I just read something about how much the President and his vice were going to spend on food and kitchen utensils (N992million+,almost a Billion Naira!)along with readers' comments on facebook.The majority believed the story while a few thinks it's too ridiculous a story to make the headlines.The part that seems to bother me is not the amount of money they spend on food but how my people reacted to it.
As usual,the majority ended up just praying and giving no sign of doing anything about it.The remaining few,on the other hand (as usual too),a part was dreaming of becoming an equally corrupt President one day,others think it's high time we revolt against the government just the Arabs did.The question is:You chop liver like the Arabs???
You see,I marvel at the way some people think.Revolution,REVolution,REVOLUtion,REVOLUTION!!!The majority of those screaming this word know next to nothing about how revolution works.All they know about it what they have been told it is,most really don't know what it entails.
Yes,Nigeria needs a revolution but what type of revolution do we need,what type of revolution would be most effective and least expensive to run?
Obviously,the one that the Arabs are currently running are way to expensive and much more counter productive.Take Libya for instance.
Libya got what they currently see as freedom after a protracted conflict that lasted for months and has brought a rebel group to replace a constituted government to power.
Now,let's ask ourselves:'what was the need for the revolt in the first place,is it that the man in power wasn't delivering,do they really had to take to arms to remove him?'
Irrespective of what you think about this case,you'll agree that Ghadaffi was revolted against NOT BECAUSE HE WAS NOT DELIVERING THE DIVIDENDS OF GOVERNMENT TO HIS PEOPLE BUT FOR A TRIVIAL ISSUE OF HIS LONG STAY IN OFFICE AND HIS PROPOSED PLAN TO SUCCEED HIMSELF WITH HIS SON!His only offense was that he spent 42 years in power,even his enemies could not say he wasn't delivering to his people!
According to sources available to me, Ghadaffi made housing as a matter of human right for Libyans and Power supply was FREE not to mention the fact that Libya under him owes no debts and their reserve was $150 Billion up!Now,compare that to the bankrupt U.S. (owing over $10 trillion and still counting!) and her NATO allies' economies (the Eurozone of the verge of collapse)that helped topple a constituted government replacing it with a rebel leadership.
Look at Egypt that once had a democracy but its people 'decided' to topple it for the same ridiculous reason of tenure longevity.About 5000 dead in Syria over same claims.All these going on while Queen Elizabeth still rule supreme without any disturbance what so ever;50 years on the throne and still counting!
Why is the UK not asking her to live.Some would say she's not politically involved.If she's that irrelevant in UK's government,then,why should the British continue to allow her stay up there?Do you know that she's more like the overall head of Common wealth countries???
Look,my people,I'm not saying we shouldn't revolt,in fact,I'm a vanguard advocate for a change BUT NOT A BLOODY ONE!
Nigerians,we can revolt PEACEFULLY WITHOUT THE USUAL RALLIES AND PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS THAT MOST OFTEN THAN NOT END UP VIOLENT.
We got options and it's these options we need to explore.Revolution,yes,but NOT A BLOODY REVOLUTION!
Unfortunately,I have to go,but,next time,I shall elaborate on my own idea of a bloodless revolution that can drive a striking fear into the hearts of our cold hearted politicians!REVOLUTION NAIJA!
Keep the flag flying,
Regards,
Abdurrahman,
http://www.jainx.com
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
2012 Budget:Anti People Policies
In less than a year after being elected to power,President Jonathan presented 2012 budget to the house of assembly,Abuja.
The budget,by the President was tagged with so many names like,budget of consolidation...bla,blab,blah!
The 'koko' of the matter is that all in all,this dude call 'Goodluck' had presented an anti - people budget for the year 2012.The GREATEST being the oil subsidy removal.
You know,it's funny to see that those guys up there in power never get to find an easy ways to resolve national issues,all they ever see is the hard way out.Unfortunately,when they come up with these hard policies,they seal their ears and minds to any other form of suggestion that says otherwise.They don't know and DO NOT KNOW that they don't know!A very BIG problem,right?
I mean,how can a President of a country that have bagged his Doctorate degree come up with such nonsense as removal of oil subsidy and had gone on to implement it despite the fact that ALL people in NAIJA says otherwise?No matter how brilliant his idea might be,he's NOT expected to do ANYTHING against the wishes of those that elected him to office.I don't know how he thinks,but his budget proposition to the Assembly,in my opinion signifies disappointing...more like embarrassing.As a graduate,I'm highly disappointed and as a Nigerian,I'm very embarrassed and upset!
