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I do not know about other places but for Nigeria, honestly, I don't think we have ever experienced good government. Every leader we elect, hoping that he/she will bring hope, the person after a while becomes a nightmare to us.
The majority of the people have given up on the government already. Good government is one of the things that most people have already concluded impossible in this part of the world.
Our roads are bad, the country is in debt, corruption is on the increase, all manners of evil are taking place and no one can address it because those who ought to do so are not righteous themselves.
The leaders are so selfish and greedy, money that ought to be used to develop the country, provide opportunities for people, and make life better is being diverted to personal accounts for selfish reasons.
Even the Economic And Financial Crime Control, which ought to be our hope and help us recover all those stolen resources and properties are also not righteous.
We see on the news more often than not how money is being recovered from greedy politicians and citizens who are into fraudulent activities but where is the money going to?
It is as if all the bodies established in the government for effective leadership are stained. These people would beg and promise that they will do good and make things better during campaigns but as soon as they go up, their greed becomes gross.
Sometimes, I wonder if we are under democracy, dictatorship, or anarchy. The citizens are being marginalized and stepped upon.
If you are not rich you are not recognized even if you have something valuable to offer. If you are not rich even when you are being abused and cheated, you can do nothing about it.
I do not mean to say this but I have to, we are still under slavery even in our motherlands. The only difference is that we are not wearing chains these days but this is pure slavery.
The government can just wake up one day and demolish your house, something you suffered and invested for years to raise and not compensate you. If you talk, they will ask you to go to court and drag the matter for what looks like an eternity until you get weary and give up eventually.
Joblessness and pain have spurred a lot of people to go into diverse evil things. Nowadays, internet fraud looks like a good thing to the youth, ritualism is something people are proud of, kidnapping looks like a cool business, and banditry is like an occupation to some.
These are things that on a normal day people would curse and throw away but our society has become so dark that they are being praised. I am sure this is not the situation of Nigeria alone, other countries are also going through the same hell.
I am not saying that all these are a result of bad government alone, of course, as individuals, we have also failed in our duty somewhere.
If I had the power to change one thing at all, that thing would be bad government. I would dispel the existence of a bad government completely.
When the government is good, the people will have hope, the society will be purged and good will overtake evil.
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However, that can only be a wish as long as we only talk and do nothing about it. Having a good government is possible, but it depends on us as individuals, if everyone would work on themselves, and live righteously, having the fear of God in their hearts, the leaders inclusive, I am sure everything will be right again.