Nigeria Is Ndumed!

By Jarlath Opara

He walks up to me, please I need food stuff. My stomach pains. For days I have not eaten anything and no hope of eating anytime soon.

I don’t have food stuff I replied but I can give you some money to buy things.

No! I need food! What can money buy now. Money doesn’t have value anymore. I need food no matter how small.

Sadly, I am not the only one that have experienced this recently.

Many had, an indication that “water don pass garri”. People hadly ask for money.

They want food.

Hunger is everywhere. We pray we don’t get to the point of people finding human flesh something they can find delicious and crave for it.

This country is serially NDUMED. It seems there is no escape route. Each day that dawns and dusks, the profound reality of the Ndumed nature of this country becomes obvious.

There is cry of pains and deprivations everywhere. Cry that touches the heart with nothing around to bring succour, smiles and good life to the wailing, broken and shattered souls.

In the dungeon of life we are, covered with the duvet of corruption, impunity and nepotism by those who pledged to protect and provide for us.

Our country is highly NDUMED ( Neglected, Disgraced Under Mismanaged Economic Disaster)

How can this be explained to a sane soul that a country rich in minerals, rich in human resources, rich in vegetation etc is NDUMED? (Neglected, Disgraced Under Mismanaged Economic Disaster) Sadly this is our funny reality, stuck in this mud, sinking daily to its very bottom. However we cry, their ears appear blocked.

Beyond God’s help what else can we do? Fold our hands and watch this country NDUMED in this manner with impunity by our leaders? Living in luxury and affluence and calling our bluff in this valley of hunger?

What else can we do apart from looking unto God?

Jarlath Opara Jarlathuche@gmail.com