IBADAN STAMPEDE: The Insolence of Office and the Reign of Hunger and Poverty in Nigeria By Bababo Ikuemonisan
I don't know if it's just me, but writing about Nigeria and the true realities that stare at us daily as a people is a difficult task. Over the years, I have come to realize that aside from academic publishers, the group of people who find it easier to write or talk about Nigeria and our realities are politicians and political criminals. Why? Because they lie about the sad realities. They paint a picture of a blissful people, a happy country with constant power supply, a booming economy, plenty of jobs created by a working government that constantly empowers the youth, reduces poverty, and strengthens the naira against the dollar. Thieves in government are always ecstatic to talk about Nigeria, conveniently lacing their narratives with heavy doses of lies - from the Presidency to the state governments and the 774 local government chairmen. These are a bunch of convenient liars, alienated from the plights and realities of everyday Nigerians. The worst of these liars are the so-...
