Mr. President, it is time to face the truth. Let us not romanticize our greatness as a people, for what good is pride when the nation itself is weary? Even the most hopeful among us are beginning to surrender to despair, not because they do not love this country, but because the burden of disappointment has become too heavy to bear.
What the nation needs now is intentional leadership: leadership that inspires, restores dignity, and gives the people a reason to believe again. We do not need theatrics. We do not need another speech. We need action that reflects empathy, responsibility, and respect for the people you swore to serve.
Mr. President, the conduct of your aides and associates is fast eroding public trust. The arrogance, the recklessness, the indecency: all of it is beneath the dignity of the offices they hold and the nation they represent. Their behavior is not only embarrassing, it is corrosive. It diminishes the authority of your office and ridicules the sacrifice of millions who still believe in this country’s promise.
Decorum in public life is not a matter of style; it is a matter of substance. It defines how the world perceives us and how citizens perceive themselves. A nation’s image is its currency in the global arena, and ours is losing value fast.
You are the President of a country, not the director of a tasteless skit. Yet your presidency is increasingly being portrayed as one: a daily show of unrestrained bravado and misplaced priorities. This cannot continue. Leadership is not about control; it is about character. It is about knowing when to speak and when to act, when to correct and when to protect.
Let this be a reminder, in case the comforts of power have clouded perspective, that the true purpose of office is service, not spectacle. The people are watching. The murmurs of anger across the land are growing louder.
Mr. President, fix this. Fix the mess that indiscipline and arrogance have created around you. Fix it before the muffled frustration becomes a storm too loud to contain.
History will remember not the noise of your aides, but the silence of your action or the courage of your response. The choice, as always, is yours.
Otunba Segun Showunmi
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