The term dependency is a word that creates a heavy duty of channeled responsibility to the independency of the subject who shoulders the dependants weight by himself.
A clarity of dependency points a gun to the time when Nigeria was colonized by their colonial masters. The who burden of “Niger area” was on the British government, though the Nigerians were subjected to their masters. In the days of the dependency of Nigerians on their colonial masters, the victims were the Nigerians, and the victors were the Britains.
In this context, the Nigerians were depending on their colonial masters for government rulership, but the Britains were depending on the Nigerians to do their odd jobs, some capital as slaves, but few were the opportuned.
In as much as the Nigerians depended on their colonial masters, the burden that was shouldered was minimal in comparison to that of Nigerians as regards the toil and lack of freedom. The likes of racism, apartheid, the colonization itself, freedom was restricted and other related excesses that were in place.
Furthermore, dependency is not limited to the upper level of the nations, it also cuts across different states, towns and homes. Some states depend on others for cash crops, some source for petroleum usage from the other. It is some what balance if one is giving x, and the other gives y, then it is a shared benefit, but in a case where one state is dormant, the reminant is packed by it, in otherwords, takes the peanut allocation.
Taking a large step across the ocean, dependency is also seen in some homes when a woman or man with no means of income in most cases pushes all his/her responsibilities on the capable spouse. The term liability is often attached to this when it concerns either the wife or the husband who is helpless. A liability is an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone who is helpless. A financially handicapped wife or is a liability for either of the two spouses with the capable hands.
As we have stated some related facts about dependency, there are some possible ways to live a life of freedom, thereby staring independent, and singing the tune of “I am free indeed”. Nigeria is independent, and the access to freedom was granted to her on the 1st of October, 1960. A day when so many homes drank the flowing water of peace and gained their true confidence. She never got independent by mere words, but some group fought for it. The likes of Herbert Macaulay, Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa were the figures in the picture that made the future of Nigeria glaring. It was not as easy tussles, but a victorious one at last.
Nelso Rolihlahla Mandela a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, and a philanthropist who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 in his on bit to bring equal rights, and put an end to the discriminatory policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990 was a battle to make the Africans free indeed. Though he tried in his own capacity; as apartheid has grossly reduced to the bearest minimum, but some indications cannot be totally wiped off.
In the same rein, a home that has the two parties involved should be independent financially, the two should be creative in making the financial stand of the home strong. Help is essential, but being totally dependent is aching because it points in bad colour. Every hand should work, fight, fight to gain independence in order to avoid the slare and master trend.
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