Nigeria is a country of numerous, abundant resources and wealth, the problem has always being and will always be some wicked and backward malignant politicians. Africa, Nigeria in particular, are everyday plighted with stupid story, that, in my opinion portrays to the outside world that we can’t rule ourselves. The way of the leaders, built on corruption has resisted all attempts of reason to make sense out of it, the problem, especially the root reasons is always difficult to dissect and diagnose. Who failed us? Why? When? In the media, Nigeria blogs, and the many like, the usual suspect is ethnicity, IMF, religion, slavery, AIDS, flood, famine, malaria, IBB, soldiers, Obasanjo, Abacha, PDP godfathers, village witches, mammy water, colonization, the West, corruption, illiteracy, ignorance, etc. Now come to think of it, these obstacles are insurmountable? What options have we not exhausted? If democracy has failed us, let’s take late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo’s recommendation for the adoption of an unwritten code of conduct, a form of an indigenous democracy, instead of the written constitution. This is not a bad idea, and many school of thought have reasoned it is time drastic forefront of ideas and measures are marshalled out to solve (at least begin) our problems. For example, let all public officers begin to swear by Amadioha or Sango. The truth be told, the shadow of death is over Nigeria, therefore, the struggle to save ourselves and our children is an emergency situation that requires emergency measures,  ’by any means necessary’.

In their closets, the western world must be laughing at us, “see them, mtfks#@, they can’t rule themselves”. This might sound sickening, but it is sticking. I once read where the “The Economist” of London made Africa a cover page story and concluded that Arica is “A Hopeless Continent”, and her bed-mate, America, once depict Africa as a complete nation of  “wall-to-wall incompetence, disorder and danger.” This explains why TIME magazine boldly tagged an African president “a dissident.” The foregoing only  indirectly promote intellectual backing that Africa is like a ship that has no captain, and, apparently lost,  and as such needs another re-colonization. I remember a discussion with colleagues on national issues, and it was indifferently concluded that many Africans are beginning to think that probably the Europeans were chased out too early. In the same discussion, a colleague narrated how is neighbour is just waiting for his parents to die before he will finally disown Nigeria and Africa. Many, though reluctantly, have said “goodbye Africa”, while many have thrown in the towel, and turned their back on Nigeria as failed country, and swore never to step foot on Nigeria again.

Therefore, the best help and the only solution is the self-help, or national DIY, because it mere stupidity and acceptance of inferiority to tie our development and progress to foreigners. Right from inception, they have been involved in Africa’s misfortune and tragedies.  They have succeeded in planning coup, removing and installing leaders, received Abacha’s stolen funds and over $148 billion stolen by African leaders every year. The question is has the West changed? We should not be fooled by the fact that Scotland Yard in London froze $35m assets of Ibori and his wife Theresa, or Diepreye Alamieyeseigha who was also arrested for money laundering when Police discovered one million pounds worth of cash in his home; or Joshua Dariye arrested in a London hotel for stealing money meant for development of his state. The question again is that, are these thieves compared to the heavyweights that are scattered over other European countries, or the NewFound Land of Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Lebanon. If Abacha could steal $4 billion within 5 years then how much are leaders who have ruled for decades stolen. For example Gaddafi has been in power for 44 years now; Omar of Gabon 36 years,  Nguema of Guinea 38 years, Mugabe 36 years, Mubarak of Egypt 32 years, Biya of Cameroon 31 years, Museveni  27 years, and Omar of Sudan 24 years. Is best imagined!

My friends’ simple proposal is a new party, Nigerian Patriotic Front, a miltia-political party that will stop the comprehensible rape of Nigeria; this if need be, involve the willingness to lay down life for the defence of Nigeria. A more drastic approach recommended is targeted assassinations of corrupt politicians and gluttonous business men in the country that are plundering our nation and destroying the future. These measures, while drastic, no doubt will shake the very foundations of corruption and put our leaders in order. Let’s face the facts, Nigeria is a sinking ship, and if saving it means shedding some blood, why not,  rather than the whole country die,  I don’t mind few 50s dying?