In the light of the current political situation in our dear country Nigeria, I have thought it fit to share this with you.....
A new dawn in Nigeria …
It is so disheartening that some Nigerians do not want to accept the fact that a new dawn has come in Nigeria . It is another new day and we are set to draw from the waters of Nigeria .
Never in the history of this nation has the anti-corruption campaign been so strong.
Kudos should and must be given to the current administration for the dogged fight against corruption.
The administration forced a resignation on the part of the former Inspector General of Police, sacked two ministers, did a cabinet reshuffle, weeding out ministers that were found to be under-competent, dropped a ministerial nominee on the ground that he is suspected of having forged a part of his C.V.
As I said earlier, it is so disheartening that some people do not see anything good in the current administration.
We have a myriad of problems in Nigeria but the only way those problems can be solved is through a collective effort that will truncate all the problems that we have.
We know we have problems but we have resigned our selves to fate yet we will not look the other way when heinous crimes are being committed in our country, Nigeria .
Here is an administration that is committed to wiping out corruption and we have decided not to give our support to the administration.
Anytime the EFCC or the ICPC or any other government agency arrest someone, a particular section in which the person is from will start shouting that they are being persecuted.
It is time for change.
There is no doubting the fact that this is the birth of a new dawn in Nigeria .
Most of the old people around have failed us. They have continued to toe the path of tribalism, bad politics and what have you to the detriment of the nation.
Unfortunately, the youths of this great country have started following their footsteps.
It should and must not continue to be like this. We should be thinking of taking this country back to its former place among the comity of nations instead of continually dragging it into the mud.
On the issue of resource control, the Lord God has placed enough mineral resources in all parts of the earth. All we need do is to find out what they are and exploit them.
All the states in Nigeria have one mineral resource or the other that is enough to sustain each state government.
I think the state should be in full control of the resources in their locality and they should pay a fixed percentage e.g 10% to the federal government which would be like 10% derivation to the federal government.
This would make the centre less attractive to corrupt politicians and the electorate would know who to hold responsible for the economic down fall in the country.
I think the federal government should only concern itself with foreign affairs and national security (I don’t support state police and militant groups), and concentrate on fostering good relationship among the citizens of the country via the federating units (states).
I believe we can make this country great again. I believe that the best thing that can happen to a person in this world is to be a citizen of Nigeria , live among the people of Nigeria and get to know the people of Nigeria .
I am sold out to seeing a change in the Nigerian perception of his neighbour, the current administration or subsequent administrations.
If our politicians are corrupt, it is because the larger society is corrupt. We should remove the lump in our eyes before trying to remove the speck in their own eyes.
I am tired of hearing that an individual or some set of individuals can hold the country to ransom. Are we fools? No.
Come 2007, I would want us to shine our eyes and vote for people of repute and not mediocres.
God bless Nigerians, God bless Nigeria .
Sogeke Olukunle Samuel
July 14, 2005
9:00 -10:05pm.
It is so disheartening that some Nigerians do not want to accept the fact that a new dawn has come in Nigeria . It is another new day and we are set to draw from the waters of Nigeria .
Never in the history of this nation has the anti-corruption campaign been so strong.
Kudos should and must be given to the current administration for the dogged fight against corruption.
The administration forced a resignation on the part of the former Inspector General of Police, sacked two ministers, did a cabinet reshuffle, weeding out ministers that were found to be under-competent, dropped a ministerial nominee on the ground that he is suspected of having forged a part of his C.V.
As I said earlier, it is so disheartening that some people do not see anything good in the current administration.
We have a myriad of problems in Nigeria but the only way those problems can be solved is through a collective effort that will truncate all the problems that we have.
We know we have problems but we have resigned our selves to fate yet we will not look the other way when heinous crimes are being committed in our country, Nigeria .
Here is an administration that is committed to wiping out corruption and we have decided not to give our support to the administration.
Anytime the EFCC or the ICPC or any other government agency arrest someone, a particular section in which the person is from will start shouting that they are being persecuted.
It is time for change.
There is no doubting the fact that this is the birth of a new dawn in Nigeria .
Most of the old people around have failed us. They have continued to toe the path of tribalism, bad politics and what have you to the detriment of the nation.
Unfortunately, the youths of this great country have started following their footsteps.
It should and must not continue to be like this. We should be thinking of taking this country back to its former place among the comity of nations instead of continually dragging it into the mud.
On the issue of resource control, the Lord God has placed enough mineral resources in all parts of the earth. All we need do is to find out what they are and exploit them.
All the states in Nigeria have one mineral resource or the other that is enough to sustain each state government.
I think the state should be in full control of the resources in their locality and they should pay a fixed percentage e.g 10% to the federal government which would be like 10% derivation to the federal government.
This would make the centre less attractive to corrupt politicians and the electorate would know who to hold responsible for the economic down fall in the country.
I think the federal government should only concern itself with foreign affairs and national security (I don’t support state police and militant groups), and concentrate on fostering good relationship among the citizens of the country via the federating units (states).
I believe we can make this country great again. I believe that the best thing that can happen to a person in this world is to be a citizen of Nigeria , live among the people of Nigeria and get to know the people of Nigeria .
I am sold out to seeing a change in the Nigerian perception of his neighbour, the current administration or subsequent administrations.
If our politicians are corrupt, it is because the larger society is corrupt. We should remove the lump in our eyes before trying to remove the speck in their own eyes.
I am tired of hearing that an individual or some set of individuals can hold the country to ransom. Are we fools? No.
Come 2007, I would want us to shine our eyes and vote for people of repute and not mediocres.
God bless Nigerians, God bless Nigeria .
Sogeke Olukunle Samuel
July 14, 2005
9:00 -10:05pm.
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1 comment:
wow,sammie, u are a true citizen of Nigeria, i wish every Nigerians would have the same mind as u have had it for our country Nigeria,
Truly this is a challenge, because if we are unchallenged we become unchanged and life is like a mirror, what we show is what we see, no wonder some other non-citizens look at us as failure, which we aren’t, God bless as you encourage the citizen of Nigeria. LIFE IS CONTAGIOUS, and by this, it is when we live by the right principles that we begin to love the right principles. i pray we would all thirst for this great country of ours to be changed for better, and this should begin amongst the youth of this great nation, if we don’t thread the part of others who are bad, through some of my research i have fund that little minds have wishes,(which u are an example to the youth of the nation) and great minds have causes, well i hope we all make hay while the sun shines.
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