Why Nigeria Has Not Yet Developed

Nigeria claims to be the giant of Africa but many people are yet to see what makes the country of about 140 million people a giant. Nigeria can boast of all the natural resources given to man by nature yet it seems or is even clear that the country is counted as one of the underdeveloped countries of the world for reasons best known to the government and the governed.

Nigeria has not joined the company or the group of developed nations of the world due to the following reasons. In the first instance, political tension has been the order of the day in the country said to flowing with milk and honey but the citizens have never seen the milk and honey anywhere. The state of governance in the country has been nothing to write home about.

There is bad administration in almost every sector of the national economy. It might interest one to note that the country is not short of the intellects that have the ability or all it takes to take the nation to greater height but the problem is that the elites in the country are seemingly not ready or patriotic enough to give what they have or to sacrifice their knowledge for the overall interest of the citizens or masses at large. Worse still, there are many square pegs in round holes in various departments in the seat of governance.

People at the helm of affairs seem not to appreciate the importance of their positions. There is no sense of responsibility and accountability. There is no sense of leadership. The government sometimes maps out wonderful and laudable programmes but the implementation has always been the problem.

The citizens don’t even help matters because they believe that they have lost confidence in the leaders. Some of the citizens especially the youths always find faults in all efforts by the government to better the lot of the people. You hear of pipeline vandalization, violence by youths, militants in oil-producing areas and so on.

Nigeria will join the league of great, responsible, and developed nations when the leaders and the led join hands together to build a better country.

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