Nigeria Must Rise or Perish

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Hon Daniel Asekhame 

Nigeria has ceased to function as a serious country. What we have today is a banana republic where the rule of law is dead and justice is sold to the highest bidder. Those elected to govern have abandoned development and turned governance into a dirty fight for power, money, and personal survival.

The executive loots, the legislature sleeps—or worse, sells itself. National and State Assemblies that should protect democracy have become rubber stamps, bought over and silenced. Nowhere is this failure more shameful than in Rivers State, where public funds are wasted on endless political wars while the people suffer. Personal ego has replaced public service.

This government is not focused on hunger, insecurity, or development. Their only agenda is 2027. While Nigerians struggle to survive, politicians are already plotting the next election, draining the nation dry.

But this crisis is not only about leaders—it is about us. Citizens sell their votes. Corruption has become a lifestyle. Cheating is normalized. From the streets to institutions, dishonesty rules. A nation cannot rise on lies.

Nigeria today is a failed state—captured by corrupt politicians, compromised institutions, and moral decay. The Senate, the courts, the governors—almost all have lost legitimacy.

This is the moment for resistance. Not silence. Not fear. Not excuses.

Nigeria needs an awakening—a disciplined, fearless movement of citizens ready to reject corruption, reject injustice, and reclaim the country. No nation is freed by cowards. No system collapses until the people rise.

The choice is simple: Rise now, or remain enslaved forever.

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