OPINION: Why There Will Never Be Revolution In Nigeria

There has been differenah Nwokpoku has however, shared his own opinion.

Since the uprisings and violent protests that have rocked some Arab nations 2011, some people had feared that such would be replicated in Nigeria, with the level of corruption across the country and the impunity with which our politicians loot the treasury.

It has been said over the years that Nigeria is a time-bomb, a keg of powder waiting for a devastating explosion.

However, all that has remained a sheer optimism. Revolution, a violent one, is the most unlikely thing that will ever happen in this country. Unfortunately, the only set of people that are aware of this sad reality are politicians.

The reason is simple. The youths who usually get angry and resort to violent protests that end in revolution are in deep slumber.

There could be variety of reasons for this state of acute inactivity but the chief among them is the poor quality of education that they have been fed with.

For instance, the Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment test incident.

Over half a million graduates gathered write a test for less than five thousand job slots, and they were confident and comfortable with it that they would trample themselves to death. This was a clear indication that the education that has been given to these young people is bereft of any fibre of quality.

The Immigration Service recruitment test exercise provided the most disappointing clue that change cannot come from our youths. Each of the applicants reportedly paid one thousand Naira and purchased a white T-shirt, too.

As if that was not enough, due to the shoddy arrangement by the organisers, there were stampedes at various venues of the event leading to the death of about 21 applicants.

The revolutionary minded people were so sure that that was the moment. They were so certain that the sun would not set on Nigeria that day without the people rising to demand for a drastic change.

But what followed was the usual condemnations, complaints and bulk passing between the government agencies involved. The youths did nothing rather than curse politicians under their breathe.

The truth is, there will never be a revolution in Nigeria. Who would lead the revolution? What more can inspire it?

As a matter of fact, those who continue to hope that one day there will be a revolution in Nigeria will continue to be disappointed.

In Tunisia, for instance, where the Arab spring started, it was the self-immolation of a Masters Degree holder, Mohamed Bouazizi, who was a street peddler that sparked the revolution.

But I bet that if Bouazizi were to be Nigerian, his fellow young people would have called him a fool. This is because Nigerian youths have changed for the worse. They are not only getting poorer mentally, their self esteem has been battered and they are becoming tolerant of suffering, exploitation and rule breaking. All these stem from the kind of education they are getting today.

The quality is hopelessly poor. Quality education is supposed to be total, from teaching literacy to building the self esteem required to survive in real life. However, it is unfortunate that our education has been unable to inspire this crucial ingredient of survival. The implication is the production of graduates who cannot stand to assert their rights, let alone confronting constituted authorities, demanding a proper cause of action.

And that was what we saw that played out in the NIS incident. If our graduates had proper training, they would not conduct themselves in such a manner that would result in a stampede in the first place.

It is reprehensible that Nigerian youths should go ahead to sit for that same test that resulted in the death of their fellow youths In other climes, right there and then, the test venues would turn to protest grounds and those at home would join them.

The truth of the matter is that there is no hope for a change where the young cannot get angry. Their collective spleens have become numb and the anger that should spur a reasonable change can no longer be felt by them.

In other climes, that people rose to demand for change, it was inspired by the young people who could no longer stomach endless corruption that rendered their future hopeless.

Source: Legit.ng