would i call it foolishness or is it a psychological problem or a philosophical problem that a man would consider being poor as a sign of nobility.
It could be said that anyone with such ideology is quite foolish or is looking for an excuse for laziness. years ago In christianity at a time when spirituality was confused as religiosity Christians used to believe that having so much money or success was a sin and they saw those who have attained some sort of financial success as sinners. This didn't make sense to me because solomon was a man who was so wealthy that he built a temple for God. or doesn't it cost money to take the gospel to the ends of the earth as the bible instructs? Or do I read a different bible?
Well the bible talk isn't for today.
I wonder what the president is going to base his 2019 campaign mantra on this time but I think its "poverty". He came with the "change" thing in 2015 and truth be told he lived up to his words as he has changed Nigeria from a wealthy country to a recessed one where the dollar that used to exchange at N160 to $1 and now exchanges at N360 to the Dollar. He has also succeeded in changing the meaning of Democracy to a demonstration if crazy by our leaders.
Now recently One Mallam Shehu Garba whom I don't know if he's the campaign publicist for the president has been portraying the president as a poor man, I don't know if this is the strategy for 2019 but if it is its quite foolish. First he displayed a picture showing the president traveling in an economy class and dragging his luggage from the airport as if he couldnt afford a business class. well let's say that was a trow back as that was taken before he won the election as president in 2015 but let's see another instance as he also displayed pictures of the president during the recently concluded "sallah" celebration sharing N1,000 to kids that came to visit him at the presidential villa. Was that because he had nothing else to offer or he was just stingy? if you want to make a difference in those children's lives I bet you N1,000 will not even by them school sandals... and why did he have to call the press to what him embarrass himself? Mallam Shehu Garba has also said that the president only has 185 heads of cattle's since he started farming in 1985 and am like Really?
Well here is a little advice to Mallam Shehu Garba and I hope this gets to the president. We are not fools and you cannot deceive us Sir (with all due respect) if you feel that showing and advertising yourself as being poor will make people have a soft spot for you come 2019 then you haven't been more wrong sir. Poverty isn't nobility and there's no pride in being poor.
Nigerians want results and we are no longer naive and foolish as you once thought we were, but If you need a campaign mantra for 2019 look for results to show you are worth a second chance sir but as it stands by my calculations that list is quite short as there's nothing on it Yes you've done nothing sir. So pending the time you get results don't bother running for 2019 as it'll be so disappointing for you. Let the youths show you how it is done.
With all due respect
inspired by Abraham Ogbodo Guardian.ng