WITHOUT paying the minimum wage despite signing it into law,Jonathan went ahead to add salt to sore by proposing to remove oil subsidy.
Even my illiterate aunt in the village knows what catastrophic evil effect that increase of fuel can cause on the economy.For God's sake we are talking of the lifeline of our transport system!No transport no commerce,no commerce,poverty looms!!!
Oil subsidy removal would cause automatic increase in prices of EVERYTHING and ANYTHING and cushioning effect.In my area Garri presently (when fuel is still N65) cost N70,now imagine what it will cost when you now shoot the price of fuel up to N150/liter!
Many have commented in different ways from different angles.But I'm happy that all Nigerians are still standing their grounds and insisting on their rights!
Fellow patriots,I don''t have much to say on the budget or subsidy removal,my concern,however, is share and help Nigerians in cushioning the effect of the economic crisis that may follow the subsidy removal and the implementation of the anti-people policies contained in the budget.
They chose to remove the subsidy by all means,no problem,let them remove it but NOT BEFORE THEY FIX OUR 3 REFINERIES;they chose to increase the cost of wheat and rice (our staple food in Nigeria),fine!Let them remove it and Nigerian farmers should increase the production of rice and wheat.
Fellow Nigerians,there are ways we can turn things round and make our economy work WITHOUT the government's intervention!Nigerian youths need to know how to and start creating wealth by themselves!
So,my submission is that the NLC should agree with the FG subsidy removal PROVIDED the FG agrees to put our refineries back to work.Let the refineries work and they can remove all subsidy.As for the high crime rate and youth unemployment,let the youths stop craving for the white collar jobs and start looking inwards for things they can do to make our economy work!
In my own little contribution,I have created the F.I.A. to help create wealth for all that cares to know.You can click here for more info.
Regards,
Abdurrahman,
http://www.jainx.com
The budget,by the President was tagged with so many names like,budget of consolidation...bla,blab,blah!
The 'koko' of the matter is that all in all,this dude call 'Goodluck' had presented an anti - people budget for the year 2012.The GREATEST being the oil subsidy removal.
You know,it's funny to see that those guys up there in power never get to find an easy ways to resolve national issues,all they ever see is the hard way out.Unfortunately,when they come up with these hard policies,they seal their ears and minds to any other form of suggestion that says otherwise.They don't know and DO NOT KNOW that they don't know!A very BIG problem,right?
I mean,how can a President of a country that have bagged his Doctorate degree come up with such nonsense as removal of oil subsidy and had gone on to implement it despite the fact that ALL people in NAIJA says otherwise?No matter how brilliant his idea might be,he's NOT expected to do ANYTHING against the wishes of those that elected him to office.I don't know how he thinks,but his budget proposition to the Assembly,in my opinion signifies disappointing...more like embarrassing.As a graduate,I'm highly disappointed and as a Nigerian,I'm very embarrassed and upset!
WITHOUT paying the minimum wage despite signing it into law,Jonathan went ahead to add salt to sore by proposing to remove oil subsidy.
Even my illiterate aunt in the village knows what catastrophic evil effect that increase of fuel can cause on the economy.For God's sake we are talking of the lifeline of our transport system!No transport no commerce,no commerce,poverty looms!!!
Oil subsidy removal would cause automatic increase in prices of EVERYTHING and ANYTHING and cushioning effect.In my area Garri presently (when fuel is still N65) cost N70,now imagine what it will cost when you now shoot the price of fuel up to N150/liter!
Many have commented in different ways from different angles.But I'm happy that all Nigerians are still standing their grounds and insisting on their rights!
Fellow patriots,I don''t have much to say on the budget or subsidy removal,my concern,however, is share and help Nigerians in cushioning the effect of the economic crisis that may follow the subsidy removal and the implementation of the anti-people policies contained in the budget.
They chose to remove the subsidy by all means,no problem,let them remove it but NOT BEFORE THEY FIX OUR 3 REFINERIES;they chose to increase the cost of wheat and rice (our staple food in Nigeria),fine!Let them remove it and Nigerian farmers should increase the production of rice and wheat.
Fellow Nigerians,there are ways we can turn things round and make our economy work WITHOUT the government's intervention!Nigerian youths need to know how to and start creating wealth by themselves!
So,my submission is that the NLC should agree with the FG subsidy removal PROVIDED the FG agrees to put our refineries back to work.Let the refineries work and they can remove all subsidy.As for the high crime rate and youth unemployment,let the youths stop craving for the white collar jobs and start looking inwards for things they can do to make our economy work!
In my own little contribution,I have created the F.I.A. to help create wealth for all that cares to know.You can click here for more info.
