WHY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE PATRIOTIC IN NIGERIA By Elochukwu Ohagi

When some Nigerians travel abroad, they learn that people should be patriotic to their nation. The military and police are well respected there, and they want to replicate same back home. Some of these people will start singing patriotism to Nigeria. They will be making videos about how they are proudly Nigerian.

But they failed to understand that those people in their country of residence didn't just wake up to start loving their country and being patriotic. They first got leaders who were ready to sacrifice even their own lives for their country.

They never got leaders who loot the nation dry and dump the money in Swiss banks.

They never got police men who extort people on the road. Sars who kidnap, torture and kill citizens.

There soldiers were never unleashed on innocent citizens like IPOB, Odi or Zarkki Ibiam.

There government don't pamper terrorists, recruit them into the military and pay them.

Those Nigerians fail to understand or remember how things are at home. You don't develop patriotism on corruption, marginalization, nepotism and massacre of citizens.

You don't start shouting God Bless Nigeria, simply because you heard an American say God Bless America.

There are many benefits he gets from being an American citizen.

Good hospital
Insurance packages
Taking care of the old and poor
Making sure everybody is equal
Security etc

And in all majority are ready to die for America. They can't leave American flag behind.

Here in Nigeria you got nothing.

Ordinary malaria your nation haven't helped her citizens to drive away.
No good hospitals
Roads kill thousands
There is massive corruption
There is total neglect of the people
Your supreme Court and her judges are corrupt criminals.
Coronavirus has been turned into looting pipe.

And you are abroad shouting proudly Nigerian.

What actually are you proud of?

Elochukwu Ohagi, 2020.