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The change we all wanted

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   I should probably start off with a proper introduction of myself. I am a very average Nigerian, one of the "plentious" masses..... And i was an avid supporter of the 'PMB' group. So much so, that my house became a venue for political debates. As my mum still remembered the tyranny and dictatorship of 'PMB' during his military regime. I was quick to point out that this was/is a democratic government and there would be no room for dictatorship. In my most delusional moments, i may have said Nigeria needed an iron fist at the reins for a change. Don't look at me like that, i said may have said, ahah! Oh, and the mantra, 'Change'! My anthem became, "We need change, Nigerians are tired! We need change!" yes, o, it was that serious! The elections happened, and change it was!      And the first thing baba did after being elected was to decree that a certain media house was banned from ever coming to any outing, press conferences or briefi...