Regards,
Abdurrahman,
http://www.jainx.com
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Boko Haram...conclusion.
Firstly,I'm sorry it took so long to conclude this subject matter on Boko Haram.But, like they say,it's better later than never!
Since my last post,very interesting headlines had being made by the Boko Haram sect,but the most recent and more relevant is the part that have COMPLETELY agreed with the fact that the sect is in NO WAY RELIGIOUS BUT POLITICAL!
Talk of the senator and the former Governor of Borno's involvement....people that can hardly be called devoted Muslims let alone fanatics coming to spend, in their billions, to back up a supposed Islamist fundamental group.I'm also happy that the media had been able to reveal their real aims and objective - to seize control of a state or the North Eastern region through terror.And that an acting senator (elected by his people that happen to be the foremost victims of such terror attacks) who is to vote and work in favor of the groups' annihilation has just been arrested in connection to the group!!!
You know what that means,it mean high-profile, first hand intelligence are handed over to this highly trained militia group about the current state of our National Security forces.One cannot also rule out the possibility of deliberate grant of 'free hand' by our security officers towards the smooth running of their terror campaigns!Like the proverbial adage of the Yorubas:"kokoro tin jefo,idi efo lowa"!Meaning that the pest that eats away on vegetable crops resides no where but right there at the base of the unfortunately suffering victim - the vegetable itself!Nigeria's WORST enemies are among those in power.People you and I have queued long hours patiently to vote for,they are the ones that have turned around to hurt and kill some of us and the survivors are left in constant fear and danger of loss of life and property!
We had our opportunity to vote them out and try entire new hands last April but we didn't,instead, we praised them and rallied support for their re-election and voted them back to power and the first few things they laid their hands on were anti-people policies!In less than a year after their assumption of power,we are already feeling the heat.My prayer is that we learn this time that there are no such thing as 'sacred cows' among a park of wolves or foxes!
Well,like every other problem we currently have in this country,the issue of Boko Haram can only be solved permanently, through the involvement of the populace!We as a people have a choice,we can decide to stand up for our rights.As human beings we have rights,as citizens of this country we have rights and responsibilities we can rightfully act upon and one of them is definitely the right to the accountability of the leaders we voted for as well as our representatives.We also have the right to question government's policies and modify them when necessary.These are rights we do have and which, unfortunately,the majority are ignorant of.Since democracy is a game of numbers,the corrupt have cringed to power by capitalizing on the state of ignorance of the majority and had always gained their blind support at the detriment of the society in general.
This is why knowledgeable patriots need to find ways of sharing their wealth of knowledge and intelligence,we need to emancipate our people from mental slavery and help open their eyes to see the light!That's why I'm blogging and that's why you too should be blogging!I don't know much of law but I'm determined to learn more and share same here on this blog!
For now,I rest my case on the Boko Haram issue by asking us all not only to condemn them by our mouths alone but also by our thoughts,deeds and prayers.It's high time we started cursing all that wish Nigeria and Nigerians evil spiritually too!Let's wage a war against all forms of oppression,mentally,physically and spiritually.Mentally,by learning about our rights and responsibilities that are enshrined in the constitution as well as how to seek redress under the law,Physically by not only learning about our rights but by also taking concise and bold steps towards enforcing and insisting on our rights, always and spiritually by seeking God's intervention, daily, in the Nigerian case.We should firstly change ourselves by repenting from our evil ways and then going ahead to seek for the transformation of all other erring Nigerians and begging for their full pardon as well and the COMPLETE annihilation and destruction of all that refuse to repent and are hell bent in harming Nigeria and Nigerians!
Mention no Names,don't worry, GOD knows them all, just go ahead and curse them but make sure you are not one of them!If you are,if you are harming Nigeria in any way,you better have a re-think!
Regards,
Abdurrahman,
http://www.jainx.com
Since my last post,very interesting headlines had being made by the Boko Haram sect,but the most recent and more relevant is the part that have COMPLETELY agreed with the fact that the sect is in NO WAY RELIGIOUS BUT POLITICAL!
Talk of the senator and the former Governor of Borno's involvement....people that can hardly be called devoted Muslims let alone fanatics coming to spend, in their billions, to back up a supposed Islamist fundamental group.I'm also happy that the media had been able to reveal their real aims and objective - to seize control of a state or the North Eastern region through terror.And that an acting senator (elected by his people that happen to be the foremost victims of such terror attacks) who is to vote and work in favor of the groups' annihilation has just been arrested in connection to the group!!!
