A-Q – MMM | Open Letter To The Presidency

My name is A-Q, and I am a Nigerian Hip-hop artist. I have always wanted to make a

difference with my music. Through the years, I waited patiently for my brand to get a

point of prominence to enable use my talent reach a large audience and at this point

in my career, I think it is time I use my God giving talent for what it is originally

designed for. Which is, lending my voice in uplifting people and touching lives.

I would like to state that the contents of this letter and the song attached is not fact.

Everything is strictly my opinion on how the present situation of our country Nigeria

has affected me as an individual, and knowing that a lot of Nigerians are faced with

similar struggles, with most even having it even worse, I have decided to use my

reach as a Hip-hop artist, to amplify the voices of the people whose cries drown in

the ocean of social media and are lost in the wind of the streets.

I wish to make this as short and plain as possible so everyone can understand.

I grew up believing that depression was a white man’s sickness and suicidal

thoughts was a coward’s way out and we in Africa had a way of dealing with

hardship, but recently, as an average Nigerian, I have found myself slipping in and

out of depression, thinking about how I can provide for myself and family in the

nearest future. Although, thoughts of committing suicide have not occurred to me

yet, I can’t imagine what the less privileged and below average Nigerians are feeling.

I know I am right when I say we are now at the breaking point and we can’t go on like

this any longer.

I always campaigned for Buhari from the 1st time he ran for election. I voted Buhari

because when my late father was unlawfully relieved from his job at NNPC, costing

my family a life time of hardship, he wrote to Buhari while he was in office concerning

his treatment and the presidency replied his letter, saying they would launch an

investigation into my father’s claims, but before this could be done the Buhari

administration was toppled; for this I have always had the outmost respect for Buhari

thus, when he returned as candidate for the presidential elections, I felt he was the

man Nigeria needed.

I am however now stating this clearly as a broken hearted Nigerian that I regret

voting for him and this administration. I am not going to be a hypocrite and act like

this administration has done nothing or deny the efforts of this government. I

commend the unbridled fight against Boko-Haram, the fight against unemployment

and the struggle against corruption, which I have to say has now become majorly a

Buhari fight, as the people are no longer interested in who is corrupt or not but how

to survive.

How many people can be arrested? corruption has eaten deep into the hearts of the

average Nigerian that to end corruption in this country, you would have to keep us all

under investigation. It is amazing to find that even judges are corrupt now. Just think

about how many criminals have escaped jail time and how many innocent people

have gone to jail because a judge accepted a bribe. The thought is sickening.

Dear President, Nigeria is in a state of emergency and the policies your government

has put up to help checkmate the steady economic decline are not working or is

taking forever to have any effect. We have been patient but we are at a breaking

point and cannot hold on much longer. The people are suffering and have lost

confidence in your government. Anyone one who still has confidence in this

government is either benefiting from this dilemma or has just refused to accept the

truth that your Government is failing terribly.

Sad to say, but citizens now have more confidence in the MMM Ponzi scheme than

in your government. Confidence is gained and the MMM scheme be it illegal or not

has given Nigerians more hope than your government has.

Nigerians are not stupid, we know the scheme will crash, but it just shows you

how desperate we have become, with over 3 million Nigerians participating in the

scheme, a slight relief is better for us right now and we are ready to cross that bridge

when it imminently crashes, as seen that they are already encountering problems,

even at that more than 7 other Schemes have popped up, taking advantage of desperate

Nigerians who have been left with almost no choice  I am not presently participating

in any of the schemes but I am

tempted to and I know a lot of Nigerians who are not yet participating feel the same

too and if nothing is done to relieve us of the present situation, a lot of us would fall

victim to these schemes, Especially if MMM rise above their present issues and

 

A-Q – MMM [DOWNLOAD]