BETTER LIFE ( BY @FRESHIYKE)

 While driving home from church, I was drawn to the headline of the punch of August 25, 2013 STOWAWAY. I bought a copy of the newspaper and opened it when I got home. The story of the stowaway was about a teenage boy who stowed away on an Arik Air plane from Benin to Lagos hiding in the tire compartment. After reading the story I smiled, I could relate with the boy's pain. He wanted to leave Benin and come to Lagos to have a better life(to hustle) and make ends meet . Prior to this incident, another young Nigerian Emeka Okechukwu who in 2010, tried the same tyre compartment trick aboard a Delta Airline aircraft died before he could get to the United states. These boys are an example of how bad the situation in Nigeria has gotten.
         These days, youths are being forced into despicable dealings because of poverty and the need for a better life. Everyday we hear about billions being stolen and yet the government cannot give back to their people. In Nigeria the rich keep getting richer while the poor get poorer. This uneven balance of things have led the youths into terrible acts like prostitution, stealing, gambling , internet fraud, armed robbery, cultism and what have you. These are done all in the Search for a better life.
        The Masses of Nigeria are the ones bearing the brunt of the poor policies of the elites. The Nigerian Senate is the highest paid in the world. Most senators in the modernized world only work part-time but the Nigerian senators work full time. The Nigerian government has turned deaf ears to the pleas of the masses for a better life so these youths have decided to take matters into their hands. I am not in support of all these  crimes but when the government has decided to do nothing to alleviate their plight what choices do the masses have.
            Our leaders need to re-examine themselves. The youths which they are " Punishing " today are the leaders of tomorrow .
          Anyways the Search for a better life continues.