The poverty in our land is no longer ordinary hardship; it has become a painful reality staring our people in the face every single day. From our villages to our towns, young and old men and women sleeps and wakes up with hunger without jobs, parents struggle to feed their children, and many graduates roam the streets with certificates but no opportunities.
This is not because Ebira people are lazy, Far from it. Ebira people are among the most hardworking, intelligent, and resilient people in Nigeria. The real problem is failed leadership and poor political direction.
Far too long, governments have continued to make promises without practical solutions, Social and human capital development remain abandoned, no employment, no industrial development, agriculture lacks proper support, education is underfunded, and small businesses receives no encouragement; The ordinary people suffers while politicians celebrate temporary victories, they build mansions and divert the billions meant for the citizens while they arrest our youths who dare to speak against bad governance and unjustly incarcerate them.
Poverty in Ebira land cannot be solved with slogans and cheap deciets during elections, It requires deliberate political solutions, policies that create jobs, empower youths, support traders and farmers, create industries, improve education, and attract development to our communities.
Our leaders must begin to see governance as service and not as an opportunity for personal enrichment, an avenue for oppression and suppression of discerning voices.
The future of Ebira land depends on courageous leadership that prioritizes the people above politics, one that gives hope not instilling fear in the mind of the people; leadership that cares about the well-being of the citizens not the one that terrorizes the citizens, we don’t need oppressor in Chief that disguises as the people’s Chief servant.
Above all, the oppositions must work together against one party system, as to be able to hold the ruling accountable.
We cannot continue to normalize suffering, the cry of the common man in Ebiraland must be heard.
Our people deserve dignity, opportunities, and a government that truly works for them.
The time has come for a new political consciousness, one that fights poverty, misgovernance with action, vision, and accountability.
– Prince Nuhu Muhammed-Jamiu
Ass. Publicity Secretary (New Media), NDC