by EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection SECURITY: SALARIES SURELY, NOT SUBSIDIES! By Justine John DYIKUK Starter With the prevailing state of affairs in our dear country Nigeria, one cannot but recall the ominous words of William Butler Yeats, in his poem 'The second coming;' "Things fall apart, the center cannot hold, mere anarchy is loosed upon the world..." written after the second world war, precisely 1919. Our security situation constantly poses fear and flight across the length and breadth of the nation. In a state where life is continually on the brink of the grave, Chinua Achebe's 'Abame is no more' in his bestselling novel, 'Things fall apart' may perchance be analogous. Some social commentators have blamed the prevailing circumstances of insecurity on poverty greased by unemployment and poor leadership. Workers in many states are still crying about the new 18,000 minimum wage which is still a mirage in various states. In the middle o...
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