“Ará Ilú Nigeria: “Fi Ẹ̀tẹ̀ silẹ̀ pa Làpálàpá” – Nigerians are: Ignoring Leprosy for the cure of Ringworm”

Ẹ̀tẹ̀ tó mbá ilú jà ni ‘iwà-ibàjẹ́’. Ìyà ti ará ilú njẹ lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́, ki i ṣe èrè iwà-ibàjẹ́ ọdún kan, ṣùgbọ́n ti ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọdún. Kò si ìfẹ́ ilú, nitori eyi, àwọn oniwà ibàjẹ́ ni àwọn ará ilú nyin bi wọn bá ti ẹ fi èrú kó owó jọ pàtàki ni ilé ìjọ́sìn, wọn kò ri ẹni ba wọn wi.

Ojú Olé Rè é – Looters of Nigeria. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Fún akiyesi, ilé iṣẹ́ ti ó n pèsè iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná, owó ti Ìjọba àpa-pọ̀ ba pin lati pèsè iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná fún gbogbo ará ilú, ọ̀gá ilé-iṣẹ́ á pin pẹ̀lú àwọn Ìjọba Ológun tàbi Òṣèlú Alágbádá. Ni bi ọgbọ̀n ọdún sẹhin, nigbati àwọn ọmọ iṣẹ́ ri pé àwọn ọ̀gá ti ó nji owó, kò si ẹni ti ó mú wọn, àwọn na a brẹ̀rẹ̀ si lọ yọ nkan lára ẹ̀rọ ti ó gbé iná wọ àdúgbò lati lè gba àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ lọ́wọ́ ará àdúgbò. Ará àdúgbò á dá owó ki àwọn òṣiṣẹ́ ilé-iṣẹ́ mọ̀nàmọ́ná tó wá tú ohun ti ó bàjẹ́ tàbi ohun ti wọn yọ ṣe.

Kàkà ki ará ilú para-pọ̀ lati wo ẹ̀tẹ̀ san, nipa gbi gbé ogun ti iwà-ibàjẹ́ ni ilé-iṣẹ́ mọ̀nàmọ́ná, onikálùkù bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ṣètò fún ará wọn nipa ri ra ẹ̀rọ́ iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná ti àwọn Òyinbó ngbe dani nigbati wọn bá fẹ lọ pàgọ́. Àwọn ẹ̀rọ wọnyi kò lágbára tó lati dipò iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná ti ó yẹ ki Ìjọba pèsè. Àwọn ará ilú kò ro ìnáwó ti ó kó wọn si, ariwo, àti èéfín burúkú ti ẹ̀rọ yi nfẹ sinú afẹ́fẹ́. Àwọn ti ó nja ilú lólè ni ó nkó ẹ̀rọ wọnyi wọlé, wọn kò gbèrò ki iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná wa nitori wọn kò ni ri ẹni ra ọjà wọn. Wọn rò wi pé àwọn lè dá ilé-iṣẹ́ ti ó n pèsè iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná silẹ̀ ti ó lè lo atẹ́gùn, omi, epo rọ̀bì, oòrùn lati pèsè iná ti kò léwu bi ẹ̀rọ́ iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná.

Ẹ̀tẹ̀ ṣòro lati wòsàn ju làpálàpá lọ, ibàjẹ́ ló yára lati ṣe ju lati tú nkan ṣe lọ. O ye ki ará ilú para pọ̀ pẹ̀lú Ìjọba lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́, lati gbé ogun ti iwà ibàjẹ́ àti àwọn aṣèbàjẹ́, ju pé ki wọn fi ara gbi gbóná kọ ìyà ọgbọ̀n ọdún laarin ọdún kan tàbi meji.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Corruption is the Leprosy that has been tormenting Nigeria. The current untold hardship being faced by Nigerians is not as a result of one year corrupt practices but the result of many years. There is no love for the country, hence the corrupt ones are celebrated instead of being condemned, especially in the places of worship, even though it is known that their sources of wealth is unclean.

For example, Nigeria utility/power provider, NEPA or PHCN, government allocation for the generation of electricity for the entire country, is shared among the top government officials and the military or the political government. About thirty years ago, when the junior officers realised that their bosses faced no consequence for their act of looting the budget, they too devised a means of taking bribe. It was common practice that NEPA official will go on a raid of tampering with the transformer in order to extort money. The neighbourhood where the transformer has been tampered with, often rush to plead with them to fix the problem. Flimsy excuses were given until the people would agree to pay a bribe before returning whatever was removed or the problem is fixed.

Instead of the people coming together to cure the leprosy, by confronting the corrupt NEPA or PHCN officials, each person began to arrange for alternative source of power by buying power generators that are used for camping in the Western world. These generators did not generate enough to replace the proper electricity supply that is provided by the government. The people ignored the side effects of using generators such as, noise and air pollution. Those looting the fund allocation, could at least used it to establish alternative power generating companies that could have generated electricity through alternative clean sources as wind, water, gas and solar energy to replace the importation of generators that is dangerous to both the users and the environment.

Leprosy is more difficult to cure than mere ring worm, it is easier to destroy through corruption than to repair the damage. Rather than an irrational reaction to the thirty years of hardship, Nigerians should join hands with the current government to wage war against corruption and those perpetuating it, instead of expecting a quick fix solution within a year or two.

Originally posted 2016-05-17 21:34:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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“Ará Ilú Nigeria: “Fi Ẹ̀tẹ̀ silẹ̀ pa Làpálàpá” – Nigerians are: Ignoring Leprosy for the cure of Ringworm”

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