E lite failure is pronounced in Nigeria . W hether anyone is confident enough to state it or too timid , they ignore the fearful signs. The government itself is not human ; it is a system control led by people .
T herefore , it is understandable why the government is sometimes criticized by helpless citizens who believ e that their woes and tribulations are the results of the unpopular decisions made by those in power . At one point or another , different protagonists have emerge d in different ways , with the expectation that th e people’s challenges will be addressed once they put in place the right ideas and decisions reflected in their policy opinions and positions. One beautiful thing about governance is that citizens cannot be dispossessed of the knowledge of how a government regime is treating them .
Even if their voices cannot be amplified to the extent that they can be heard by the most insulated figures in the government houses, their suffering speaks volumes . People who have faced continued hunger and poverty cannot be portrayed as shining or having the best moments of their lives because such hardships leave i m prints o n human physical anatomy and internal organs. W hen people are hungry, their reactionary responses may not be aggressive and inflammatory, but they cannot help but be mournful of their helpless condition.
While anyone may have the power to slap an innocent child, they do not have the power to determine how that child reacts to the pain . Elites.
