Hey, Mr Politician, we need to talk! Don’t worry I don’t want to fight, I just want to talk about a couple of things. We’ve been together for a while and I understand we have a special ‘give and take’ relationship. I try to give as a little as I can, you call me non committal , take a bit more and give me so little in return. I’ve thought about leaving sometimes. No, most of the time. But it seems like I’m stuck with you and I really want to make this work.
People tell me we make a lot of money but I don’t see any of it. You spend it on all your sidechicks. Put some of it in special accounts that I’m not a signatory to. You go on business trips that I'm not invited to and stay in fancy hotels. What I don’t get is why you neglect our home?? I Know, the road home is horrible, airports are all in repair, the whole place is covered in waste and you can barely see because we have no electricity and don’t get me started on the traffic and possible malnourishment! I know, I get it.....but How are we supposed to make this thing work if we don’t fix it together? Wouldn’t it be nice if your ‘friends’ visited and they laugh at us behind our backs. While we are at it, I’m tired of developing, when are we just going to develop? Okay, I know what you are going to say, “It’s coming, you just have to give me time” right?
See that is our problem! and it is the part that infuriates me the most. You keep sending me mixed messages about our relationship status. you keep telling me how other relationships help each other with bills because of increase in petrol, water , light bills or taxes and how they are growing or developing because of this. I am willing to help, really. it gives me hope for our future. But as soon as I ask you for this ‘growth’, you tell me “we just are not there yet”. Look I can cope with whatever you throw at me, I am a Nigerian after all but we can’t go on like this, it is not about us anymore…its about our kids.
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