l could remember vividly that immediately after the swearing in of the president elect—Muhammodu Buhari in 2015, I published an article on my blog and also shared it on Facebook to ensure that the message get across to as many people as possible. “Change that only WE can bring” was the title of that write up. I can’t really recall what induced me to write such a thing, but I guess it was as a result of my observation that Nigerians are expecting thaumaturgical transformations from the new man. I don’t know who on earth invented the “Change mantra” for the mega party and for president Buhari’s campaign. But whosoever did, such person is nothing else but a genius because he knew exactly what Nigerians needed and craving for at that particular time. Nigerians have seen enough of bad and failed leaderships. We can’t just afford to continue with the same unpropitious government that we’ve been experiencing for a long period of time. We need a change. And with a perfect timing, they came to us in the name of what we want-change!

https://www.naij.com/1077486-buhari-change-begins.htmlChange!​ 

This word sounds as if it was newly introduced into the English dictionary, as the whole atmosphere was saturated with the change mantra. And so, we followed the change and voted for the change because all we wanted was change. Immediately after the election, Nigerians felt a great sense of relief because we’ve successfully chosen what we wanted. Our expectation was to see everything we need happening with immediate effect. But as a scientist and a final year Biochemistry student at that time, I was able to use my Biochemistry skills to make a forensic view of what Nigerians were expecting from the “Change” man—Buhari. They put too much expectations on the man. We are expecting sudden or magical changes. But I knew it right from the genesis that Buhari is just a man and not God. And no man can do all that’s expected. No man can provide all our wants. No man can satisfy all men. He can only try his best. And this change we’re talking about, is a process. In fact, a gradual process and not what could happen overnight as we expected, But change occurs over a period of time.

Let me give you this simple and perfect analogy of how change occurs. Before a butterfly becomes an adult butterfly with different bright and attractive colours, it passes through different developmental stages or processes. First, the egg changes to Larva, which is known as caterpillar. This again changes to Pupa and finally to an adult butterfly with attractive coloration. ​​

This series of change is called metamorphosis in biology. And it is never an easy process. Who can ever believe that caterpillar—a highly destructive organism, is just a stage in the life cycle of butterfly—a brightly decorated insect with a vital agricultural advantage? That’s what change does. So I still believe that Nigeria will soon get there. Though things may seem too harsh at present, but I know that very soon, our country will be better. Because I view all what we’re experiencing now as a metamorphic process that will surely transform our dear country—Nigeria, to what we want it to be. We all want a better Nigeria. We want a Nation with stable power supply, good road network, standard education, employment opportunities, good health delivery services, good security etc. All these are possible. In fact, we will soon get there.
But don’t forget that Buhari alone can never give us all we wanted. No! The change we want is not the responsibility of Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, Kemi Adeosun, Fashola, or Amechi alone. Thank God that Mr president has voice out that the change he promised begins with us—change begins with you. The change we want can only be achieved through a collective efforts of every Nigerian. This country us ours. It is our fatherland. We must come together in oneness of mind to build this Nation. Rather than allowing political differences and ethnicity to tear us apart. Instead of blaming and cursing our leaders, why can’t we just express how we feel in a moderate way, and never cease to pray for our Nation? No one is pleased with what is happening in Nigeria of today, but always remember that two wrongs can never make a right. So if we think that they are doing the wrong things, let us do the right things while we pray to God to deliver our land. Let desist from saying, making or posting negative things about this country. Let stop cursing our leaders. Let us play our own part to make this Nigeria great again. 

Before I use the final full stop, let me remind you that change is a process and it is usually not an easy one, but at the end, all will be well with our Nation. Just believe and change your negative mindset and your attitude because the change you are looking for begins right there inside of you. Change begins with you.

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