{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"The youths have the power to change Nigeria!\u00a0 - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"d0kXGlEnj9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/the-youths-have-the-power-to-change-nigeria\/\">The youths have the power to change Nigeria!\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/the-youths-have-the-power-to-change-nigeria\/embed\/#?secret=d0kXGlEnj9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The youths have the power to change Nigeria!\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"d0kXGlEnj9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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I love Nigeria and Nigerians with all my heart and might. That\u2019s, why I am very worried about the state of both of them. At the start of the year, I celebrated lavishly because I sincerely believed (and I still do) that the present times are the best times to be alive, to be an active participant and an observer of the greatest \u2018comeback\u2019 in the history of the black race. In sports, a \u2018comeback\u2019 is to transition from the brink of defeat to victory in an almost miraculously manner. It is usually the sweetest thing to savour in sports. Nigerians that were alive in 1989 cannot easily forget \u2018the Miracle of Daman\u2019\u00a0when the Under-20 national team fought back from being 4 goals down, 14 minutes to the end of the semi-final match against Portugal, to score 4 great goals, equalized and eventually won the match via penalty kicks! That was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of football. Comebacks are sweet and we have that example to remind us and reawaken the die-hard spirit of Nigerians as we extend this to our national political life. That\u2019s why I was in a\u00a0celebratory mood at the start of the year even as everything around me painted a truly gloomy picture. Nigerians are known for our fighting spirit, our \u2018arrogance\u2019, our loudness, our ostentatious life and love for the good things of life, our industry, our rich traditions, our deep links to culture, our exploding population, our \u00a0lavish lifestyle, our globally celebrated intellectuals in virtually all fields, our artistic giants, our abundant immeasurable natural and mineral resources, our contributions to the development of some of the most advanced countries in the world through the sweat, tears and blood of our ancestors sold into slavery, our religiosity and our strangulating inexplicable poverty! How can a country so richly blessed be so miserably poor? The only plausible explanation that makes some kind of remote sense is that the country is afflicted with a \u2018curse\u2019 that foists on the people leadership that cannot appreciate and harness these blessings, added to a followership that my friend\u00a0Charlie Boy describes as\u00a0\u2018mumu\u2019\u00a0the worst stage of being a fool. That combination would lead any country to its grave! But, the sport in my genes makes me believe that a comeback is imminent. That Nigeria will bounce back from the brink of the present darkness and failure, into the dawn of a bright future."}