THERE USED TO BE TWO SOCIAL CLASSES IN OUR SOCIETY, NAMELY, THE RULING AND WORKING CLASSES. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A "NOT-SO-OBVIOUS" SECTION WHICH I SEE TO EXIST WITHIN AND YET AT THE BASE OF THE WORKING CLASS. THIS REFRESHINGLY NEW SOCIAL CLASS CONSISTS OF DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, DISCHARGED JAILBIRDS, SWINDLERS, PICKPOCKETS, TRICKSTERS, GAMBLERS, BEGGARS, AND EVERY OTHER SOCIAL SCUM. MEMBERS OF THIS CLASS ARE DEFINED BY THEIR BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS; ONE OF WHICH IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO HOLD A JOB FOR MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS AT A TIME. THIS CLASS OF PEOPLE CONSTITUTES (WHAT I CALL) "THE DANGEROUS SOCIAL CLASS". UNEMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE REASON FOR BEING OF THE CLASS. IT IS NO LONGER NEWS THAT MILLIONS OF NIGERIAN CITIZENS ARE CURRENTLY JOBLESS AND NOT EMPLOYED IN ANY FORM OF JOB. THE GROWING SIZE OF THIS CLASS OF PEOPLE PORTENDS A THREAT TO THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF OUR COUNTRY, BECAUSE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A RISING CRIME RATE IN OUR SOCIETY. THE SAD REALITY IS THAT IT IS NOT IF, BUT WHEN, WE WILL BECOME VICTIMS. THE SITUATION CURRENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY US IN OUR SOCIETY IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A FOWL, WHICH PERCHES ON A ROPE; NEITHER THE ROPE NOR THE FOWL IS AT EASE. I THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD URGENTLY INTERVENE WITH PROGRAMMES DIRECTED AT THE YOUTHS, WHICH WILL CENTRE ON WAYS TO EMPOWER THEM BEFORE THE SITUATION OVERWHELMS THE NATION. I WISH YOU ALL SAFETY.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:11:38 +0000
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