Over the years, Nigeria has faced not only insurmountable but deliberate hurdles, which have been expertly weaved into a web of roadblocks by some dominating forces whose mission it is to pillage the country.

These are the foes strategically established by Providence to undermine the country’s peace, development, and rapid progress. They have historical ancestry and have infiltrated our marketplaces, educational institutions, government offices, churches, and so on. It’s no surprise that Osita Agwuna penned a scathing newsletter, which was given publicly as a lecture in 1948 under the chairmanship of Chief Anthony Enahoro.

The provocatively blunt newsletter canvasses the appeal for a wide revolution, borrowing Thomas Sankara’s diction in clamouring for a complete overhaul of our various sectors while laying to rest the circumstances that gave birth to the general strike of 1945 and the Burutu Strike of 1947. The extreme Zikists, who met in 1946, mounted the first bold attack on the British’s anti-people and deeply traumatizing policies. They mobilized Nigerians at the time against the existing system by discouraging them from paying taxes to not only the British but also the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, as well as from obeying their security forces.

Nigeria has refused to be free of the shackles of the myriads of intrigues militating day and night against the soul of the most populous African country, from the time when the “Call For A Revolution” was prominent to the moment when #RevolutionNow, #EndSARS is required. Democracy, once thought to be the only solution to her problems, was restored after brave Nigerians fought hard for it.

The 2015 election produced the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who was thought to have led the Battalion of Nigerian troops who chased Mohammed Marwa, also known as Maitatsine, and his radical terrorist group, Yan Tatsine, into oblivion. Buhari, rather than living up to Nigerians’ expectations by chasing their obstacles to hell, has gleefully formed an army of ignorance around himself. This cadre is viral, forming symbiotic relationships with every sector of the country at the same time.

The educational industry is one of the main sectors that has gone into hibernation. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has been on indefinite strike since February. The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities began its campaign with a picket, which culminated in a strike in March. Other linked unions followed.

SSANU’s claims include inconsistent issues with the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, unpaid earned allowances, and a delay in the renegotiation of FGN, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions agreements and non-payment of minimum wage arrears. A compassionate president who is concerned about the well-being of the people will not have traveled to many nations while future leaders are aging at home. Buhari remorselessly closed his eyes to his obligations and cared nothing about the lives that were being lost in the country every day.

The man, who couldn’t be gentlemanly enough to honour or effectively renegotiate his predecessor’s arrangement with the academics, has made a mistake with the level of preoccupied ministers he previously assigned the job to. Despite the enthusiastic reception, the Nimi Briggs Committee’s constitution appears to be producing no results.

As of today, the Nigeria Labour Congress, through its President, Ayuba Wabba, announced that the union’s National Working Committee believes there has been no significant progress in the engagement between the Federal Government, ASUU, and other affiliated unions. They threatened to spearhead a one-day protest to pressure the government. This was confirmed by ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who also stated that they had not been invited.

Buhari is expected to leave his position in the coming days. This is good for the country’s progress. It is unthinkable that a country as large as Nigeria has a passive president who is unable to resolve the conflict between his government and the workers. What Nigeria is going through  a recession is not strange but her intentionally stifling her human capital by withdrawing her own education from her citizens is dangerous.