Daddy, on a very serious note, fix Nigeria! Align yourself to the enduring philosophy of Obafemi Awolowo (who gave us, and countless other Nigerians, FREE education and healthcare in Western Nigeria), built on the following:
True Federalism: devolution of powers to prevent central collapse. Nigeria needs urgent RESTRUCTURING, with strong regions and a weak centre. The country, as it presently stands, is a fraud. When the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria took place on January 1, 1914, our supposed founding fathers were little children: Nnamdi Azikiwe was 10 years old (born 1904), Ahmadu Bello was 4 years old (born 1910), and Obafemi Awolowo was 5 years old (born 1909). So, who signed the amalgamation for the Igbos, Hausas and Yorubas?
Besides, it is widely believed that the amalgamation should have been revisited and reviewed after 100 years. The British colonialists forced over 250 diverse ethnic groups, with different legal systems, languages, and religions, into a single country, purely for their own administrative ease and economic convenience. Must we continue with that scandalous arrangement?
Do the right thing sir, RESTRUCTURE Nigeria! Do it NOW! Talk to your ‘boys’ in the National Assembly, and it will happen ‘jagabanly!’
Welfare Economics: State-funded education and infrastructure, as implemented in the old Western Region. There’s no reason why Nigeria can’t be like Dubai, and even better. Heavily fund education, healthcare, roads, agriculture, and other social services, and make Nigeria a true inventors’ haven. Let the criminal rehabilitation of ‘repentant’ terrorists and kidnappers with state funds end with your leadership. Apprehended criminals should be tried and sentenced according to the gravity of their offences. And, very important, daddy, ensure the SAFE RETURN of the Ogbomoso 45. Failure to do so would smear your regime, and name, for life!
P.S: Thank GOD for their SAFE RETURN. HE made it happen. This piece was written before their rescue.
Selfless Leadership: ideology-driven governance over political opportunism. We need strong INSTITUTIONS, and law abiding leaders, not mediocres and law breakers. We will never grow Nigeria with a top-heavy Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.
Daddy, you’re presented with a unique opportunity to fit into the class of nation builders like: Lee Kuan Yew, Nelson Mandela, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Obafemi Awolowo, Julius Nyerere, Jerry Rawlings, etc. Please, seize it, NOW! Be a leader that BUILDS, and RESTRUCTURES, and RESTORES, and REVIVES. Give Nigerians TRUE HOPE!
Do these things, daddy, and you’ll NEVER be forgotten in the history of Nigeria, or whatever we become afterwards.Concludes tomorrow, BGG.
DA