Thanks God we got our Oil, but where's our President?

Thanks God we got our Oil, but where's our President? By Safi Abdi  Jan 20, 2012 Oil is good,  and all praise and thanks belong to the Provider, Glorified be the One  who made the earth and put in it countless bounties for mankind. So glorified be the One who created both man and his needs and provided means for those needs, from above and from below.  And in  heaven is your provision and whatever you were promised (Quran: 51:22) Oil is good. They call it the black gold, and if utilized wisely by a real leadership that’s focused on people’s welfare,  an imaginative leadership that’s backed by sincere united citizens, oil becomes a blessing then, And with it you could  build a whole nation from scratch, and with the stroke of a pen turn a barren habitat into a paradise of lush greenery. The prospects are endless: you could build roads for your cars; make play grounds for your kids; learn how to dispose of your rubbish; teach Qat pushers noble professions; bring hope to Qat victims; hire educated workers from abroad. And by bringing order and progress to your people, towns and airports you could fly direct to Bosaso. Once money starts pouring in, ruler and ruled could become best of friends. And the natives could suddenly become Nationals, but I guess you would need a whole new overhaul in the Somali psyche for that kind of thing to happen. But whoever said, you can’t dream? Now with oil in the Pipeline, Somali Nationals would get noticed abroad, Look there’s an oil-Sheikh, sorry, I mean, oil-Sultan. …Yeah, oil is good, with a few rigs oiling our economy, we could afford to give our history and Nobility a face-life, we could turn our historical relics into hot spots and give Al-Shabab damaged sites a descent burial. With capital you could make films and documentaries of Somali historical figures and bygone heroes, and we could do up our own living Garads and Boqors in fine clothes and decent addresses. That way, you give your damaged self-esteem a boost and give Somali children and youth for once something to be proud of, Hey! There’s a movie on, it’s about Muhammed Abdille Hassan. I am going…. Continued