dissenting view (uncensored)

The land where elders ain’t liars (uncensored)
As much as Nigeria desires progress and sustainable development, I think there is a need to reappraise our values. Particularly in southwest Nigeria, elders don’t lie even when it is glaringly obvious (permit the use). This ideology translates to more parochial thinking about the leadership (rulership) of the nation, as we assume that our political leaders are gods (mystic) beings who cannot make mistakes, so whatever they do is right, absolutely. This is evident when we insist that oba ba lo ri gbo gbo nkan, literally translating to “the king controls all things”. Even our thoughts?
Dissenting views have come to stay as drivers of innovation, improvement and adjustments for development. As we continue to enjoy satisficing, we cannot grow. However, when we see things differently and know that we can change, improve on something, then we are moving forward. Now that a young man has a dissenting view, but the elders see it as being rude, proud, disrespectful etc, it is a malaise we have to challenge especially in our developing age in Nigeria.
Maturity comes with age, but not sensibility. There are old fools, or what do we make of news in popular media about septuagenarians and octogenarians raping barely teenage girls, looting our economic fortune as though prebend without recourse for the future even at that old age.
My idea is that at some points in mature existence, it is time to take a back seat, and speak only when it is necessary and not always insist on being in the front wheel. This malady is evident in academics and family, even all spheres of society. An old man once challenged me if I had up to the material possession he had and I was mouth agape. Apart from the fact that physical possessions are based on choice, how can you compare a young man with yourself? I almost told him to compare himself with the CEO of FCMB, a prominent deposit money bank in Nigeria or other young dudes who are raking in millions by the day, while he sits in his chair of comfort to confront me about his possession.
A nation where elders never lie, can never grow. I do not support being rude to elders, but having a dissenting view is for Christ’s sakes not a crime nor a sign of disrespect.