In My Country

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In my country, our government is really trying. They want to do so many things for us. They are trying to make the country a better place for everyone to live in. In fact, the major thing our leaders think of is how to make this country a comfortable home for everyone.

Our government is very thorough in all they do, which is why our 2016 Budget needs to have various editions. The National Assembly has to look at the various editions that ends up on their table and pick that which best suits the nation. For those complaining about the huge figures appearing all over the budget, you should put in mind that exchange rate is now very high and desperate times call for desperate measures. By the way, our creativity in appropriating #BudgetofYams to the budget is a very brilliant one. Yam is the king of crops. Spending so much will only result in getting better results. Nigeria might just be the biggest economy in Africa after all. Be patient

The war against corruption is so effective that we are denying our looters freedom. It doesn’t matter if they’ve not been convicted in the court of law or if they have even been granted bail. Why would anyone want freedom after stealing billions of Naira from every one of us? In fact, the people and the press should chair their trials and pass deserving judgments. We do not take corruption lightly.

Whoever accuses our leaders of not listening to the plight of the masses is just being ignorant because our leaders are the greatest listeners. They listen to everything we say and they act in accordance. Nigerians have once complained about paying for services not rendered by the Electricity Agency (right from NEPA to DISCOs) and now the government has produced a lasting solution to that. You no longer have to pay a fixed price for electricity supply that didn’t get to you, you only have to pay for what is consumed. Again, you shouldn’t mind the hike in the tariff, something good comes at a high cost and by the way, exchange rate is high. So, deal with it and give a thumb-up to the only minister with three portfolios.

Just the other day, our president succeeded in imploring Nigerians in diaspora to return and those at home to stay put just so we can build the nation together instead of ending up in jail in the white man’s land. It doesn’t matter if the white man thinks we are all criminals because our president said most of us are in jail. After all, you canโ€™t fault a man for giving an honest opinion about issues. The white man has to know that investing in our country is bad market, after all, we are criminals and it takes a criminal to handle another criminal.

The latest of it all is the fantastic idea by the government to start feeding primary school pupils. It is one of the things that point to the fact that our leaders never forget their promises. Power does not make them forget. They just wait for the right time to execute their plans. The feeding exercise will kick-off very soon. The government just signed a deal with NASCO Foods to provide biscuit for these pupils. No one thinks better than our leaders do, they are trying to curb stealing and witchcraft. Kids steal from their parents just so they can impress their friends by buying enough biscuits during break time. With this grand plan by the government, kids will stop stealing. No point trying to impress anyone with biscuit if you are all going to eat it for lunch. Also, remember when our mums used to be scared of someone initiating us by giving us biscuits to eat? They no longer have to worry, the biscuits are free and safe for all to eat. Voila! Our kids are free from stealing and witchcraft. And for parents who can’t afford buying biscuit for their children, at least the government is helping out.

Cheers to the government who have given us the Change we deserveโ€ฆ

Aderonke Adegoke,
@adeoladegoke
Nigeria.
+2347031584700

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