The problem with Nigeria lies with the elite in the society. They are the cadres of people their fellow countrymen emulate.
The elites have failed the Nation, they are the ones that travel abroad and thus know how things work, they are the ones who are exposed to the fine things of life, they have interacted with who is who in the world, yet they cannot replicate what they have learnt, other than ask us to protest elections.
Where are the people we are fighting for?
They are in London, New York and all other cities in Europe and America shouting for new elections. Where were they when Alex Ekwueme was robbed, did we hear their voice? We “fellow countrymen” have no faith in our elite anymore. That is why we no longer hearken to their call to arms. Mark me; all calls for protests will fail until the elites become responsible. The revolt in the Niger Delta really is a revolt against the elite. They have robbed us blind! Such disenchantment is growing. The real people we should chase out aren’t the government officials in power, but the corrupt hypocritical elite.
The word on the street is “get on with it”. Nigerians don’t care whether the elections were crooked or not, just get on with it.
