Young People, I shared a version of this post on my blog Tekedia immediately after the election results were called, but decided not to share it on LinkedIn and Facebook, to avoid feeding a swamp. Sure, I reached out to some in my immediate world and told everyone to #believe and #hope.
But over the last few hours, I have been inundated to put a post after “Prince Patrick” who made a post on his frustrations in life, and who as I write, no one has been able to reach him, has become an suspect suicide victim [I have no capacity to verify the authenticity].
Nigeria’s economy is bad. Many may have been broken by many things including the elections. But note this: hope and unalloyed sheer optimism about you, and your future, must not be broken by election results. “Ndu bu isi” [life is the first thing in this world] is one of the most popular names in the Igbo Nation and I share that name; I did a non-academic study in Ovim (my village), and noticed that Ndubuisi was named within 1970-1980 than any other name there. Yes, after a war, parents who survived just said “we’re happy we are alive”. With that life, they believed new futures would emerge!
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Yes, no matter the economic miry clay, we will survive. Indeed, no matter the challenges, please call your pastor, iman, family, classmate, etc and do not do crazy things. If your candidate lost, dream beyond that loss because there are promises in the FUTURE. I want you to focus on that future and #believe.
God bless the Youth of Nigeria and the Youth of all nations.
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You are right! What else do we have apart from hope? It is well ??
The person or whoever is depressed with the outcome of the election should go and watch Peter Obi’s press conference delivered earlier this afternoon, and they will get all the inspiration and assurance they need to keep believing.
Forget about all the fake people roaming about in both our public and private spaces, they are as empty as the words they utter. There are Nigerians, and there are true Nigerians, Peter Obi belongs in the latter.
Pure breeds know their kinds when they see them, it’s left for funny creatures to identify and mingle with their own kinds.
Keep believing.