NIGERIA'S ELECTIONS AND THE MYTH OF PERSONAL GAIN VS COLLECTIVE SUFFERING

Many people are directly affected by the choices of the ruling party in society. However, some may feel that they are above these situations because they experience personal growth even in tumultuous times. Majorly, the only people unaffected by policies and other facets of society are people who are in power themselves. The ones in proximity may feel protected by the thoughts of having access to these people, but those are a fool-hardy set of people.

These people invest their funds and a significant amount of time into seeking out second passports and access to countries in which systems are put in place to function. They forget that their countries could also be this way, choosing instead to seek out their own personal gain despite the suffering of those around them. Then, they complain about being robbed by their domestic workers or not having access to technological advances and progressive healthcare because they are in a ‘backwards’ country.

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