You know what that means,it mean high-profile, first hand intelligence are handed over to this highly trained militia group about the current state of our National Security forces.One cannot also rule out the possibility of deliberate grant of 'free hand' by our security officers towards the smooth running of their terror campaigns!Like the proverbial adage of the Yorubas:"kokoro tin jefo,idi efo lowa"!Meaning that the pest that eats away on vegetable crops resides no where but right there at the base of the unfortunately suffering victim - the vegetable itself!Nigeria's WORST enemies are among those in power.People you and I have queued long hours patiently to vote for,they are the ones that have turned around to hurt and kill some of us and the survivors are left in constant fear and danger of loss of life and property!
We had our opportunity to vote them out and try entire new hands last April but we didn't,instead, we praised them and rallied support for their re-election and voted them back to power and the first few things they laid their hands on were anti-people policies!In less than a year after their assumption of power,we are already feeling the heat.My prayer is that we learn this time that there are no such thing as 'sacred cows' among a park of wolves or foxes!
Well,like every other problem we currently have in this country,the issue of Boko Haram can only be solved permanently, through the involvement of the populace!We as a people have a choice,we can decide to stand up for our rights.As human beings we have rights,as citizens of this country we have rights and responsibilities we can rightfully act upon and one of them is definitely the right to the accountability of the leaders we voted for as well as our representatives.We also have the right to question government's policies and modify them when necessary.These are rights we do have and which, unfortunately,the majority are ignorant of.Since democracy is a game of numbers,the corrupt have cringed to power by capitalizing on the state of ignorance of the majority and had always gained their blind support at the detriment of the society in general.
This is why knowledgeable patriots need to find ways of sharing their wealth of knowledge and intelligence,we need to emancipate our people from mental slavery and help open their eyes to see the light!That's why I'm blogging and that's why you too should be blogging!I don't know much of law but I'm determined to learn more and share same here on this blog!
For now,I rest my case on the Boko Haram issue by asking us all not only to condemn them by our mouths alone but also by our thoughts,deeds and prayers.It's high time we started cursing all that wish Nigeria and Nigerians evil spiritually too!Let's wage a war against all forms of oppression,mentally,physically and spiritually.Mentally,by learning about our rights and responsibilities that are enshrined in the constitution as well as how to seek redress under the law,Physically by not only learning about our rights but by also taking concise and bold steps towards enforcing and insisting on our rights, always and spiritually by seeking God's intervention, daily, in the Nigerian case.We should firstly change ourselves by repenting from our evil ways and then going ahead to seek for the transformation of all other erring Nigerians and begging for their full pardon as well and the COMPLETE annihilation and destruction of all that refuse to repent and are hell bent in harming Nigeria and Nigerians!
Mention no Names,don't worry, GOD knows them all, just go ahead and curse them but make sure you are not one of them!If you are,if you are harming Nigeria in any way,you better have a re-think!
Regards,
Abdurrahman,
http://www.jainx.com
Friday, July 15, 2011
Boko Haram
As an outfall of the 2011 general elections rose the most deadly militant group in Nigerian history - Boko Haram.
Like a virus, they struck a couple of deadly blows and already seem to pose a much greater problem than the Niger Delta militants put together.They have proved far more deadly than MEND considering a major attack on the Police Force's Power house in the very heart of Abuja - Nigeria's seat of power.
Several comments have been made by prominent Nigerians including religious leaders as to the origin, nature and how the government should deal with them.Most are not without the usual religious and ethnic bias undertone.But the fact remains that Boko Haram is a terrorist group that claims affiliation to Islam (the religion of the majority in Northern Nigeria where it originated from).In my opinion, Boko Haram is a political group as against the extremist group as they are made to look like.I'll explain.
The name of the group - Boko Haram means "book is Haram", "book is unlawful", in plain English,Boko Haram means Western Education is forbidden.From the meaning of their name and considering the fact that they sprung from a Muslim dominated region of the country coupled with the fact that they claim to declare war on the Federal government until they are allowed to practice Shari'ah in the Northern part of he country was more than enough reason to dub them religious extremists.But a critical look into their activities so far and the shabby way the issue has been handled by security enforcement agencies despite their deadly strikes even by the President himself seems to tell a different story.I'll start from the name.
In Islam,knowledge is of top priority,be it religious or worldly.Knowledge and wisdom are things that every Muslim is mandated to seek no matter how far it is from his native home.Quotations like "wisdom is a lost treasure of the Muslims,so seek and claim it where ever you may find it","Seek for Knowledge even if you have to travel as far as China to get it","the ink of a scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr" are attributed to the Prophet of Islam,where then does the principle of "book is unlawful" springs from?
