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Saturday 17 January 2015

How long will Nigerians remain fools? - By Etcetera

From Mr Soul musician turned controversial writer...enjoy!
In Nigeria, there are three classes of people: The Masses, The Politicians, and The Rich. The masses are the puppets, the politicians the hand that controls the puppets and the rich the hand that controls the politicians. The politicians have the system totally rigged in their favour. 
They have made it compulsory for the masses to vote from a list selected by them knowing that as blind as the masses are, they may never realise they can actually have a choice. In the upcoming presidential election, the masses have been given no choice but to choose between two candidates forced upon them by the politicians. 

What if Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan are not exactly what the masses want? Are we going to have recourse when they fail as they always do, to honour their promises?

There seems to be a spot in every Nigerian, a soft spot in our consciousness like the one in a baby’s head, which, if pressed or stroked in the right way, reduces us to giggling children with mouths full of candy. That spot is what I call a “Mumu Button.” And any person that finds and presses that mumu button in Nigerians is on the road to wealth and power. As a youth, my faith in this nation is disappearing like a fart in a wind storm. I have seen that even the most intelligent and educated Nigerians, when you press their mumu button, they turn into docile drooling puppy dogs, panting happily. Obviously, every politician in this country understands this, but for some reason, the masses don’t. My mumu button has been pressed many times too, but unlike many people, mine has become calloused due to misuse and abuse. But since I realised what the politicians are, they can’t press my mumu button anymore. I see politicians as conmen, I see them like those Ebonyi State boys trying to sell fake wrist watches to me in traffic, I see them like pastors. They are always too eager to sell their plans and schemes, to convince us that their government will bring “change,” and if we support their candidates, we will be led out of the darkness into light. And somehow in every election, an amazing number of us fall for it. We keep buying the scam over and over.

With Buhari and Jonathan, we have again swallowed the same con hook, line, sinker, rod, reel, creel, boat, motor, and even the river, down our throats like a starving dog would gulp a piece of rotten meat without sniffing it first. Why does Buhari want to be president so badly? Who is really financing Goodluck Jonathan’s N21 billion campaign and at what cost to the nation if he gets reelected? When will the masses pull their numbers on the streets and demand for the simple things of life? Are we ever going to stop rolling over our backs with our legs wide open like a prostitute waiting for her customer? With everything we see in the media, to be a successful politician depends on talk, or more precisely, smooth talk. The masses love smooth talk. It lulls us into some kind of euphoric state. With smooth talks, they have convinced most Nigerians that night is day, bad is good, and most recently, stealing is not the same as corruption.

It saddens me whenever I see a group of people arguing that Buhari is better suited for the presidency than Goodluck Jonathan or vise versa. Therein lies the con of all: can’t we see that both candidates are being financed by the same group of individuals? That’s right, the very same people. Whoever becomes the president on February 14 is still their choice. The elections are nothing but theatrical productions to keep us distracted and pacified so we won’t revolt and demand better government. To some of you naive souls who are still under the spell of all the jangbajantis they taught you in school, let me explain what election truly is in Nigeria: the next president will only get into office by playing ball with the likes of the Dangotes and other power brokers, and by telling you and me what we want to hear. I have heard things like, his running mate is a pastor, he is holy and credible. My friend, by the time anybody gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over.

231 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Don't just ask. Research and vote right!

GMB is more of a leader than GEJ @least on paper. He may not be a saint but he frowned @ corruption (1984-1985)

Unknown said...

Try to make sense next time .. We are following best practice young man .. You talk as if Buhari and Goodluck are the only candidate . This is why I hate reading your write up . They are full of wrong ideology .

olu said...

...do we always have to be this mentally lazy tho?
The man just wrote about the masses being "spoon-fed" doctored information... And right after reading this your response is to demand to be spoon-fed a solution?!
C'mon gurl, use it!! It's much more than just a rack for lace wigs!!

Anonymous said...

Lmao! U are so on point! Do we d munmus meet n pick a different person entirely abi what?

Unknown said...

Nice one. Bro, God bless u, brother K town blood still they ur body.

Anonymous said...

I think its high time Etcetera paraded himself as a writer and not a Musician. I hope he starts to get endorsements from his one too many controversial write ups!

Unknown said...

God bless u for this response

Unknown said...

ETC just finish watching the seasonal film "Scandal".... he did not only summarise,he relates it to Nigeria...

Anonymous said...

The guy has spoken. We have fourteen candidates For the position od president. Can we examine any ro see any suitable one. Apc is younger brother of pdp. Nice write up

Anonymous said...

U are waiting for him to tell u what to do;u have a brain use it.u will still criticize his solution so no need.

olu said...

A good start would be for each and every Nigerian to stop asking someone else for the solution. Our problem is we're like sheep... We'd prefer someone else make decisions concerning where we go, when we go there, and what we do when we get there.
You have a brain... Come up with ideas yourself, then find similar minded people... That's how you start a revolution.
But oops... I just did it and told you what to do
Smh

Anonymous said...

Thank u o
D boy just runs his mouth like diarrhea
Senseless talk!

Anonymous said...

Did he by chance insult your bread winner?

DaBabe said...

Very well said

Anonymous said...

Bonario, you are right. May I add that in our quest to get good leadership, Obasanjo appointed a fellow general (Buhari) to head the PTF, thinking that with his military discipline he would be able to give effective leadership to the agency. But, alas, what did we get? A totally inept and very corrupt leadership. At the end if his tenure, over 20 billion naira was missing. Which way Nigeria?

Chyke
City: Unknown.

Unknown said...

You are the foolish one here. The write up is not about a solution but to open your small mind.

Unknown said...

Some Nigerians can be so foolish, can't you guys see the write up is not about a solution but to open some small minded people like you guys about the situation of the country politics.

Anonymous said...

God bless you my brother. It just a mess.I'm so lost and don't even know how we got here.
Mrs Feyi

Unknown said...

This write up speaks the truth

Unknown said...

Bros! Abeg tell dem ds 1 na life talk

Anonymous said...

I have been looking out for Etcetrera's article..I enjoy it...in fact he has found his talent in writing and not music

ebonyz... said...

Ecetera don talk

Unknown said...

Thank you guy,I have asked myself d same question if its just Buhari and Jonathan we have in ds country dt can become president.nice write up

young conscience said...

Fools!!! He has suggested a solution, opn you're minds is the message, if a bowl of akamu is put before a hungry man do you also have to tell him to dig in??? You're obviously part of the mumu's

Anonymous said...

Whatever!

Anonymous said...

Obviously u did not comprehend. He proffered a solution and that is, Nigerians should go through d pedigree of other political parties presidential aspirants and make the right choice. But u dint understand becos u just wanted to type ur insults.

Anonymous said...

Etcera has come again! I like the guy though.

Subomi said...

I try, I really do try to read this boy's article and to take him serious, its just not easy, too hard

Unknown said...

who is this illiterate?

Unknown said...

why will u say such? he is speaking up.. its a good thing.. keep ur negative thoughts to urself

Unknown said...

naija dj u are one of the problems we have in naija

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