The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.
Every age develops its own peculiar forms of pathology which express in exaggerated form its underlying character structure.
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.
Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard there's nothing you can do.