Melekwe Anthony

Image Credits- Vecteezy In the tapestry of human hardship, poverty emerges as a relentless plea for life's essentials, a cry centuries old still echoing the much pain faced daily by those born into its clutches. Still we have evolved to expect this plea and ignore it; on the streets, in our neighborhoods and especially coming from third world countries.

The programs lined up for the inauguration of Nigeria’s 16th President were released by the Presidential Transition Council on Thursday. Amid litigation against the President-Elect’s right to take office on 29th May, sources say “it would be difficult to remove Bola Ahmed Tinubu” once he is sworn in as President. Since Bola Ahmed Tinubu was announced the winner of the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election on March 1st, petitions have been raised by opposition parties contesting his victory.

When Ogene FM host Chizoba Kingsley, first invited me to panel an on-air discussion about the “Get-Rich Quick Syndrome” affecting Nigerian youths, I was skeptical. Given that I hadn’t been informed about the topic 24 hours before the interview, I thought of respectfully declining. But something stirred within me. I knew the topic well. I had written about it in one previous issue of The Jacksonite Magazine.