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By Aare Amerijoye Dotb:
My fellow Nigerians,
This is not just a letter ,this is a trumpet blast from the valley of despair, a national exorcism wrapped in truth, a desperate scream from the crushed bones of our economy and the broken ribs of our collective dreams.
This is the Book of Nigerian Suffering, a scripture not penned by prophets or poets, but carved into the very skin of the masses by the iron hands of APC politicians ,men who smile on TV, while stabbing the people in broad daylight.
Let me take you on a tragic pilgrimage across Nigeria’s wounded map:
In Kebbi, Mallam Musa, once a proud rice farmer, watches his fields dry up like an abandoned graveyard. His children now eat boiled air, their future washed away by the flood of APC’s economic arson.
In Ondo, Iya Modupe, who once commanded a thriving pepper business, now sits before an empty tray ,her once vibrant stall reduced to a shrine of past glory, thanks to APC’s catastrophic inflation.
In Anambra, Chief Okafor, whose fleet of trucks once ruled the roads, now watches them rot in his yard because diesel prices have ascended to the level of human sacrifice, leaving businesses stranded like orphans in a hurricane.
In Bauchi, Hajiya Asabe, a poultry queen, now mourns the death of her chickens , not from bird flu, but from the APC Plague of Economic Death, where chicken feed costs more than imported televisions.
In Lagos, the “Center of Excellence” now feels like the Headquarters of Hardship, where artisans like Baba Emeka the welder cannot power his shop because generator fuel requires a loan application and divine intervention.
In Cross River, Etubom Bassey’s cocoa farm, once a heritage of wealth, has become a plantation of poverty, his produce left to rot while APC’s leaders gorge themselves on imported chocolates and stolen budgets.
In Nasarawa, Alhaji Shehu, a maize farmer, now plants prayers instead of seeds, because fertiliser prices have been kidnapped by corrupt cartels who call themselves APC chieftains.
In Katsina, the home state of the last APC emperor, Mama Zainab, who used to sell sugarcane at the roadside, now sells tears and hopelessness, as her profits were wiped out by the tsunami of APC’s economic voodoo.
In Imo, where artisans and traders once ruled the vibrant markets, Eze Chibuzo now counts losses instead of profits, as insecurity , APC’s firstborn child , has chased customers away and invited kidnappers to the marketplace.
In Gombe, Malam Danjuma’s tailoring shop, once the pride of his street, is now a museum of abandoned sewing machines, as fabric prices skyrocket beyond the reach of both tailor and customer.
In Zamfara, Hajiya Hauwa, a tomato seller, watches her goods rot under the sun, not for lack of buyers, but because the buyers have been buried under the landslide of poverty.
In Enugu, the famed coal city now burns with economic grief, where Oga Nnamdi, a once-thriving mechanic, watches his tools gather rust, as Nigerians abandon vehicle repairs in favour of feeding their starving children.
In Plateau, where tin mining once sustained families for generations, Baba Pam, a retired miner, now begs at junctions ,his pension devoured by the hyenas in agbada, leaving his old age wrapped in humiliation.
Even in Abia, the land of great traders, Madam Nkechi, who once sold fabrics in Ariaria Market, now sells old memories and faded hope, because customers can no longer afford even basic clothing.
APC has transformed Nigeria into a national mortuary ,where businesses die without funeral rites and hope is embalmed before birth.
The Bible itself foresaw this tragedy. Proverbs 29:2 declared: “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.” Today, the groans of Nigerians echo from Sokoto to Bayelsa, from Ebonyi to Kwara, drowning the noise of APC’s propaganda orchestra.
APC calls this governance. We call it economic terrorism in agbada.
Isaiah 10:1-2 shouts: “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees.” APC has legalised hunger and institutionalised suffering, turning governance into a criminal enterprise where suffering is both the product and the profit.
Even Jesus warned us in Matthew 7:15: “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” APC came with brooms, promising to sweep corruption. Instead, they swept away jobs, dreams, and dignity , leaving behind a landfill of misery.
As Jean-Jacques Rousseau put it: “When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.” But in Nigeria, the rich have built walls so high, the poor cannot even smell their food.
Plato reminds us: “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Nigerians dozed off. APC snuck in. Now we are ruled by professional looters with PhDs in propaganda and diplomas in deception.
Ecclesiastes 10:16 cries: “Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning.” But APC’s princes don’t just feast , they hold banquets in hell while citizens eat regret for breakfast.
The Igbo say: “Nwata kwuo aka, osoro okenye rie nri.” (When a child washes his hands, he dines with elders.) But APC’s children refuse to wash anything ,they drag filthy hands across the national treasury, leaving dirt on every policy, project, and promise.
Frantz Fanon thunders: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” Our mission is clear: evict APC from power before they bury Nigeria alongside our unborn children.
Atiku is not perfect, but he builds where others destroy. He understands the algebra of development, not the calculus of excuses. As Proverbs 24:3-4 says: “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established.” Atiku offers wisdom and understanding, while APC offers delusion and destruction.
2027 is not an election; it is a rescue operation, a national CPR, a battle between Atiku’s roadmap to renewal and APC’s blueprint for burial.
The Hausa say: “Idan rafi ya kusa karewa, kifi kan gano.” (When the river is drying up, even the fish knows.) Nigeria’s river is drying. Only a fool will pray for more sun instead of rain.
Now, let us pray:
PRAYER OF NATIONAL DELIVERANCE FROM THE CURSE OF APC
Heavenly Father,
We kneel, not just as citizens, but as children of a wounded land.
Deliver us from leaders who love power but hate the people.
Deliver us from governors who govern like gangsters.
Deliver us from legislators who legislate poverty into law.
Deliver us from presidents who preside over funerals, not progress.
Let the year 2027 mark our Exodus from the Pharaohs of APC, and our arrival at the Promised Land of competent leadership.
Collapse every tower of deception, expose every thief in agbada, and raise leaders with the heart of Moses, the wisdom of Solomon, and the courage of Esther.
May the God who parted the Red Sea now part the ocean of corruption drowning this nation.
In Jesus’ Name we pray,
Amen.
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