Their major claim by which all and sundry had held onto as the major evidence of the fact that they are Islamic extremists is the fact that they demanded for Shari'a implementation.Shari'a is not new in Nigeria, in fact, it's a recognized code of conduct in the Constitution of Nigeria.Any state like Zamfara may chose to make it their law.If this is true,then,on what basis would they clamor for Shari'a which has been recognized in Nigeria for as long as Nigeria itself existed?Having said that,it's time to examine government's role in all these.
The leader of Boko Haram was captured by the military and consequently handed over to the Police in one piece.It's the duty of the Police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into their activities and make arrests of the brains and sponsors behind Boko Haram.But what did the Police do with the leader of the sect?
Muhammed Yusuf's body was found lying in the filthy dirt outdoors with bullet injuries on his body.Yusuf was killed in the custody of the Police and till date the killer is yet to be fished out.The case was buried along with Late President Yar'adua who requested that the killer be fished out.
One may ask,who killed him and why,are there VIPs involved with Boko Haram,had Yusuf agreed to reveal his sponsors' IDs or do we have men in the force as members of the sect?These are questions that have been long ignored and after more than 8 incidents of bomb blasts within the short interval of like 2 years,I think it's time somebody started talking!
Jonathan,the President have been rather silent on this one and had in fact looked more confused.He's yet to make an elaborate speech on the issue and has practically kept mute all the while.That's not to forget the Governor of Borno state where it all began.He's in fact no where to be found in the picture,he doesn't seem concerned as I doubt if he had made the headlines concerning the crisis.
Another reason is the fact that they make use of bombs which could lead to their victims burning to death.If they were Islamic extremists,they wouldn't use it besides,guns and bombs are made from the study of physics and Chemistry which are more of books than otherwise.
These and many more reasons are why I believe Boko Haram is a terrorist group designed to take the appearance of a religious sect so as to adequately cover up the actual culprits who may be Muslims or Christians or a mixture of both (as far as I'm concerned).
Boko Haram is a faceless political terrorist group that has no religious affiliation as their activities is not supported by any known religion and the possibilities that they are sponsored by politicians either in power of with influences in the government are pretty high!
Like a virus, they struck a couple of deadly blows and already seem to pose a much greater problem than the Niger Delta militants put together.They have proved far more deadly than MEND considering a major attack on the Police Force's Power house in the very heart of Abuja - Nigeria's seat of power.
Several comments have been made by prominent Nigerians including religious leaders as to the origin, nature and how the government should deal with them.Most are not without the usual religious and ethnic bias undertone.But the fact remains that Boko Haram is a terrorist group that claims affiliation to Islam (the religion of the majority in Northern Nigeria where it originated from).In my opinion, Boko Haram is a political group as against the extremist group as they are made to look like.I'll explain.
The name of the group - Boko Haram means "book is Haram", "book is unlawful", in plain English,Boko Haram means Western Education is forbidden.From the meaning of their name and considering the fact that they sprung from a Muslim dominated region of the country coupled with the fact that they claim to declare war on the Federal government until they are allowed to practice Shari'ah in the Northern part of he country was more than enough reason to dub them religious extremists.But a critical look into their activities so far and the shabby way the issue has been handled by security enforcement agencies despite their deadly strikes even by the President himself seems to tell a different story.I'll start from the name.
In Islam,knowledge is of top priority,be it religious or worldly.Knowledge and wisdom are things that every Muslim is mandated to seek no matter how far it is from his native home.Quotations like "wisdom is a lost treasure of the Muslims,so seek and claim it where ever you may find it","Seek for Knowledge even if you have to travel as far as China to get it","the ink of a scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr" are attributed to the Prophet of Islam,where then does the principle of "book is unlawful" springs from?
Their major claim by which all and sundry had held onto as the major evidence of the fact that they are Islamic extremists is the fact that they demanded for Shari'a implementation.Shari'a is not new in Nigeria, in fact, it's a recognized code of conduct in the Constitution of Nigeria.Any state like Zamfara may chose to make it their law.If this is true,then,on what basis would they clamor for Shari'a which has been recognized in Nigeria for as long as Nigeria itself existed?Having said that,it's time to examine government's role in all these.
The leader of Boko Haram was captured by the military and consequently handed over to the Police in one piece.It's the duty of the Police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into their activities and make arrests of the brains and sponsors behind Boko Haram.But what did the Police do with the leader of the sect?
