bosses they're answerable to.
That means; they don't have plenty office palava to deal with. They don't have office politics to contend with. And most importantly, they can choose the day (& time) they want to go to work. My broda (sista), ONLY A BIG MAN CAN DO THIS!
If you think you are, I dare you not to go to work this morning. tongue emoticon tongue emoticon

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I think I've made my point. I don't know of a perfect way to end this write-up but three things coming to mind right now:

1. There's no small job anywhere. Whatever your hands find to do, pls do with ALL your might.

2. You can continue to play the BIG MAN but as for me, I've made up my mind. The next time I pump my tyres at my 'Vulcanizers', I'd simply (& humbly) ask him, "Bros, anything for the boys"?

3. What's your perfect title for this write-up? I want to keep it in my archives.

Oya, babai. Pls, go to work, Mr. BigMan. tongue emoticon

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