About 2000 Nigerians reportedly killed in Baga. The President shrugs condolences to France as the campaign trail moves on to the cheers of politicians and business people, their fangs in the status quo, Nollywood hustlers protecting their handouts, young Nigerians with govt appointments they desperately need to keep or gain, Christians who want a Christian in power, and Southerners who must complete their turn. 1, 2, 3.... 2,000... just numbers. There will be no cameras or ensuing stories to humanise them. And somewhere out there, in an alternate universe, are 200+ girls we stopped looking for the moment the global news media shifted its lens from the hastag. Security. Nothing else should define the forthcoming elections; nothing should determine if Goodluck Jonathan deserves to be reelected or not.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:51:09 +0000