Muhammed Yusuf's body was found lying in the filthy dirt outdoors with bullet injuries on his body.Yusuf was killed in the custody of the Police and till date the killer is yet to be fished out.The case was buried along with Late President Yar'adua who requested that the killer be fished out.
One may ask,who killed him and why,are there VIPs involved with Boko Haram,had Yusuf agreed to reveal his sponsors' IDs or do we have men in the force as members of the sect?These are questions that have been long ignored and after more than 8 incidents of bomb blasts within the short interval of like 2 years,I think it's time somebody started talking!
Jonathan,the President have been rather silent on this one and had in fact looked more confused.He's yet to make an elaborate speech on the issue and has practically kept mute all the while.That's not to forget the Governor of Borno state where it all began.He's in fact no where to be found in the picture,he doesn't seem concerned as I doubt if he had made the headlines concerning the crisis.
Another reason is the fact that they make use of bombs which could lead to their victims burning to death.If they were Islamic extremists,they wouldn't use it besides,guns and bombs are made from the study of physics and Chemistry which are more of books than otherwise.
These and many more reasons are why I believe Boko Haram is a terrorist group designed to take the appearance of a religious sect so as to adequately cover up the actual culprits who may be Muslims or Christians or a mixture of both (as far as I'm concerned).
Boko Haram is a faceless political terrorist group that has no religious affiliation as their activities is not supported by any known religion and the possibilities that they are sponsored by politicians either in power of with influences in the government are pretty high!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
2011 general elections,I see no changes
The follower-ship truly have their destiny in their hands and therefore are a major determinant, after God of course, of what sort of people that lead them. The leadership is only a mirror that reflects the true nature of the people they lead or at least, the majority.
You see, the problem with us in Nigeria and as human beings in general is that we hate the truth, truth is bitter and it has incidentally proved to be the only solution to problems. People lie even in the developed country but the degree to which a country develops happens to be DIRECTLY proportional to their level of acceptability of the truth!
Recently, a lawmaker was jailed in the U.K. for stealing from the government (tax payer's money). He could have gotten away like they do in Nigeria if the majority of the civil servants in service sees nothing wrong and in fact, justify bribery as their means of sharing in the 'national cake' as they do here in Nigeria.
Well, the truth is that even two rogues in government out there in the developed world are not sure if the other is a rogue or not, why, because the general notion is that stealing is wrong, if you are caught you get the hammer nothing less!
In Nigeria, the problem is not finding a 'brother in crime', no, it's not a problem at all. The problem, however, is the price of this new 'brother' of yours - whether it is low or high.
People feel hopeless in Nigeria of today so much so that they say and support the idea 'it won't get better' with their handiwork not because they truly believe in the hopelessness they so much prophesy but because they have allowed greed to take control. When greed is in control, you careless of how you get what you need, you care less of the rule of law and more of the material wealth you can accrue. this attitude unfortunately, is more like that of a common thief... like a ... like an animal!
In the animal world, only the strong gets all they want, only the strong. The strong takes anything and everything from the weak without giving anything in return. This is 'jungle justice'. Survival of the fittest - the strong survive, the weak wither away.
If there's a reason behind our gift of the sixth sense, it must be for the purpose of reasoning, ability to think and act far above the animal world level. It must be for us to see that life is all about give and take.
We all have talents - God given gifts by which we are unique and different in our rights just as we all have a need that we cannot meet, hence, we need the other man who is gifted in the line of our need to help out. This, perhaps, is the true essence of trade and commerce. Our sixth sense is there for us to realize that we are all weak just as we are all strong.
Yes, the rich is strong in terms of money and possessions but weak in terms of labor; politicians are strong in terms of making laws and policies but are weak when it comes to health issues... and so on and so forth. The bottom line is that we all need each other. We need a leader-ship just as the leadership needs a follower-ship. A simple truth we need to bear in mind is that whatever happens to us as a people is not the fault of a group of people among us but our collective fault."...God will not change the situation of a people unless they change what is in their hearts..." says the Quran.
What is the worth of Dollar and Naira bills hidden away in some bank account, tell me, of what value is money to a dying sick man, rich or poor?
Our political leaders steal simply because there are people who accept such money from them - their follower-ship, the people they lead! They shall continue the looting until the day they find no one that accepts it from them.
The day that the poor refuses to be manipulated like an animal by the rich and by his sixth sense realizes their equality in weakness and need - the rich needs something which he cannot do to be done while the poor needs the rich's money for sustainability. Until the day the electorate sees the bribe offered in exchange for their votes and support as the yoke of poverty and poor leadership to come, a day that serving political officers are removed from office when found guilty of any corrupt practices, until the day the follower-ship stop worshiping the leadership and sees themselves as the true masters, after God, of their affairs, until that faithful day, I see no changes.
