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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