Let me reiterate a possible pathway for @NigeriaGov @officialABAT to take Nigeria and Nigerians out of the unfortunate quagmire the country finds itself. When citizens tell their leaders that they are hungry and angry due to #BadGovernanceInNigeria, the unwise thing to do is the orchestrated efforts of @NigeriaGov to shut them up, threaten, taunt, brutalise them and generally act detached from their suffering.
Such a triggering display of empathy deficit has strengthened the resolve of the protesters to continue into Day5 of their protests as we can now all see.
The @NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @officialABAT @nassnigeria @NGRSenate @HouseNGR and state governors along with their Houses of Assembly still have a slim window of opportunity on this Day5 of the nationwide protests to swiftly do the right things by their citizens who are asking them to #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria:
1. Go out to their protest grounds nationwide and engage your citizens. Hear them express their demands to you directly. Do not lock yourselves away behind the high gates of your publicly-funded government houses enjoying indulgent lives while your citizens are out there crying out in pain from the severity of economic hardship-induced hunger and anger.
The aforementioned should go out now and start connecting with the citizens.
Listen. Listen. Listen.
Engage. Engage. Engage.
Persuade with factual counterpoints and present convincing plan of action to address their short-term grievances.
2. For the medium to longer-term issues, @officialABAT and @nassnigeria should convert the present crisis into a golden moment of opportunity to reset Nigeria. Every reasonable Nigerian knows that the country, in its present state, cries out for a reset.
3. The mounting restiveness of our citizens across the country is but a symptom of deeper structural problems for which @officialABAT should lead the rest of political leaders and citizens’ representatives nationwide to a sound plan for a credible national conversation focused on the most effective structure and direction for good governance at all levels for productivity, competitiveness, prosperity, justice, equity, equality, order, peace, harmony, stability and resilience.
The choice is in your hands still @NigeriaGov.
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