Controversial Write goes after the president
,well i think he is making alot of senses
Dear
President Buhari, I will like to extend an invitation to you for a tour of down
town, so that you can have a clear view of what the people who voted you into
office feel about certain decision your government has taken so far, especially
the decision to ban ‘I-pass-my-neighbour generator’.
Contrary to the picture your advisers have painted to you, the decision
to ban ‘I-pass-my neighbour’ generators will only bring more hardship to the
people down here who have never in any way, benefitted from the Nigerian
government at any time. The little hope
that
your “change” mantra brought to the poor man is fast becoming another tale in
the book of presidential lies.
So, for
you to really understand the ramification of your decision, I urge you to come
for a quick tour of down town. Don’t worry sir; it won’t cost you a thing. We
will ensure that your visit is as comfortable as we can. Yes, we know you don’t
take ‘shepe’ or ‘mishango’ or ‘Ghana root’ mixed with ‘draw-draw’. But don’t
worry, we will have enough pure water available for you to cool your feet, wash
your face and quench your thirst.
It is
true that the streets down here are littered with broken water pipes and heaps
of smelly refuse dumps as a result of lack of government presence. But babu
wahala, we will see to it that your danshiki doesn’t get so messed up.
It will
be nice to have you address the youths and explain to them why you have taken
the decision to throw our streets into darkness and expose us to more terror
from armed robbers. Sir, have you considered the amount of small business
operators that will be incapacitated by the ban you have imposed on
‘I-pass-my-neighbour generators’? Come sir, and see for yourself how many
families will lose their source of livelihood simply because they cannot afford
to purchase the bigger generators.
Sir,
what becomes of the barber, the hair dresser, the recharge card seller whose
business is run with ‘I-pass-my-neighbour’ generator? Have you considered the
difference between N10, 000 generator and a N50, 000 generator? Do you think
the people are happy using ‘I-pass-my-neighbour generators? Someone who earns
as low as N15, 000 monthly, how do you expect him to buy and maintain a N50,
000 generator?
You
should also consider they have other needs. I think this is a wrong move and
one that will drive most self-employed youths into armed robbery and other
illegal activities.
And
‘I-pass-my-neighbour generator kills? Hmmmm Mr. President, I thought hunger and
bad roads have killed more Nigerians than generators? How come you haven’t
placed a ban on hunger and bad roads? Is this a part of the “change” we should
expect from this regime? Is this one of the groundbreaking ideas given to you
by the new minister for power? How do we achieve steady supply of electricity
by banning smaller generators?
What I
see here sir, is the government favouring the rich against the poor. The
importers of bigger generator will no doubt see this as a welcome idea; that is
if they didn’t lobby for it. This is one of the most insensitive decisions
taken by any Nigerian government. Shouldn’t it be a general ban on generators?
Is it
that punishing the poor has become a goal in itself for the government? Too
many affluent Nigerians – and, in particular, members of the political elite –
seem to have no sense of how much suffering is down here on the streets.
Little
wonder the governors woke up one morning and decided that they can no longer
pay the N18, 000 minimum wage of workers. For these governors, what is really
striking is the total disconnect between conventional wisdom and the reality of
life – and death – for much of the nation. It is like there’s a badge of
wickedness on the forehead of our politicians.
Sir,
what we want is for you politicians to stop talking blithely about the
importance of alleviating the sufferings of the masses and truly start looking
at the way their less-fortunate citizens live.
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It is true that the streets down here are littered with broken water pipes and heaps of smelly refuse dumps as a result of lack of government presence. But babu wahala, we will see to it that your danshiki doesn’t get so messed up.
It will be nice to have you address the youths and explain to them why you have taken the decision to throw our streets into darkness and expose us to more terror from armed robbers. Sir, have you considered the amount of small business operators that will be incapacitated by the ban you have imposed on ‘I-pass-my-neighbour generators’? Come sir, and see for yourself how many families will lose their source of livelihood simply because they cannot afford to purchase the bigger generators.
Sir, what becomes of the barber, the hair dresser, the recharge card seller whose business is run with ‘I-pass-my-neighbour’ generator? Have you considered the difference between N10, 000 generator and a N50, 000 generator? Do you think the people are happy using ‘I-pass-my-neighbour generators? Someone who earns as low as N15, 000 monthly, how do you expect him to buy and maintain a N50, 000 generator?
You should also consider they have other needs. I think this is a wrong move and one that will drive most self-employed youths into armed robbery and other illegal activities.
And ‘I-pass-my-neighbour generator kills? Hmmmm Mr. President, I thought hunger and bad roads have killed more Nigerians than generators? How come you haven’t placed a ban on hunger and bad roads? Is this a part of the “change” we should expect from this regime? Is this one of the groundbreaking ideas given to you by the new minister for power? How do we achieve steady supply of electricity by banning smaller generators?
What I see here sir, is the government favouring the rich against the poor. The importers of bigger generator will no doubt see this as a welcome idea; that is if they didn’t lobby for it. This is one of the most insensitive decisions taken by any Nigerian government. Shouldn’t it be a general ban on generators?
Is it that punishing the poor has become a goal in itself for the government? Too many affluent Nigerians – and, in particular, members of the political elite – seem to have no sense of how much suffering is down here on the streets.
Little wonder the governors woke up one morning and decided that they can no longer pay the N18, 000 minimum wage of workers. For these governors, what is really striking is the total disconnect between conventional wisdom and the reality of life – and death – for much of the nation. It is like there’s a badge of wickedness on the forehead of our politicians.
Sir, what we want is for you politicians to stop talking blithely about the importance of alleviating the sufferings of the masses and truly start looking at the way their less-fortunate citizens live.- See more at: http://www.frabidel.com/2015/11/etcetera-comes-for-president-buhari.html#sthash.qYyvL1bK.dpuf
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