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What happened to us?

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I thought by now, my country would have been an envy amongst the comity of nations. But no, we are only a shadow of what we are supposed to be. Simply because our  leaders are leapers who lack what it takes to go far.  Instead of propelling the country into prosperity and development, they have turned the country into a wagon for self promotion and aggrandizement. I am also dazed at the kind of people we Nigerians are. A people whose resilience has gradually become foolishness. Is it not unimaginable that thesame oppressed masses are the first to condemn and criticise anyone who rises in their defence? We are like the proverbial slaves who love their chains. We are a people very good at suffering and smiling.  We are a people whom once we have enough for ourselves and our families we are no longer concerned about the millions of others who have nothing and are dying in penury and poverty. Tell me, What is the fate of a country who would invest lavishly in fun and entertainme