#EndBadGovernace: Reasons Behind Unrest as Nigerians push for change
The biggest economy in Africa and so-called African Giant, Nigeria, has a total GDP of $432.3 billion. Over the last 30 years, Nigeria has witnessed significant drawbacks in political and sociopolitical areas. According to Statista.
The unrest in Nigeria didn’t start today. It’s an everyday issue. Complaint from citizens range from fuel Shortages in a country can fetch its own oil and supply others without scar, to Lack of Adequate Job and a failing educational system. These and many other issues have fuelled he #EndBadGovernance movement.
Nigeria faces innumerable problems, but citizens believe change takes place from the Governments office. With the present #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, it is a testament that the citizens can’t take it anymore.
Writing this article stems from a personal perspective as it represents what it feels like being Nigerian right now, is by sharing these experiences.
NIGERIA is the biggest country in Africa, thriving in music, entertainment sports, tech and startups. However, mismanagement over the years, has affected the rate of productivity in areas tied to social amenities.
Nigerians are creatively smart people, diligent, realistic in nature, up-to-date and hardworking. Unfortunately, these qualities look disconnected from the government’s actions. Perhaps these disconnection results to what people have felt for decades.
The protest, starting August 1st to August 10 in its nationwide scale This time and administration, Nigerians will push for change once more.
Issues such as Oil Refinery management, Fuel Subsidy, Social Amenities not met, Insecurities, strikes extending 4-year course to 6-7 years, And a unprecedented rise in high cost of living, this protest is sound that Nigerians have had enough of a government incapable of showing workings.
For decades, Nigerians have been engineered by the different governments with the inability to solve constantly issues of inflation and security, leaving the country in jeopardy.
This protest is a saying (a message) that Nigerians have to be taken seriously by the government. The political state has reached a state where the citizens are willing to do whatever it takes to achieving whatever they set to achieve, without regarding consequences.
Nigerians are angered and tired over the past months and years of unproductive government. Growing in reaction where they do not care how long it takes to get the change they’ve always clamoured for.
Nigerians want to feel heard by the government by solving their problems.
I believe that the only way this can be resolved is a proper readdress of administration, improved communication with citizens, disposing old policies, old policies that leave the populace angered after each administration.
Protest is the present trend for pushing a social milieu towards change as we’ve seen in countries like Kenya, Uganda and Bangladesh. Nigeria won’t be left out of this soon.
