11/08/2025
๐๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐
๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ โ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ!
We clap when they build roads.
We cheer when they pay salaries.
We post โGod bless youโ when they drill a borehole.
But hereโs the truth: every naira came from your taxes โ not their personal pocket.
This is how Nigerian leaders have reset our brains, making us grateful for what is already our right.
Hereโs why it must stop.
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐
In a healthy democracy, good governance is not a favor โ it is a duty.
Yet in Nigeria, we have reached a point where the bar is set so low that when a governor ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ, citizens shower them with praise as if theyโve dipped into their personal pockets to do it.
This mindset is no accident. Over decades, leaders have subtly โresetโ the thinking of the people. We have been conditioned to view basic infrastructure and public services โ things we are entitled to โ as extraordinary achievements worthy of applause.
Recently, I saw a post celebrating Governor Zulum for constructing a ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐จ๐ค. The comments were filled with declarations like, โOne of the best governors!โ But think about it: roads, schools, hospitals, salaries โ these are fundamental responsibilities of government, not special gifts.
In developed countries, election campaigns rarely focus on promises to build roads or pay salaries. These are assumed responsibilities. Instead, leaders talk about strengthening the economy, creating opportunities, and innovating for the future.
But here in Africa, and especially in Nigeria, political campaigns often center on what should already be done. And when these promises are fulfilled, citizens celebrate as though itโs a personal favor. This is the real tragedy โ not just poor governance, but the way our collective expectations have been lowered.
Until we raise