You see, the problem with us in Nigeria and as human beings in general is that we hate the truth, truth is bitter and it has incidentally proved to be the only solution to problems. People lie even in the developed country but the degree to which a country develops happens to be DIRECTLY proportional to their level of acceptability of the truth!
Recently, a lawmaker was jailed in the U.K. for stealing from the government (tax payer's money). He could have gotten away like they do in Nigeria if the majority of the civil servants in service sees nothing wrong and in fact, justify bribery as their means of sharing in the 'national cake' as they do here in Nigeria.
Well, the truth is that even two rogues in government out there in the developed world are not sure if the other is a rogue or not, why, because the general notion is that stealing is wrong, if you are caught you get the hammer nothing less!
In Nigeria, the problem is not finding a 'brother in crime', no, it's not a problem at all. The problem, however, is the price of this new 'brother' of yours - whether it is low or high.
People feel hopeless in Nigeria of today so much so that they say and support the idea 'it won't get better' with their handiwork not because they truly believe in the hopelessness they so much prophesy but because they have allowed greed to take control. When greed is in control, you careless of how you get what you need, you care less of the rule of law and more of the material wealth you can accrue. this attitude unfortunately, is more like that of a common thief... like a ... like an animal!
In the animal world, only the strong gets all they want, only the strong. The strong takes anything and everything from the weak without giving anything in return. This is 'jungle justice'. Survival of the fittest - the strong survive, the weak wither away.
If there's a reason behind our gift of the sixth sense, it must be for the purpose of reasoning, ability to think and act far above the animal world level. It must be for us to see that life is all about give and take.
We all have talents - God given gifts by which we are unique and different in our rights just as we all have a need that we cannot meet, hence, we need the other man who is gifted in the line of our need to help out. This, perhaps, is the true essence of trade and commerce. Our sixth sense is there for us to realize that we are all weak just as we are all strong.
Yes, the rich is strong in terms of money and possessions but weak in terms of labor; politicians are strong in terms of making laws and policies but are weak when it comes to health issues... and so on and so forth. The bottom line is that we all need each other. We need a leader-ship just as the leadership needs a follower-ship. A simple truth we need to bear in mind is that whatever happens to us as a people is not the fault of a group of people among us but our collective fault."...God will not change the situation of a people unless they change what is in their hearts..." says the Quran.
What is the worth of Dollar and Naira bills hidden away in some bank account, tell me, of what value is money to a dying sick man, rich or poor?
Our political leaders steal simply because there are people who accept such money from them - their follower-ship, the people they lead! They shall continue the looting until the day they find no one that accepts it from them.
The day that the poor refuses to be manipulated like an animal by the rich and by his sixth sense realizes their equality in weakness and need - the rich needs something which he cannot do to be done while the poor needs the rich's money for sustainability. Until the day the electorate sees the bribe offered in exchange for their votes and support as the yoke of poverty and poor leadership to come, a day that serving political officers are removed from office when found guilty of any corrupt practices, until the day the follower-ship stop worshiping the leadership and sees themselves as the true masters, after God, of their affairs, until that faithful day, I see no changes.
...continuation.
We are all excited and worked up as we entered the New Year. Nigerians worldwide are looking forward to April 2011, you know why? Because Nigerians would get another opportunity to right the wrongs of the past, but, from the look of things, I see no changes.
I mean, the same set of people that ruled in the past 4 years are the ones coming out for re-election or, should I say re-selection?
Selection begins right from the primaries in most, if not all the available ACTIVE parties. They rarely vote in the primaries, a few old men comes up with a 'consensus' candidate which all other members MUST accept as their candidate, be he good or bad he's accepted and supported by all and sundry.
Now, if the internal policy of a political party is to 'select' rather than to 'elect' their flag bearers, what do you expect that they do to win during the general elections ESPECIALLY when they happen to be the ruling party?!
This is the reason why I remain skeptical of any change during the next regime. Only a fool expects a change in out come when same things are done the same way. And I bet, I'm not that fool just as I guess you aren't either? The question now is if there could be a change at all and the answer to that question is a big YES!
Like I pointed out in the previous post, no leadership that I know of at least, can rule over a people with a different orientation for long.
When there's a continuous occurrence of foul play in a polity, the citizens should watch out as there are a few bad eggs among them that are sabotaging their efforts to effect changes. They must be wary of such people. These bad eggs are slippery and slimy, more like a snake, they come around acting and talking as though they are with you in the struggle but in the real sense, they are only there as spies for their greedy 'partners in crime' up the ladder.
