Day Eight: Government Needs To Help Us Find Our Foot In This Country

 I no go lie for you, this is quite a long journey. Still have twenty two more days to go and am thinking when will I get to end this cause I no Dey see clear again. 

Sometimes I feel the way tax is being collected in this country is not healthy enough to encourage growth. Even the tax collectors themselves are also misusing this privilege to exploit gullible citizens who’re ignorant of their right. Honestly, is appalling especially for small business owners finding their foot in entrepreneurship.

How are we supposed to be doing this to ourselves? your fellow Nigerian citizen and the government aren’t helping matters at all. With all these tax this and tax that, people are struggling to meet up yet we will hear from the news that some millions of naira was mapped out for something unnecessary compared to our economic growth. Like what happened to investing money to something productive that can benefit everyone in the country. How is the government encouraging a fruitful society if they’re not being considerate to think about our future as a country. 

https://dailytrust.com/despite-hardship-wike-allocates-n10bn-for-rent-furniture-to-akpabio-abbas-deputies/

For instance, what happened to giving business grants, what happened to making this country a manufacturing hub for global market, to create more employment and eradicate poverty. What happened to a whole lot of selfless activities that can make us better than we are.

Another one that marvels me, Is it the way the Nigerian police force has normalized daily contributions from commercial drivers like is their right, cause I don’t understand . They went from twenty naira to fifty then hundred which will still increase if the naira currency depreciates. And It’s so sickening with the way they go about it like it’s an unspoken rule to always give them the money to avoid further consequences.

https://medium.com/@aytheviolinist/beneath-the-two-naira-notes-5509ec24f544

This is just one of problems people face on a daily basis to push their source of income moving. Yet the government has time fund some other things that are less problematic than the economy we’re facing now. We all know the rest of story so I don’t need to drag things out here if not saying the obvious.

Let’s help our people thrive in a healthy and friendly societal market space. You know what I mean, both home and abroad.

Let’s continue tomorrow 

Bye