Are we suffering from "analysis paralysis" in Nigeria? Everyone seem to have a theory on why things seem not to be perfect but not too many tends to point to the way to utopia (may be it's because they are so consumed in the fire of woe-mongering that they can not see that there can be a leeway out of their self-professed doom.)
A lot of people I know can burn excessive energy explaining the nightmares they are experiencing as Nigerians yet can not whisper a sentence on what should be the new Nigeria dream. The bitterness, the anger and the "finger-pointing" gestures has sapped their strength to dream a new Nigeria and weaken the will to birth this dream.
We know the situation in Nigeria isn't perfect but we can't spend the rest of our lives playing the broken records and wallowing in our bitter complaints- we have to move on!
I do not mean moving on into a new location that fits our escapist ideals (as many Nigerians you find queuing for Visa at many embassies are trying to) but to move on beyond the hopelessness we have conceded to today into a new vision for tomorrow. Let’s begin to move ahead through the thorny jungle we are surrounded with with a course through to a greater and better Nigeria charted in our heart. We can't give up (it is not an option) and we can't remain still, paralysed by pessimistic perspectives of our realities (no way!).
Let's gather our wills together. Let's change our outlooks. It begins with you and l.
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