There is a narrative war constantly going on in Nigeria. A bitter political opposition, led by extremely desperate folks are funding those narratives some of which have damaged the image of Nigeria all over the world. A friend sent a message from South Africa, bitterly complaining about how South Africans put down Nigeria – beyond Afrophobia. Nigeria has been turned to ‘gbantueyo’ (cheap/ fake/ disrespected) by these folks who are singularly interested in grabbing power and no more. They, and their ignorant followers who are like a cancer unto the nation are profiting from this short-term venture (monetarily). But I urge that progressives must not give in or give up. For every motley crew of naysayers and attackers they assemble, we must equally file out and array against them, pushing out the positive information about our dear country and sharing to the world, latest developments that show that we have a thinking leader and that Nigeria is improving daily and those who have found an angle are cashing out and doing great even as the global economy is changing in fundamental, inexorable ways.
Economic alarmism and the manufactured outrage against Bayo Onanuga, By ‘Tope Fasua
