Tell Natasha!!! Nigeria is Not Working!!!

By Prof Mercy Adesanya-Davies (PMA)

Tell Natasha —
Nigeria is bleeding,
The streets are hungry,
Children with sunken eyes search for bread in the dust,
Mothers whisper prayers to the empty pots,
Fathers carry the weight of silence,
And the air hums with the sound of broken dreams.

Tell Natasha —
This is not about her.
It’s not about gender,
Not about the whispers of wounded pride,
Not about accusations or rebuttals,
It’s about empty stomachs and shattered hope.
It’s about the young boy hawking water under the scorching sun,
The old woman waiting for a pension that may never come.

She wasn’t suspended because she’s a woman.
She wasn’t cast aside because of Nigerian women.
She wasn’t silenced because of Akpabio’s shadow.
No —
She was asked to pause,
To reflect,
To find wisdom where pride once stood.
Privilege doesn’t grant immunity from accountability.

Tell Natasha —
Nigeria is not working!
The streets are flooded,
But not with rain —
With tears, with desperation, with rage.
Hospitals echo with the cries of the untreated,
Schools are closed while the future dims.
Electricity flickers like dying hope,
Fuel queues stretch like the sins of history.
The people are tired.
Tired of waiting,
Tired of false promises,
Tired of leaders who argue while the nation sinks.

Tell Natasha —
Nigerians don’t have time for drama,
No time for petty grievances and personal battles.
While she reflects on her privilege,
Children are reflecting on hunger.
While she tends to her personal wounds,
Mothers are nursing empty arms.

Nigeria is not working!
Nigerians are hungry!
People are drowning in abject poverty!
The streets speak louder than any press release,
The silence of suffering louder than any headline.

So, tell Natasha —
Take the time.
Find the wisdom.
Grow the strength.
But know this —
Nigeria needs healing, not distractions.
Nigeria needs solutions, not noise.
Nigeria is not working —
And the people are tired.

@ Prof Mercy Adesanya-Davies (PMA)