Nigeria, Our Reality and Our Responsibility-Faduri Oluwadare Joseph aka Fadojoe

Nigeria, Our Reality and Our Responsibility

-Faduri Oluwadare Joseph aka Fadojoe

I laughed when I read on social media how Nigerian youths wished for the kind of resistance seen in Nepal to also happen here. But what many forget is that the youths and people of Nepal are not as delusional, greedy, and shortsighted as many Nigerians have become today.

We are led by leaders who understand one bitter truth: every Nigerian has a price.

When voices rise against injustice, those in power quickly identify the leaders of such movements, lure them with money, divide the group with weaklings among them, and the struggle dies a natural death. That is why what happened in Nepal can hardly happen in Nigeria. Too many Nigerians cannot resist a little temptation of money or power—greed, corruption, and shortsightedness continue to enslave us.

Let us be honest: the leaders we have today are a reflection of who we are as a people. These leaders did not fall from the sky; they came from among us. We keep shouting about bad leaders, yet we hail them when we see them. We want a good country, but when we visit politicians, we beg for money instead of demanding accountability. Some even go as far as “handing the nation over to God” in prayers, but refuse to participate in elections or in choosing the right leaders.

Until we look inward—until we overcome our greed, our poverty-driven mindset, and the corrupt mentality that politicians exploit to buy our votes and our conscience for as little as ₦5,000—we will not have the country we dream of. What we have now is a jungle, where survival is like hell in a cell, and the most powerful take it all.

An average Nigerian wants a good nation, but is not ready to sacrifice even a little comfort or greed to achieve it. But we cannot have it both ways. We must decide: what kind of nation do we truly want, and what sacrifices are we willing to make to build it?

Nigeria must be ready to endure the pain of forcing a generational shift of leadership—from the same old recycled politicians to a new political breed committed to rescuing our nation from this mess. I, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph (Fadojoe), a former Presidential Aspirant under the Labour Party, represent such a leadership change. I often describe Nigeria as “A nation that has everything, but lacks everything.”

We have all it takes to be one of the greatest nations on Earth, yet today we are the laughingstock of the world—in politics, governance, sports, medicine, and virtually every field of leadership. These leaders have failed us. Now, it is the people of Nigeria who must design their own rescue—not necessarily through protests or violence, but through the most powerful tool left in our hands: the power of our vote.

Until we realize how powerful our voting power is, Nigeria will remain where it is. But I still believe: someday, we will rise again and take our rightful place in the world.

I remain Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, a leader committed to seeing Nigeria rescued and rebuilt—a New Nigeria where:

Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and all ethnic groups will unite to build a nation, not run a jungle.

Leaders will serve national interest, not personal pockets.

Citizens will believe in building, not cheating one another to survive.

Youths will be industrious and useful, not idle and wasted.

Women will be respected, not objectified.

Children will grow up hopeful that their dreams can come true within their own country.

I believe in a Nigeria of our dreams. The quest to build it starts now—with you and me.

May God bless Nigeria, and may God bless you and I.