One of the reasons for my love of football and sports, in general, is that you get to see the cutest weirdos over there. Every banter is usually crafted nicely and even at the apex of the banter, the worst that can happen is that the gutted party will excuse himself turn off his gadget and come back the next minute for more.
It's part of the game. Banters are for fun, but recently, even the witty banter which use to be enjoyable in football is turning into a blunt act of hostility. One of the tweets I read this morning sparked off a hot banter which rather escalated too quickly to exchange of hurtful words. Even as a neutral party, you can't help but feel sad for the effect such a tweet can have on the receiver.
To be fair, that is just a mild instance of the bitterness in wild circulation. I hope that I'm not the only one seeing all the anger and anxiety that is hitting our world. People seem to be feeling bitter for reasons best known to them.
This leads to the question;
Why is everyone angry in Nigeria?
That's the question I want to answer. Truth is, the recurrent anger issue is not just hitting Nigerians. Nonetheless, I will chip in some reasons why people are angry in Nigeria. I live here so, a great deal of what I will be highlighting are things I'm sure of. Not based on any news report or internet trend.
Firstly, police brutality is still on the increase. As you already know, this whole police brutality stuff has become too common. We complain about it every day, protests have been carried out in several strategic locations, undeniable evidence has been circulated nationally and internationally, but...
...the brutal men in black are not ready to take a hint. They don't care about negative public opinion.
Secondly, we are facing a creepy sort of hyperinflation. Where on earth does the price level increase by 300% within a week? Wow! It's insane to imagine what our Lagosians have been passing through. I'm using Lagos as an example because that is where this whole Inflationary pressure is biting people hard. My cousin just confirmed that some schools have already settled for online learning at the moment while they hope for the ridiculously high price of petrol to return to normalcy.
Thirdly, fourthly...lastly (to say the least), the country itself is a mess. Trust me, you wouldn't want me to throw more light on this.
Should I or shouldn't I? Haha.
Rock-paper-scissors...I win. This goes to Pob-wow. My very first entry.
Bluntly speaking, people are angry in Nigeria because we are facing a whole lot of problems. An unprintable amount of problems is hitting us hard. Let's not forget that kidnapping, Boko Haram terrorism, fraud, health care issues, economic issues, political issues and any other sort of problem you can imagine is hitting different parts of the country.
In a nutshell,
Nigeria is a hotbed of Wahala.
Here is the thing though, regardless of the height of wahala that is in the world or the double wahala we get to face in Nigeria, one of the things we have learned is to be precise about our initial position in the whole ordeal.
When it comes to the series of problems we are facing as a nation, we understand our initial position in all of it. Check all the problems I highlighted, you will notice that an average Nigerian is on the receiving end of such problems. We understand that we can't do much to stop police brutality. We can't do much as individuals to curb the hyperinflationary pressure.
Here is what we do;
When our men in black come to harass you, just dip your hand in your wallet and bribe them. He goes with his Wahala, you retain your peace.
When inflation hits us hard, we understand that we will be stuck with the same measly $60 monthly minimum wage. To survive the situation, we switch our eating schedule to 100, 101 or 001.
100 = Breakfast✅, Lunch ❌, Dinner❌
101 =Breakfast❌, Lunch ✅, Dinner❌
001 = Breakfast❌, Lunch ❌, Dinner✅
Hehe... The type of wahala we face in this country is enough to get a sane person high. Every step we take is incredibly painful because of the series of problems attached to being a Nigerian in Nigeria.
One thing you all need to have in mind is that we always put on a good smile regardless of this series of wahalas. That's why I give a big hand to Nigerians.
Now, in whatever part of the world you exist, before you ever conceive suicidal thoughts, try to understand that your wahala is not the worst in the world.
Shalom ✌️.
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