THE NIGERIA WE THINK WE KNOW; THE FUEL KILLER NATION
I hope not to mean what I say; Nigeria is in trouble. We virtually have no value for the sanctity of life. More than 50 deaths in Onitsha and more than 20 in 9th mile corner, Enugu due to fuel tankers and nobody is raising dust. We are just seated and waiting for the next death toll followed by a litany of eeya's!
Wait a minute I thought last week's scarcity, taught us clearly that fuel has become a basic necessity of life. Hmm, if it's availability would mean that we would consistently bury our loved ones, abeg let the scarcity continue!
But come oh, hope this is not the promised change. First week in office, new form of death, graver than boko haram . Hah Nigerians, hope our eyes are open oh!
The worst would be when Nigeria starts struggling with Ghana for the winner of the fuel killer nation 2015, with more than 150 thousand deaths a day.
Something needs to be done, a positive change. At Abuja, haulage vehicles ply the road only at night to avoid the risk associated with such vehicles. That has helped check fuel tanker related deaths in Abuja. Why can't that be implemented in Anambra, Enugu, Borno, Ibadan, Ogun and so on. Are Abuja residents more equal than other citizens in the country. Running from boko haram in the north is no longer an option because you might be burnt by a crashed fuel tanker on your way to the East or West. Are we cursed against Safety?
The problem is that we love imitating the whites but in things worth nothing; shoes, bags and so on. What is wrong in imitating them in things that matter like protecting the sanctity of life?
BY CHRISTOPHER MERCY
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