SIT, SHUT UP AND PRAY!

 This was what they told her when she came home with a broken arm and a bloody nose. Vivian have been suffering from domestic violence ever since she got married to Ken. It has been from one fight, argument and beatings to another. She was getting tired of it all, but she couldn't leave. The big question is WHY?  how can she leave when the people who are supposed to protect her are the ones pushing her to the beast of man she married? The word 'what will people say?' have been her parents watchword.

So many men and women are going through a rough patch with their spouses. But instead of leaving, they choose to stay or even pray because of what the society Will say. Domestic violence is so parvelence in our society. Infact, the society sees nothing wrong with it anymore. It is now part of us and so many men and women usually loose their lives in the process..

When a woman runs home, don't tell her to pray because most times, even though prayer works in all things it doesn't change a man or a woman who isn't ready to change.  The society should stop shaming victims who summons the courage to work out of an abusive marriage. Marriage is meant to be enjoyed not endured.
So, when a man or a woman deciedes to leave their spouse, the society should stop making a big deal out of it. After all, it is who that wear the shoes knows where it pitches.

'CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME' New song of the century!

It's no longer news that this song is now the song of the new government, and it was launched by our amiable president, Muhammad Buhari. He once said at eagle square, on May 29, 2015 that 'if we don't kill corruption, corruption will kill us'.  This well intentioned message was meant for all 'good' Citizens of Nigeria to embrace. Including, the politians, bankers, judges, arm forces, our leaders and what have you. As acclaimed, it's this particular song that will cleanse our image internationally so that David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of Britain who once called us 'fantastically corrupt' might not refer that to us anymore. But, in this era of "do as I say, not what I do" are the initiators of this great song dancing along with us? Are they really dancing with the masses?  And then, singing the new song with us is our information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. But is he really following what the song means? I don't think so. Take for instance the health of our president. The way he twists any information concerning the president is alarming to an extent that Nigerians have Even changed his name to 'lie' Mohammed. And he's among the initiators of the song 'change begins with ME'. This is what we are talking about.

More so, our president who initiated the song, once complained bitterly about medical tourism, isn't he a victim of medical tourism at the moment?  Is he really dancing to the new music? I don't think so!

So, in order for is to dance to the new song, our leaders should gives us the dance steps so we don't fall, Or miss our steps and fall down flat while at it.

EVERY YEAR, SAME SONG.

Poc Umeh will always call them' ambassadors of poverty, merchants of loot with kleptomaniac fingers'.  Our politicians are not ashamed, what's new about them, and what hasn't been said about them? Definitely Nothing! For over 56years, they still campaign with such  words as 'I will build good roads, I will make sure there's electricity, I'll give the youths job including free education' they keep giving us the 'I WILL' promises time and again.  But the question is,  when will these 'I will' stories stop?  Other countries in the world like India, Brazil and the rest all started the 'I will' story with Nigeria, but they have sat up and doing well for themselves.
Our dear country Nigeria just clocked 57years and it's just like a man in his 50s that has no wife, children, or a nice house, the igbos call this type of a man an 'efulefu' meaning a vagabond.

Having said that, it will be nice to know that, the problem is not Nigeria. Rather, it's the ambassadors of poverty ruling the masses. Arguably, Since the year 1979, it has been recycling past leaders, those who have learnt that, politics in Nigeria is a business venture with their respective political offices as their company.  And because our politicians have understood the need to keep the masses hungry, they will give their sugar-coated promises, and leave without fulfilling any of these promises and then, run back after 4years to start sharing half bag of rice, little sachets of salt, few tin tomatoes, wrappers with which their faces are encrypted to the hungry masses they left behind.

For the past 50years, it has been one story or the other. They promise to provide jobs for the youths, but the only employment they get is that of thuggery and serving as deadly instruments in the hands of these same politicians. They promise electricity, but the masses still wallow in pitch darkness. They also promise good roads, mapping out trillions of naira for road construction yet, nothing is done. And even if they manage to construct, the road will still go with them as it will start crumbling due to the cheap materials used for the construction.

How about the educational Sector? How many of their children are schooling in Nigeria? None! And this is why schools keep going on strike. It's either ASUU strike or ASUP. And little or nothing are done about all these because they have their children schooling in the 'Abroad'. What about the medical sector, definitely nothing to write home about just for a few private hospitals. And this is so because they can easily fly out of the county to get medical attention thereby leaving the poor masses to their fate.

Well, We know that our 'politricktians' who are old stocks can never change, but we wish them an encounter with God on their way to 'Damascus'.