STANDING ON THE GRAVES OF AGATU: BEFORE CRISIS BECOMES DISASTER – 5

“A nation can be judged by the way it treats its animals.”GhandiI don’t totally agree with the greatest leader India had known. I strongly believe that the besttest for any nation consists of how it treats its children and aged. And, on both counts Nigeria is failing woefully. Governments in Nigeria at alllevels treat pensioners worse than dirt. Even with an old man as President, there has been no change in the way pensioners are made to suffer. APC change has completely overlooked them. As for the kids, Agatu children tell the entire story. More than a week after publishing the picture of Agatu kids on this page, nobody had called to find out what they can do to help. Recently, I watched as churches and other organizations piled urban kids with more gifts than they could carry. Few of the children attending a Celestial Church in Lagos Island could lift their “burdens”; the same with other churches. Nobody had called to offer assistance.Nobody, not even the Federal or State government gave a thought to Agatu kids. Agatu is only good for mention by erudite commentators having axes to grind against somebody. But, help? Nothing!That shows who we are as a nation and as individuals….