Sometimes I wonder where all these self acclaimed “human right activist” have gone to, what they are doing and if at all they are still what they claimed they were during the last administration. I could remember vividly, during the former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, we recorded the highest number of political activist, Human right activist, and so on and so forth, because they felt their freedom of speech, expression, were very fundamental to them and they used it very well in condemning his government without any atom of harassment on why they should do, say, or write what they wrote about a particular person, group of persons or a political party. They made a lots of caricature of the former president, his wife and his administration because their freedom of speech and expression were respected. They come out to condemn every actions, steps, proposals of the then administration and they walk freely without any fear of being arrested by the DSS, EFCC, and the Police. Today, police leave things that are higher sensitive only to arrest, and charged a man who named his dog ‘buhari’ and they have made their institution a one man show. Where were the police when the Fulani Herdsmen went into Enugu State, Kogi state to kill and terrorise people? DSS and EFCC no longer obey court orders again, they keep people in their custodies without charging them to court. They even arrest people first before carrying out an investigation. Companies are sacking their staff on daily basis because they could no longer pay salaries. Small medium enterprise are closing down because they can no longer maintain the business and the government are not even encouraging. Prices of things are on the high side on daily basis. Yet, the so called ‘activist’ are no where to be found again to come and speak for their people. They have now turned a deaf ear on their people. I call them opportunist and stomach hungry activist because they are ‘sponsored’ activist. I could remember the days of late Ken Saro-Wiwa, Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and the rest that were always fighting and telling the government the truth without missing words. Those are the people worthy to be called an activist and not these hungry looking people seeking for attention from their people. The likes Ayo Fayose, FFK, Reuben Abati and few others I can not remember are people that are worthy to be called the great activist of our time, because, these people come out to say the truth the way it is without any fear of anybody. They tell the government what they are supposed to hear. They have always been at the forefront of the war. I so much like the former Aviation Minister, FFK for his boldness to come out and tell the government of Muhammadu Buhari where he’s going wrong even after his unlawful detention by our ‘sycophants’ DSS. Ekiti State Governor is another person I so much respect because he is fearless in his actions. Where are the likes of Wole Soyinka, Adichie Amanda, OBJ, etc who were always quick to condemn the activities of the former president? Are they still in this country? People are dieing on daily basis, unemployment rate is increasing per minute per second, and the so called ‘change’ government can not do anything to address these situations. Fulani Herdsmen are on the increase, and President Muhammadu Buhari has never for once come out to address these blood sacking demons. I hope Rotimi Amaechi, Ashiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Raji Fashola, OBJ, and the rest are all there looking and witnessing the kind of hardship the citizens of this noble country are passing through just because of their selfish interest? I hope all the so called ‘activist’ are also with their pen and paper jotting down the level of recession this country is witnessing? I hope all the elder state men that made sure Muhammadu Buhari was installed as a President because he was never elected are also part of this suffering too? I hope and also hope we are all reading this piece of writ up?
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