THE FEEDING BOTTLE NATION

                                         THE FEEDING BOTTLE NATION
                                          BY CHIBU NDUBUISI 15/05/2017
Peace be to you.

Feeding bottle is used to feed infants because they are yet to develop the capacity to feed themselves. It is designed in such a way that the feed tickles down to the dependent infant. An infant that uses feeding bottle does not understand what it takes to make the feed, but the parent or guardian are hopeful that one day the infant will grow up and begin to feed him/herself. When this scenario does not play out as expected, then we assume that there is a problem.

As illustrated above, so it is with the country Nigeria, The nation set out on high hopes and high speed to the promised land with the proverbial "milk and honey" but failed to realise that no matter how fast you  move on the wrong path, it is still a wrong path. After 57 years of political independence, Nigeria is still a toddler, an overgrown baby, big for nothing or what the Hausa nation call "kato banza".

Our President just jetted out of the country for a medical follow up because he knows deeply that ' you cannot get your healing in the same environment you got sick'. The president understands very well that the nation he governs is still playing the 'hide and seek' game on development and that the nation is in retardation because it has continually undermined her medical institutions, the medical doctors and nurses.

Infants are fed by those who are who are stronger, so it is with all underdeveloped countries. Please Mr. President, travel abroad before one quack doctor that was trained on "quota system" rather than "merit system" does harm to you.

I wish you quick recovery.


Peace be with you. 

Comments

  1. Unknown15 May 2017 at 12:18

    Wonderful piece. We continue to hope to get the right technocrats someday to revitalise the system so we can stop being fed the feeding bottle.

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  2. Unknown16 May 2017 at 01:16

    So sad that after 57 yrs, we are no where in history. Untill our leaders have the right re-orientation before Nigeria can be reckoned with globally. Can we as a nation develope and make meaningful progress? Yes.only untill we stop feeding from the bottle... Thanks boss for this eye opening piece. Udo di ro nu....

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