This Circus; Nigeria

 It's another blog post, Unicorns! Thank you for always reading. It's always a delight to write here and get positive feedback from y'all.

I've wanted to write a blog post for about a week, but my ideas had not aligned properly. There were so many things jumbled up in my head, and there was no clarity on what I wanted to achieve by writing here. All I knew was that I wanted to write, and now that I have something I'm boiling to express, I'm here.

From the title above, I'm sure you've gotten a hint about this blog post. I'm here to vent and SCREAM through the letters I'm typing.

Nigeria has constantly been serving us breakfast for a couple of months now. The total disregard for its people and the nonchalant attitude of this current administration is appalling and unacceptable. From the 6 months strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) to the insecurity all over the country to our dwindling currency and the high cost of living due to the rapid inflation occurring in the country. How can the supposed "giant of Africa" have an alarming inflation rate of about 18 per cent and increase? How can the Naira keep diving and diving constantly daily? Please explain to me how supposed bandits are terrorising the nation's capital city, killing and kidnapping average Nigerians and holding them for a ransom.

Despite all these things, what shocks (in the infamous words of our president) me the most is that the president of our dear nation is oblivious to the daily suffering of the Nigerian people. A retired general of the Nigerian Army cannot take hold of the security of his capital; it completely blows my mind. Even our general assembly members have gone on a 6-week break to escape the security situation in Abuja. 

I can't even begin to understand how the CBN governor ran for president, lost at the primaries and still has his job today. This same man has come up with many laughable policies to combat the financial crises we are passing through, and yet the Naira is 710 to a Dollar, and there is a scarcity of forex in the nation.

At this point, I'm just so concerned about the ordinary Nigerian grinding and working to have daily bread, provide for their families and basically survive😩😩

I think I can exhale now. Naija will go beta, but only if we can elect the right people into government in our upcoming 2023 general elections. Tomorrow is the deadline to register to get your PVCs; please do so if you haven't, mbok.

Beyond all of these, we need God to make a way for us. We must constantly pray and intercede for this nation. I particularly love this verse in Romans 8:18 that says the pain you have been feeling cannot compare to the joy that is coming. I personally pray that this verse shall be our testimony as a people in the 2023 elections. Amen!

Thank you for reading, I love you!