It’s popularly cited that ‘It’s better late than never’. Believe me, most of us are yet to know the prime essence of that citation.
For some of us who know the essence or significance of the famous quotation, how would you throw more light on it if you were asked to do so?
As for me; ‘it’s better late than never’ simply means that it is better one comes late to an event than being marked absent. In other words, it means, it’s better you’re being known by your colleagues as a latecomer than being recognized as a regular absentee.
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Please, pardon my preamble. I just decided to commence with such analysis. But as we proceed, you will acknowledge its relevance.
Barely three nights ago, at exactly eleven O’clock, I was faced with a serious and thorough meditation as regards the present state of the Nigerian society in respect of her socio-political sector.
At the end of the said meditation, I concluded that one thing was missing in Nigeria’s polity in its entirety, and that had been the root of her people’s collective plight. Till date, that thing is still missing.
Without mincing words, that “thing” remains sincerity coupled with transparency. Please, I’m just thinking aloud. Therefore, I’m humbly letting out my opinion which can be countered by any interested person.
For crying out loud, Nigeria is of age. Sixty one years is neither sixty-one days nor sixty-one weeks. It beats my psyche to realize that most Nigerians are yet to know that Nigeria is truly of age, going by the manner they treat the country in question.
Most pathetically, they’ve turned the ‘giant of Africa’ to a thing of mockery. Isn’t it wickedness? Well, still thinking aloud; though sooner or later, I would be communicating loudly.
The fancy fact remains that Nigeria has been abused greatly by her subjects. How can we be repeating just one issue, which is corruption, on a daily basis; does it imply we don’t know the actual remedy to stop such cankerworms? As far as I’m concerned, this is simply insincerity. Let’s ride on!
The polity has been filled with enormous uproar in regard to the forthcoming elections. The funniest part is that, lately, even the ‘touts’ have been speaking as if they own this country.
The aforementioned pandemonium has abruptly become ubiquitous, which implies that no one is safe if we decide to remain mere onlookers as the days unfold.
It’s no longer news that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced to the public the dates for the awaited elections. This signifies that Nigerians are presently damn prepared to once again walk to the polls come 2023.
But for the impending national ritual to be successful as expected by all well-meaning individuals both home and diaspora, the electorate must acknowledge that the country is seriously in need of cleansing as regards elections and allied matters.
Ceaselessly, the teeming electors in Nigeria are being reminded of the same thing, as if their memories aren’t longer functional. This is to say the collective plight of Nigerians is self-inflicted. This is the reason the citizenry must go back to the drawing board for holistic review towards making amends where need be.
For crying out loud, we can’t continue to repeat exactly the same thing on a daily basis. The good news is that time has come for every Nigerian to get it right.
At this juncture, everyone is urged to search their respective consciences because, I’m of the view that we’ve all derailed tremendously. Mind you, ‘it’s better late than never’.
I can’t see how someone born with a silver spoon could be dining with a rotten one even as a grown-up. Isn’t it absurd?