They also ensure that you remain inert as they ensnare you with sudden valuable gifts of all sorts thereby killing the spirit of righteousness in you and replacing it with that of guilt and consequently that of shamelessness so much so that you see nothing wrong with someone stealing and looting public funds. Such is the case in Nigeria today.
Financial fraud is now the order of the day, the hero now is he who got away with the greatest loot, the theme of most political post holders as well as civil servants today has changed from 'service to the people' to 'take what you can and give nothing back!'
These explains why people can win elections from prison and the reason why ex-convicts and politicians and civil servants that are known to have committed financial crimes or to have mismanaged public funds before would come out to contest and win elections in Nigeria. When you ask how these criminals had managed to win major elections, the answers you get might sound like 'nobody voted for him, the election was rigged', funny, right? I bet it is.
It’s funny how people would rally round such criminals during political campaigns proudly wearing souvenirs bearing the name or picture of these 'corrupt leaders' around singing their praises. They start to explain how he did this or that during his time in office and how he would continue the 'good work' if given another chance.
Funny how same people we so bitterly complained of are now begging for another chance to continue and we give our consent, continue what, looting?!
Until we change, nothing's gonna change. Until we TRULY say no to money politics, we should forget about a truly free and fair election in this country.
The day in Nigeria when 'automatic tickets' are done away with both in internal elections of parties and inter party elections, the day those who mismanage public funds are not granted a 'second term' in office, the day when ONLY those that might have transparently declared their assets are allowed to contest, until that day when the political agenda of aspirants are demanded and put to test in national debates on national T.V.'s as they do in developed countries, till that day, I see no changes.
I mean, the same set of people that ruled in the past 4 years are the ones coming out for re-election or, should I say re-selection?
Selection begins right from the primaries in most, if not all the available ACTIVE parties. They rarely vote in the primaries, a few old men comes up with a 'consensus' candidate which all other members MUST accept as their candidate, be he good or bad he's accepted and supported by all and sundry.
Now, if the internal policy of a political party is to 'select' rather than to 'elect' their flag bearers, what do you expect that they do to win during the general elections ESPECIALLY when they happen to be the ruling party?!
This is the reason why I remain skeptical of any change during the next regime. Only a fool expects a change in out come when same things are done the same way. And I bet, I'm not that fool just as I guess you aren't either? The question now is if there could be a change at all and the answer to that question is a big YES!
Like I pointed out in the previous post, no leadership that I know of at least, can rule over a people with a different orientation for long.
When there's a continuous occurrence of foul play in a polity, the citizens should watch out as there are a few bad eggs among them that are sabotaging their efforts to effect changes. They must be wary of such people. These bad eggs are slippery and slimy, more like a snake, they come around acting and talking as though they are with you in the struggle but in the real sense, they are only there as spies for their greedy 'partners in crime' up the ladder.
They also ensure that you remain inert as they ensnare you with sudden valuable gifts of all sorts thereby killing the spirit of righteousness in you and replacing it with that of guilt and consequently that of shamelessness so much so that you see nothing wrong with someone stealing and looting public funds. Such is the case in Nigeria today.
Financial fraud is now the order of the day, the hero now is he who got away with the greatest loot, the theme of most political post holders as well as civil servants today has changed from 'service to the people' to 'take what you can and give nothing back!'
These explains why people can win elections from prison and the reason why ex-convicts and politicians and civil servants that are known to have committed financial crimes or to have mismanaged public funds before would come out to contest and win elections in Nigeria. When you ask how these criminals had managed to win major elections, the answers you get might sound like 'nobody voted for him, the election was rigged', funny, right? I bet it is.
It’s funny how people would rally round such criminals during political campaigns proudly wearing souvenirs bearing the name or picture of these 'corrupt leaders' around singing their praises. They start to explain how he did this or that during his time in office and how he would continue the 'good work' if given another chance.
Funny how same people we so bitterly complained of are now begging for another chance to continue and we give our consent, continue what, looting?!
Until we change, nothing's gonna change. Until we TRULY say no to money politics, we should forget about a truly free and fair election in this country.
The day in Nigeria when 'automatic tickets' are done away with both in internal elections of parties and inter party elections, the day those who mismanage public funds are not granted a 'second term' in office, the day when ONLY those that might have transparently declared their assets are allowed to contest, until that day when the political agenda of aspirants are demanded and put to test in national debates on national T.V.'s as they do in developed countries, till that day, I see no changes.
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