The Year 2016 as I see it!!

I almost totally forgot that I was a blogger!!! LOL!! Writing is more than a hobby for me, it is a passion. Welcome back to Bongy's Review as we set to look at the year 2016 through the eyes of a thirty something year old entrepreneur.

Politically the year 2015 came with the Wind of Change as espoused and made popular by the All People's Congress (APC). Most Nigerians my age witnessed for the first time the semblance of a social revolution that raised hopes, created new heroes and marked a major shift in Nigeria's political space. Politically, the year 2015 is gone and will never return. Fortunately 2016 is here as a clean slate waiting for the most proactive actors to write on it. As I peer into the year 2016, I see one word clearly written on it as it concerns our political actors and our nation's political life. CONSOLIDATION!! Let's break that down a bit. A good friend of mine and brother in the Student Union struggle in the University of Calabar, Asu Okang, eloquently stated during a congress of the prestigious Student Historical Society of Nigeria (SHSN) that there are three Cs of the struggle. 1. Consultation 2.Consolidation 3. Confrontation. For tonight's discourse we are interested in the second and perhaps often ignored C of the struggle, CONSOLIDATION. To consolidate according to the Longman Dictionary of Contempoary English means to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer. This is what all parties involved in the fierce struggle for power in 2015 should be doing. The agents of change should be involved in rigorous implementation of the policies they eloquently articulated during their campaigns while the Transformation agents must put on a thinking cap and try to assess the areas of misrule that led to such a frightening loss of confidence. 

I believe 2016 can be a defining year for the nation of Nigeria. For this to happen however, we need to get the basics right. If one thing has been made obvious thus far under the administration of President Muhammed Buhari, it is that solving the pressing issues Nigeria faces is not rocket science. Perhaps what has been lacking has been political will and a good dose of guts. God willing, 2016 will be the best year, the nation of Nigeria has ever had.

God bless You and have a Happy New Year!!!

Ubong James Essien

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