When I heard the Nigeria government wanted to redesign four notes out of the eight currencies late last year, I was part of those wondering how the new notes will be. I thought there won't be any faces on the redesigned note again.
Because I don't understand the yardstick the government are using in picking the faces they put on the currencies cause the country has lots of heroes and heroines that I believe matters a lot.
But I was disappointed when the redesigned notes came out and discovered it's just a changed of colour. How on earth will a reasonable government think like that and waste the resources we all are managing on just to change the colour of the currencies. I was so pissed off but no where to vest my anger😂😂, I can't allow my parents to lose me.
Not that I have personal hatred to the faces on the currencies but I feel faces on the notes should be something that add more values to the country and serve as an encouragement for others. I actually wish all faces would be removed from all my country's note (Naira) because what's the essence of those plenty heads that aren't solving any of our problems.
Firstly, I feel the symbol of the country's national security service or something symbolizing security and the numerous blood lost in wars should be on the country's denominations because the security personnel are those upholding the country. The country keeps losing large numbers of security personnel daily on defense to the terrorists and herds men that are invading the nation.
So I think it won't be a bad idea if a currency is dedicated to all lost officers and those that will still die in the cause of their dedicated service to the nation. To me, those officers are the real national heroes and heroines cause all their mights including their blood are use in defending the nation and most times their families are neglected by everyone of us including the government once their breadwinners died in active service.
Secondly, I also feel the government should appreciate the impact of the people feeding the nation (farmers) by including them on the currency. Agriculture is our oldest occupation and everyone in the country should be encouraged to get involve in farming in one way or the other so that there will be surplus food in the land.
So I believe, it will be a thing of pride if the government can recognize our own people (the farmers) by making a particular symbol for them and put it on the nation's currency. These people to me are the national heroes because without them there will be hunger in the land and the nation will never be habitable to everyone.
The currency is a national symbol and it will be a huge honor if those set of people I mentioned above would be the faces on my country's currencies because they are part of those that are striving hard with all their powers and might to make the nation a better place.
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