Political scientist, Professor Pat Utomi, has said that poor governance has turned Nigerians into hardworking but struggling people.
Utomi said that many Nigerians have to take on multiple jobs just to survive, but still end up with very little money at the end of the month because of bad leadership.
He posted this on X, saying that Nigerians are not lazy, but are living in a country where working hard doesn’t lead to success.
Utomi said, “Bad governance has made you work like an animal, from morning till night, carrying the burden of three jobs, yet ending the month with almost nothing to show for your efforts.”
He added, “Your father wasn’t any less hardworking than you at your age.
The difference was that his work had a chance to reward him. He had one job, paid his bills, provided for his family, and still managed to save because the government of his time didn’t make survival so difficult.
“Today, you work three jobs and still can’t save a million naira.
Your father started a family in his twenties, but you are now in your thirties, unmarried, and scared of the financial burden of raising children in a world where even your own survival is uncertain.
“And yet, some people say your problem is laziness.
“No.
"You are not working less than your father did. You are just living in a country where hard work no longer leads to success. Please, for your own sake, understand what is happening to you.
“Do not confuse political failure with personal failure.
"Do not let those who have made your life difficult convince you that you are the problem.”
Nigerians not lazy, bad governance reduced them to beast of burden - Utomi