THE PICTURES OF A LEADER

THE PICTURES OF OUR LEADERS IN WORDS.?Written by KEMKA S. IBEJI

I read from a friend's wall here that the government is about to privatise over 12 highways this week. According to the post, the author alludes that such action by the government will raise revenue for the government.

Now I ask; What do you mean when you say revenues please?

Is it not still straining the poor road users the more and squeezing out the little money the government haven't stolen and embezzled from them?

What's the economics of this privatisation please? Is it privatisation or commercialisation? Or is it extortion and subjugation of the common citizens? I want to learn.

My thinking is that the government lacks creativity amidst their insatiable and unguarded avarice. Those in power are not knowledgeable on the skills of the astute management of the commonwealth and will. They are largely persons who ate without working while growing up, whose lives have been smooth and sweet and who have suffered nothing and have also gained nothing in the knowledge of the other side of life. It has always been rosy for them and they have consistently lived on gifts from parents, uncles and aunties and have also been gifts the commonwealth by same people. What else?

Our political leaders are gift dependants and cheap getters who have no knowledge and skills for deep thinking and creative solutions crafting. These are the folks who lead us and those waiting to climb the saddle after them are in their like and style.

Who says we are not in soup??