04/10/2026
Nigerian youths are not ready for change.
And this is one of the most painful realities we must confront as a nation.
At a time when Nigerians are facing unbearable hardship, killings, kidnappings, unemployment, hunger and fear on a daily basis, it is heartbreaking that some young Nigerians can still be bought with peanuts and made to stand against their fellow citizens who are simply demanding justice and a better country.
For years, Nigerian politicians have perfected the same strategy: keep the people hungry, then use food and small financial handouts as political weapons.
Hunger becomes the political tool.
Food becomes the strategy.
Poverty becomes the bargaining power.
And once a desperate young person sees ₦5,000, they are sometimes willing to defend the very system that has kept them struggling, even if it means turning against another Nigerian who is demanding accountability.
How did we get here?
How did survival become more important than justice?
How did ₦5,000 become enough to make one Nigerian fight another Nigerian?
How did we become so desperate that we can exchange the future of an entire generation for temporary relief?
The politicians understand this system, and sadly, it keeps working.
They don't need everyone. They only need enough hungry, frustrated and desperate people who can be mobilized whenever their interests are threatened.
But Nigeria cannot continue like this.
A nation where citizens are killed and kidnapped, where families live in fear, where young people struggle to survive, and where the poor can be manipulated with crumbs is a nation crying for help.
Nigeria is not lacking young people.
Nigeria is lacking a generation that refuses to be used.
We cannot continue sacrificing our conscience for temporary benefits.
We must learn to look beyond the immediate ₦5,000 and ask ourselves what kind of country we are leaving behind.
Because the person receiving the money today may still be hungry tomorrow.
But the consequences of what we tolerate today may affect an entire generation.
Nigeria is seriously bleeding.
And the most painful part is that some of us are helping to keep the wound open.
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