{"id":1355,"date":"2011-08-26T18:27:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T23:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verastic.com\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2011-08-26T18:27:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T23:27:46","slug":"but-mr-president-this-is-bullshit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/vl\/but-mr-president-this-is-bullshit.html","title":{"rendered":"But Mr. President, This Is Bullshit"},"content":{"rendered":"

So Abuja has been bombed again. At this point, it has become a regular\u00a0occurrence. We are slowly becoming desensitized to it. It happened before. It’ll probably happen again. As I read the accounts of the bombing in Abuja today, I was angry. My spirit was angry, more than usual. It is not just that the UN building in Abuja was bombed in broad daylight, it is also the fact that I know something could have been done to prevent it. And even after the deed was done, the management of it was poor. The fire department brought only one crane (of course<\/em>), and just as it was about to be used, it gave up (naturally<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Our dear President, the one they say brings with him a lot of alleged good luck, has issued a statement through his spokesman, Reuben Abati, spilling out all the usual bullshit that he and the rest of the government usually spill. He wants Nigerians to know that he believes the attack is an assault on the United Nations and what they stand for (you don\u2019t say<\/em>), that he has ordered for the security to be heightened (from nothing to a little less nothing?<\/em>), that the federal government is dedicated to vigorously combating terrorism (story!<\/em>), that the perpetrators will be brought to justice (the dead suicide bomber? Or the living ones coming after him?<\/em>), that Nigerians should aid in exposing those who promote violence (but<\/em> Mr. President, you know where Boko Haram resides<\/em>), and that Nigerians should continue to go about their daily living because the government has it all under control (there’s really no need to mislead the people<\/em>).<\/p>\n

If Jonathan were less Igbo and less Christian, would there be this much violence? And if Jonathan were more assertive and more presidential, would there be this much violence? I am puzzled. I cannot comprehend why a man who knows his enemies by face, by names, and by residence is so reluctant to wipe every single one of them off the face of the earth.<\/p>\n

Since I was born, I have been hearing about the potential of Nigeria, and granted, we do have a lot of it. But when potential perpetually remains potential and never actual, then what is our worth? Our biggest accomplishments to date are having the highest number of cell phones in Africa, having a \u201cbooming\u201d music industry, having the biggest and loudest generators, and being the giant of Africa \u2013 whatever the hell that means.<\/p>\n

Whether or not Nigeria is a failed State should not be up for debate anymore. It is a failed State. The question now is if anything can be done to remedy the situation. In the meantime, it is every Nigerian for him\/herself.<\/p>\n

May the souls of the eighteen people who lost their lives today rest in peace. May God grant their loved ones the fortitude to bear the loss. May the injured people receive speedy recovery. May the perpetrators die an unnatural death, and may they die slowly. May the people in power who let this happen choke on their spit. And may competent people rise to rule Nigeria fairly. Amen.<\/p>\n

Photo credit:Sahara Reporters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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