Living Within Your Means...

Reading through the affidavit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the financial crime allegedly committed by our homeboy (Read here) left my jaw dropping and as at the same time felt very bad for this country. Further damage to our already dented image on the international scene.

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No doubt, these guys are talented. I can say for a fact, Obinwanne Okeke (Invictus Obi) is just one out of many in the 'Fraud Industry'. If only these guys can put their ingenuity to a good use, if only.

It takes a lot to be successful at a fraud; high intelligence and, of course, finance. This is, however, exclusive of armed robbers, kidnappers and ritualists disguised as fraudsters. Again, why can't they put this intelligence and money spent in defrauding others to a good and legitimate course?

Recently, there was a call by the Buhari Administration for Nigerians to live within their means. It was sad to see how the supposed oppositions made mockery of this noble call, for obvious selfish and political gains. More so, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) trended the hashtag #YoungNLegit on twitter, a call for youths to stay out of crimes, especially financial crimes.

The bizarre crave for societal recognition, both locally and internationally, and the get-rich-quick ideology are pushing some Nigerians, especially the youths into doing the unimaginable. So the call to 'live within our means' was a timely and noble one by this administration that should be embraced by every well meaning Nigerians.

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What does the future hold for the generations of Nigerians to come if we keep dragging the image of this great country in the mud? Whatever happened to the moral instructions, as we used to have it, in our primary curriculum?
There's an urgent need for us to imbibe morals into our future generations and that should start now. And at this stage, it cannot and should not be left the government only.

While we are hoping the government will help mitigate, using state apparatuses, the already established ills in the society, the ball is in our (citizens) court to avoid the  transference of same to the generations to come. Let's not only preach and teach patience and hardwork to them, let us be a worthy model to them, leading by example.

Patience is a virtue. There's dignity in hardwork. Say no to societal pressures and learn to live within your means. A good name, they say, is better than silver and gold.

Asides damaging the image of our dear country, of what use is it making the money and ending up in jail?

Yours,

© Doxa