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The Day The Masses Lose Their Fears….
By Dr jalarth Uche Opara
Such a day wouldn’t be a fun day . It wouldn’t either be one that would be doted with bufooenery activities and uncordinated silly talks of highly drunk urchins.
It would start in the mind, where doubt once lived but would be replaced by a stubborn clarity triggered by the serial blows of economic frustration on their lives.
Fear does not vanish in an instant; it erodes, like a wall eaten away, grain by grain, until one morning the people would wake and realize there is nothing left to hold them back, their lives gone, their dignity marred, the sense of humanity rubbished and their hope to live a better life dashed and crushed.
For too long, fear has been the silent currency of control—fear of authority, fear of consequence, fear of standing alone, fear of being oppressed and intimidated. It has kept voices low, backs bent, and consciences negotiated to eat from their vomits.
A handful of men, drunk on power and insulated by privilege, have thrived on the silence of the masses. They have mistaken patience for weakness, tolerance for approval, and endurance for submission. They seem to have seen the masses finished, half bag of rice and 2k for them would have them truckle, cap in hand at the expense of their human value and dignity.
What they seem not to realize is that fear, once broken, does not return in the same form. The day the masses would lose their fears, something irreversible would be born. Not mere anger—it would be conviction. Not chaos—but clarity. The people would begin to see power for what it truly is: not a possession of the few, but a trust borrowed from the many. And once that illusion collapses, the structures built on it begin to tremble.
A fearless masses are not easily manipulated. They cannot be distracted by empty promises or divided by trivial differences. They would become a force that is both moral and formidable—one that questions, demands, and insists. Their strength lies not just in numbers, but in unity of purpose. When millions move with a shared understanding, even the most fortified systems feel the strain.
When the fear eventually goes, the politicians who once ruled through intimidation and deception will find themselves confronted not by weapons, but by a people who refuse to be subdued anymore. Then it would dawn on them that there is something far more unsettling about a citizenry that has nothing left to fear than one that is merely angry. Anger can be pacified. Fearlessness cannot, fearlessness provoked by the feeling of he who is down fears no fall is compellingly very dangerous
When such moment comes, it would come with its own danger of raw power, if unguided, can become destructive and decimating.
However, fearless masses must also be disciplined else same force that can build justice can also unleash chaos. The breaking of fear must be matched with the rise of wisdom, restraint, and a vision for something better not just the removal of what is wrong.
True victory is not in tearing down oppression, but in building a society where fear is no longer needed as a tool of control.
The day the masses lose their fears, it wouldn’t just be the end of tyranny , it would be the beginning of responsibility. A new kind of power would emerge, one that demands participation, accountability, and courage not just to resist, but to lead well.
When that day fully comes, it will not be marked by destruction alone, but by a profound shift in consciousness: the realization that the people were never powerless, they were only afraid to act and confront.
The masses have been held to the ground by the few privileged ones the longest, shining and glittering with what belongs to us as Nigerians. They feed fat on it, pave way for their children, stashing away resources for their generations unborn while the poor masses, because of fear remain indolent, believing in God’s providence for a way out.
The very day the masses would lose their fears, our very notorious politicians would lose their power. Nigeria wouldn’t be better if the masses continue to play this indolent roles, truckling to politicians for crumbs and fetching and carrying for them for a peanuts.
The chains around our legs and hands can be removed through collective and focused action of collective liberation. We can pull ourselves out from the dungeon of socio-economic woes and build an empire we so desire and deserve, eluded us for years because of the rascality of our political class.
This can only be possible when the masses fear no more to chant this song of liberation, holding the political class accountable and making sure that the power they flaunt are cut to minimal size if not yanked off them completely.
“Igwe bu ike”– Strength is in the masses. Our problem is fear, and the malicious divide and rule strategic game plans of the politicians. For years they have used this on us and we have been victims of it.
Now is the the opportune time to dispel this fear and engage our political class, demanding accountability, justice, fairness equity and integrity. 2027! The definining year. Either we engage them or we get engulfed.
Jarlathuche@gmail.com