I am sure everyone is familiar with “The Good Old Days” saying and the various stories accompanying it to show how life was better in Nigeria in earlier times. Abundant food, robust economy (thanks to agriculture), quality educational system, available employment opportunities (good jobs with just primary & college certificates), well meaning politicians and all the glories of “The Good Old Days”.
Enough of the stories already! Tales of past
glories don’t pay the bills! What we have now is OYO days! Our generation is
faced with societal decay and hardship and I am going to be showing us the way
out as individuals in order to create our own personal “good day” experiences.
Now I am not here to host a pity party about the various
troubles of this current times…I am actually glad for the times we are in because
these OYO days have given rise to a new era of creativity and innovation among
young people (that’s right! People are coming up with ingenious ideas everyday
in order to survive this OYO days).
What are OYO days? This
describes today’s society where no one can be held accountable for the well being
of the people. Where there is no support system for the average citizen without
connections to the high and mighty. Where the wealth of the nation is consumed
by a privileged few while the majority everyday people are left to fend for
themselves by themselves with little or nothing.
Features of the OYO
days: Government officials are more concerned about private pocket affairs
than the well being of the masses that voted them in (Hustlewella says: take
charge of your wellbeing)
The broom king is more concerned about putting up healthy
appearances than making life better for anyone (Hustlewella says: become
creative and make your life better)
Millions of people are jobless or underemployed (Hustlewella
says: join the thousands of people creating jobs for themselves and others)
The educational system is decayed and only the rich can
afford quality education (Hustlewella says: Get the education you can afford
and maximize your potentials thereafter)
Expatriates are treated like kings by companies and living
large at our own expense while the Nationals are treated like trash and living
like second class citizens in their own land (Hustlewella says: Create your own
empire and live like royalty)
The society and governing rules have been fashioned to favor
only the rich (Hustlewella says: We must determine to be among the rich and we
can by harnessing our potentials and trading it for gains)
The way out? Hustle! It’s time
to put on our thinking hats and become creative. I am talking entrepreneurship
here. Produce something, sell something, render a service, package your talent
and sell it, trade your potentials for gains. If thousands and hundreds of
thousands of us can achieve self sufficiency by harnessing our potentials then
the glory of this OYO days will be far better than “The Good Old Days”.
Drop me a comment below if you feel my vibes. Please don’t
leave me OMO (On My Own).
Uche Ucheka
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