“Nigeria is not broken. Nigerians are, Ruled by hunger, hypnotized by tribe, enslaved by religion, and until Nigerians admit that the devil they are fighting is inside of their own people, not Aso Rock; your children will inherit your foolishness the same way you inherited your father’s silence”
Tinubu is not a Criminal
Sowore is not a Fraudster
Atiku is not a Thief
Peter Obi is not foolish
Jonathan is not clueless
…even VDM is not a Manipulator.
The wicked truth?
It is YOU (Nigerians) who are the criminals, the fraudsters, the thieves, the fools, the clueless manipulators.
We love to shout “bad leaders” but we are worse followers.
You are the one who:
Sells your vote for ₦5,000, then complains about fuel at ₦1,000.
Pays tithe to a pastor flying private jets, while trekking under the sun praying for “divine breakthrough”.
Hates corruption yet demands “mobilization money” before doing ordinary work.
Pretends to hate tribalism, yet your entire sense of patriotism is “my tribe must eat first”.
Let’s all stop deceiving ourselves: Nigerians do not hate bad governance — we envy it.
If tomorrow they hand you power, you’d loot until EFCC can’t even pronounce your bank balance.
You know it, I know it, God knows it.!
Our leaders are not aliens from Mars.
They are your uncles, your classmates, your church members, your cousins.
They are a reflection of you.
When you call them thieves, you are only describing yourself with less opportunity; and it’s a fact.
That is why Nigeria will never change.
Because to change Nigeria, Nigerians must first change;
…and we would rather pray, fast, and blame witches than look in the mirror, democracy and it’s cultist vibes makes it easier.
You are poorer than your parents, but somehow still more arrogant, more wasteful, and more gullible.
And even with your Yahoo-Yahoo, your grandparents actually lived a better life because they had peace of mind.
You are ruled by hunger, hypnotized by tribe, and enslaved by religion.
That’s why clowns in agbada and puppets in cassocks keep owning you like livestock.
Nigeria is not broken. Nigerians are.!
And until we admit that the devil we are fighting is inside us, not Aso Rock; your children will inherit your foolishness the same way you inherited your father’s silence.
This is not a post.
This is a funeral service.
The corpse?
The Nigerian conscience.!
PS (for those still angry but too scared to admit I’m right):
If you hate politicians so much, why do you still fight your neighbor to defend them online?
If religion is your hope, why are you still broke after 20 years of sowing “seeds”?
If you claim you want change, why do you love to queue for rice and ₦2k during elections?
If you’re smarter than the leaders, why are you still jobless while they build empires from your poverty?
Answer honestly — or keep proving me right with your silence.
-Oreoluwa O. Olaleye
Custodian of Brutal Truths.
