My Little Future Leader.
How was I going to explain this to her? She had come home so excited from school earlier that day with so much enthusiasm in her voice, she had climbed into our bed with the sole purpose of telling us about her day. I was tired and so also was her mother after a busy day at work but my six year old daughter was never a kid I enjoyed turning down or away. With the little strength I had left in me as I tried to change from my work clothes, I asked, 'How was school today?' as this was a ritual we never missed every night I was home. 'And what did you learn today?' I added. Just as I expected, she couldn't wait for me to finish, she cut right in. 'Today, Ms Brown told us about all the natural resources Nigeria has and the list is long daddy. We have good soil, crude oil, tin, timber, cocoa, coal and gold. She said Nigeria is so blessed and we can n...