“Since 1960, when Nigeria was created, successive governments have found it challenging to bring joy and happiness to the citizens. Instead of betterment for the people, citizens duel in sorrow, pain, and complaints. They look up to the new governments emerging to fulfil their promises but these are being left unfulfilled till date.”

Citizens of Nigeria could endure even when there is no food to eat. I thought about this, but I couldn’t figure out what could make our governments unable to fulfil their promises when they get to power. Our fathers and mothers could endure this in those days, but today, our youths can not endure it because we are in a new system. Today, technology has made us more enlightened about what is going on in the world than our parents.

Today, our parents are in a serious dilemma. They can not afford to put food on the table. They even depend on their little ones to go out there and hustle for money. Our youth find themselves in so many questionable behaviours that can’t be written home about. Who do we blame, the present government, previous governments, the citizens, or our colonial masters? Who do we blame?

Our NGO is not here to blame anyone, but we want change in our communities. We want a good life for our fathers, our mothers, our husbands, our wives, our children, our newborn babies, and children with disabilities. We want good roads, good water, health care, employment, schools and a lot more.

How can we achieve these? Normally, we should depend on governments, but governments also face difficulties that cannot be explained.

Let us all help ourselves. We can complement the government’s efforts by making contributions that positively impact our families and communities. Gradually, these may alleviate some of the challenges at the top. Let’s come together and start from somewhere by taking tentative steps towards mitigating some of the hardships in our communities.