Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that suffering is not something Nigerians should brag about.
Jalade-Ekeinde, who has been living in the United States of America for the past two years, added that Nigerians were too smart to go through so much suffering.
She wrote on Instagram: “After living in the US for about two years, I have now seen that a lot of things we drive and pass up are pure insanity.
“I am deeply frustrated by the depth of needless suffering Nigerians go through. We are too intelligent a people to suffer like this. Suffering is not a lesson to brag about. is evil Why must people suffer to do something? Why?”
Meanwhile, his statement has continued to garner reactions from many people online.
One Twitter user, Oz Okegebe, wrote: “That is the sad reality of our country. We are suffering but, unfortunately, we continue to recycle the same elements that have kept us in this vicious cycle. It is our duty to change the situation, come February 2023”.
Another tweeter, Yomi Ajiboye, wrote: “A serious and genuine wave of change is coming. Even the world is watching and waiting. We have to make sure we do the right thing; not just complain. We have to play our role as citizens. Many have been complaining; but today we know the path they took out of selfishness”.
Similarly, Osamuyi Okpame added: “Right now, we are stressed and struggling to get new naira notes. If Nigeria doesn’t kill us, nothing else will.”
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