AN ESSAY ON THE TOPIC:
IF I BECOME PRESIDENT Nigeria, republic in western Africa, with a coast along the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Guinea. Most of Nigeria consists of a low plateau cut by rivers, especially the Niger and its largest tributary, the Benue. The country takes its name from its chief river. Until 1991, the capital was the largest city, Lagos, on the southwestern coast; at that time, the city of Abuja, in the country’s interior, became capital. Nigeria has a federal form of government and is divided into 36 states and a federal capital territory. The country’s official name is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Lagos, along the coast, is the largest city and the country’s economic and cultural center, but Abuja, a city in the interior planned and built during the 1970s and 1980s, is the capital. The government moved from Lagos to Abuja in 1991 in the hope of creating a national capital where none of the country’s ethnic groups would be dominant. Having seen how great Nigeria is, she needs a very good leader who will have compassion on the inhabitants of the country.
Today there is a cry everywhere in every sector of the Nigerian economy, the unemployed are crying for employment, the few employed are crying for salary increment, sickness is nothing to write home about, poor infrastructure, illiteracy, yet Nigeria is headed by the president. Ho how I wish I was the president of Nigeria! I would have considered the industrial sector of this country by bringing in more foreign investors to operate and create more industries hence creating more jobs. Farmers would have been provided with loans and incentives that will have them produce more food. Health centre would have been established in every villages and free drugs and treatment be administered to the patients Ho how I wished I was the president! I would have implement free and compulsory education in all the cities and villages hence eradicating illiteracy in our country. If I were the president of Nigeria, I would have provided the nation with good roads, pipe borne water, health facilities, 24 hours uninterrupted electricity supply, learning facilities etc. If I were the president of Nigeria, I would have stopped bribery and corruption, exam malpractices, kidnapping, armed robbery, suicide bombing etc. Ho that I were the president of Nigeria, I would have done everything to promote righteousness in the Nation and demote un righteousness. I would have influenced the way of living of the poor especially in the aspect of finance. The government seems to be operating mainly on the on the urban settlement forgetting the source of their food (rural settlement) that is why they will continue to live in poverty. If I were the president, I would have given more chance of leadership to women. Women are not always given the chance to show or display their talent in the governmental setting of Nigeria due to discrimination. They think the females won’t be able to cope with the countries crisis and troubles. I would I have done all these and more if I were the president of Nigeria, and I pray that one day my dream of leadership will come real.

Patience Emem Alexander