A Nigerian political analyst warns against supporting ambitious actors who pose as humble champions of the masses while actually seeking power for themselves. He compares them to the Israelites replacing one oppressor with another, and urges listeners not to inherit battles or become anyone's ambassador of war.
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There are people who look humble because they hate those in power. They are not good either, huh? And it happens even in Nigeria. There are people who look like they are fighting for the masses, but when you hear them, you can hear pain, you hear bitterness. In fact, Nigeria might be better in the hands of some people than those who are bitter. There will be war if they come to power. There will be. The fact that you hate a system doesn't mean you have the wisdom and the maturity to replace the people. The science of Nigerians is like the Israelites in Egypt. When they are moving from an oppressor, they move into greater oppression. Just another ruler, give us something, give us, just give us something. Somebody is in a system, is Pained, is angry, is bitter. They will not begin to position themselves as more humble. Suddenly when you have problem, they want to listen. Hey, they are not listening because they care about you. They are not listening because they want to solve your problem. They are listening because at the end of the day they need to sell a narrative that the leader is bad. They are listening to recruit somebody to their side. They are listening to make you feel they are better than the system. Sometimes not all listeners are good helps. Some will complicate your life more than it was. Beware of people who are nice generally in the systems that they are serving, but when they talk to