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NIGERIA @62.. I MEAN NO DISRESPECT

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Arise o compatriots, Nigeria call obey, our national anthem sing. For 62 years we have sang this anthem with nothing to show for it. We have sung it as just the lyrics of a common song. The only service we give to our country is to go for NYSC. Even in that one year, we don't really serve. I mean, why serve when we can easily split our allawee between ourselves and those in authority? What happened to serving with love and strength and faith? This has become a fallacy; we only serve in capacities that favour us directly or indirectly. Our full strength is seen when we serve people we know, people who tip us, and people with whom we exchange our service for something in return. What about poor Nigerians with neither silver nor gold? What happens to them?  Okay! How about serving with love? LOVE? You've got to be kidding; are you not in Nigeria? Yes, I'm in "the Nigeria" where love is described as a scam. To say "I love you" translates to "I want some...