Nigeria is distressing.
Almost every single person wants to exercise power to control and mistreat people.
Make someone an ordinary whatsapp group admin, and watch him boss over every other member of the group, like some village chief.
Even the security guard of a commercial bank wants to feed his ego and stomach, by oppressing vulnerable people.
Power intoxicates in this part of the world. The average Nigerian is insensate, cruel, and quick to wield arrogance in demand for submission, at any given opportunity.
Take a good look at your environment, almost every person that climbs up the ladder of success, even by a step, wants to exercise power and control over people at his beck and call.
This attitude is everywhere. In the school system, public service, and even in the family. We're not just going through the vicious process previous generations started, we're making it worse.
This is 2018 already. If this country is to be fixed, we all have a collective responsibility to change our mindset and approach towards leadership; because at some point, we'd all lead, either directly or indirectly.
Leadership is service. Leadership is transparency. Leadership is accountability.
Leadership is not tyranny. Leadership is not ruthlessness.
Happy new year, Steemians.
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