<p><strong>SAD BUT TRUE š¢</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>Akara and Pap was breakfast served every morning in a hostel of 100 people.</p><p><br/></p><p>Out of the 100, 80 didnāt like it. They grumbled daily, complained bitterly, and wished for something different.</p><p>But the remaining 20 were content. They loved it just as it was.</p><p><br/></p><p>To resolve the conflict, the warden introduced a simple rule: every night, the hostel would vote for the next morningās breakfast. Whatever meal had the highest number of votes would be served.</p><p><br/></p><p>Every night, the 20 who loved Akara and Pap cast their votesāfor one option, with one voice.</p><p>But the 80 who disliked it were never united. Their votes scattered across the board:</p><p><br/></p><p>18 for Bread and Tea</p><p>16 for Yam and Egg Sauce</p><p>14 for Jollof Rice</p><p>12 for Spaghetti</p><p>10 for Indomie</p><p>110 for Moi Moi and Pap</p><p><br/></p><p>And so, despite being the minority, the 20 who stood together always won.</p><p>Akara and Pap kept showing up on the dining tableānot because it was the best, but because those who wanted change refused to agree on what they truly wanted.</p><p><br/></p><p>-------------</p><p><br/></p><p>Now, pause and think.</p><p><br/></p><p>Isnāt this Nigeria?</p><p><br/></p><p>We are over 200 million strong, but divided into fragments. Everyone is tired of the same old hardship, the same recycled leadership, the same bitter āmealā of corruption and suffering. We know the problem. We even know possible solutions. But when it comes to taking a stand, unity evaporates.</p><p><br/></p><p>Instead, we allow tribe, party, religion, personal interest, ambition, and ego to scatter our votes, our voices, and our strength. Then we wake up shocked to the same āAkara and Papā of bad governanceāagain and again.</p><p><br/></p><p>2027 is not far. In fact, itās already at our doorstep. And unless we learn from this simple hostel story, we will find ourselves chewing the same bitter breakfast, served fresh on election morning, with no one else to blame.</p><p><br/></p><p>-------------</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Food for Thought:</strong></p><p>Unity is not about being the majorityāit is about being intentional.</p><p>A united minority will always outshine a divided majority.</p><p><br/></p><p>If 20 people with one voice can keep Akara and Pap on a hostel table of 100, imagine what 200 million with one purpose can put on Nigeriaās table.</p><p><br/></p><p>The question is: Will we keep complaining, or will we finally agree on the kind of future we want to taste?</p>
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