THE BLAME GAME (giving back a token out of the little available)
Remember the woman with the jar of oil? The “blame game” is a virus-like anecdote that has evaded our thought pattern in an unimaginable way in this part of the world; everyone wants to blame someone for their misfortune, unfortunately only a handful prefers to take responsibility for his or her actions. This is quite prevalent among our leaders and is quietly creeping towards the general populace; we all blame the government for our woes. It is not new that Nigeria is a place where nothing works and corruption thrives like pure water among our not so honorable leaders. Since the government and its cohorts have decided not to give a damn about its citizen why can’t we give a damn about ourselves; why can’t we support and learn to trust each other instead hostility prevails among us. We drape on the toga of selfishness hence we forget our neighbours and the less privileged among us. We craved for utopia while isolating ourselves but unfortunately no man thrives in isolation and ...