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Monday, August 25, 2014

The Nigerian Government and Trust issue


Trust is a necessary ingredient in any enduring social relationship. This includes the relationship between citizens and the Government.

Without trust there would be a distrust which breeds apathy, confusion, despondency, grand scale cynicism and unnecessary social tension. The social cost can be enormous.

Can an average Nigerian be said to trust our various Government at various level. Housing for all by year so, so… and many citizens takes it has another empty word of Government. Or take another example like the total megawatts by so and so years but it fails to elicit any mass belief by majority of the citizen.

The Association of Academic Staff Union (ASUU) has repeatedly found it difficult to trust Government leading to repeated strike action. Similar pattern of bad social contract have been displaying itself with the Nigerian Medical association. The Judiciary staff and Museum staff unions have cried same thing in the past. Can’t the Government be honorable and be ingrained with the will to the rightful.



If the men or women in Government lie in words and actions, the followers would strike bad with the most extreme of weapon. If they fail push policies in path of truth they are not likely to get neither patriotism nor loyalty. Similar they are not likely to get good bond that should cement the relationship the leaders and the followers. Our leaders where is your trust?





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