Insecurity in Nigeria
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Toyin Falola
May 5, 2021, 9:35:14 AM5/5/21
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Oluwatoyin Adepoju
May 5, 2021, 11:27:59 AM5/5/21
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beautiful article.
if Miyetti Allah Fulani organisation can claim responsibility for massacres of hundreds and get hugely rewarded in return by the govt, why should others from the same neck of the woods not do the same?
If MACBAN, a similar Fulani organisation can be granted billions by the govt to prevent its members from engaging in kidnapping and other criminalities, why should others in the same neck of the woods not also get such monies as fruits of criminality?
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May 5, 2021, 8:02:22 PM5/5/21
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Are these palpably unjust pampering congrous to modern or even archaic style of preserving humanity,preventing or rewarding fatal criminalities? Is wickedness now in vogue?
Why haven't our religiousity made a compassionate debtvon every one we interact Co- habit ?
Is kidnapping & human Haulage now a new contract ever available to be settled in millions of # or $ as soon as tears and cries are drying up in people & mourners spirits?
Are we under a modern democracy or jungle justice system unruffled with the constitution @hand?
Na wa o...a bi I lie?
Who else can save other millions fatally sacked from their farmlands right in their own fatherland and native country?
Why owners truthfully oppressed, lied against , pilvered of their farm produce by violent matcheting to near death or threatened with Ak47 before their families and Compatriots?
Is this modern mobile itinerary slavery?
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Why have we embraced neocolonial values and step by step mimicking their tech & politicocracy to our detriment?
Why haven't we modify or prune excessive power of the Presidency?
Why should any President be upbraided beyond aloofness to human killings & abduction and ethnic excesses & nepotism?
Why are we still preparing or always preparing for elections as if it's an industry in itself across the 22 years from now!
Why ?why are we so sheepish to the exotic norms and coining the practice as the best of the worst or vice versa ?
Despite world class academics and travelled professionals and few aware but largely apolitical gentle men & ladies ,why haven't we set up a Political Performance Monitoring Committee in all the 774 LGAs & thousands of constituencies so that no Assembly goes away without a score card ?
Why can't we set standard for effective Democracy delivery for the next 20 years before this current emolument structure may be scheduled in place?
This way 2/3rd of budget will not be swallowed by political functionary allowances alone since decades!
There are countries in the third world legislative duties are part time & in few enlightened states free!
Who will tackle restructuring?
Is it a verbal matter?
Who knows who are bootlickers in the house that have a distant agenda from their constituencies?
They can even cross carpet to other parties with impunity! What a loose loyalty to source of their power to treasury!
3)
Why are elections militarized and we tout democracy ushered in with free and fair elections and ignore overseas observers report?
When will apathy of the Nigerian elites in all key sectors of physical professional and spiritual industry be broken to kickstart an involving governance -- distinctly strict about separation of powers ?
When will the siamese legislative & executive activities be severed productively for the social contract of holistically secured governance and assured peace and hope for destiny fulfilment of each citizen that works and are blessed to be educated and acquired ethics for the career s(he) trained ?
Do leadership know or recognize what the future means for a nation than present decade they re privileged for managing the treasury?
Are they oriented to impact better all dimensions of development,education health ,welfare security of life & properties?
4)
Are good leadership gender monopoly?
As evident in Angela Makel,the former Chancellor of Germany for 18 years and without any symbol of ostentation in her wardrobe nor are there house servants to help her except her hubby.They dare not disturb their neighbors while ironing her" civil servant dress"!
Citizens & journalists are posing questions on her personal life ,she was keen that they query her how her tenure was inbtetns of projects execution!
*Imagine sharing residency in the estate meant for others ! A rare modesty ! impossible in Africa except the state house isn't safe!
Why shouldn't it be safe? Did you rig the election s beyond records?
5)
Why are we neocolonial Africans inured in the practice of ancient Chiefs - who rarely die alone and materially & emotionally powerful except they are mortals too & must die with their earthly authorities.
The Cassell Institute of Asian History vividly reechoed how powerful are the Japanese monarchies and how their burial mounds are very vast not just deep beyond modern credulity?
Neocolonial Elites Africans ought to have dissected the evils of authorities with absolute power and prune these excessive power in the constitution.However itsn't your fault -- it was written in favor of born again democrats nit for a True Federation of Nigeria.
Already even in so-called advanced Democracy ,USA inclusive with evident typical Federating power the American presidency though limited on matters of other states excluding the Washington Federal powers.Most decmocratic models we emulate are too preponderant for a 21st c informed followers and peers and opposition s emotional plurality .I stand to be corrected but democracy is not the best for 21st century-- when a just order is wholesomely desired and complex to oversee all dimensions we tag participation!
I laugh & laugh at our impetuosity frank ly watching unfolding drama locally & globally yet I m not naively recomending anything too distant from Democracy.
There are many models working selflessly and with less Do or Die elections
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Just why a politician who wants to truly serve his people will like to spend fortunes organise his own mini army or thuggery or the whole of this strategy perfectly made in place to ensure an incumbent stayed or the ruling cadre or family as in Chad stays .Or again as in Cameroon ,it doesn't matter if the recurring candidate is 80 yr old or 90+ Insofar there are elderly buddies who will walk him to cast his vote for himself !
A lot incredible are happening in Africa simply because the giant has taught 'em about" interim & indefinite 3rd term" which isn't the bone of contention for gentle followers calked MEKUNUS in Africa they can tolerate any relatively greedy ruler Insofar s(he) can perform beyond bags of transient cash & stomach infrastructure...
But will there be peace & freedom for indefinite monopoly of power when there are several candidates possibly morally or materially eligible waiting impatient ly to contest !
That's why tenor of office should either be pruned to 3 years and you can contest after 7 years or evenTen years and during the waiting years you LL be learning and possibly enroll in a
School of Statesmanship & should be better groomed either to want to recontest or call it quit as one of them !
7)
* Independent candidates should also be allied to contest at Chairmanship, Guber & Presidential levels in lieu of registering 50 political parties ...
Why?
Because you now know political opportunity or tenure is not for a family lineage nor is for embezzling public funds but for managing others and state resources to achieve maxima outcome of individual & national development for now & for the future!
8)
During covid19 till the vaccine stages I monitor the> 70 labs globally and I found out African countries will never choose cheaper Covid tests !
The more the cost the more likely that will be the invoice preferred.
They are fantastic in anything procurement but not doggedly keen in homegrown manufacturing or patenting !
Imagine if India with one of the largest scientists globally are to import their vaccine need s!
Despite home made vaccines only 1% of her huge population have been immunized!
God will help them out the contagion into it's death knell soonest as we now know not just politics rules the world but parasites & Tech too do their havoc!
9)
When will African politics be demonetized or dematerialized?
Or again when will religiousity transform Us in Africa to relative godliness that will tolerate even distribution of state resources ,Annul scamming of palliatives meant for others Lockdown
Nit just the poorest of the poor!
How will our religions develop us spiritually beyond miracles but for the good of all?
Who will reteach the worthy personality of the Great religious leaders - which are even few in Africa compared to freer nations not crazy about Religion but faith practice & fruitfulness...
What's odd in tolerating those who still act Gods love & rever our deities -- who are attributed by belief to powerfully insure our earth against contagion -- any contagion!
10)
Why are the 21 formulations submitted by Nigerians' bioscientists not investigated except the Madagaskar formulation?
When are we going to trust local expertise and trials & gifts?
Do you know it was political will of Japan after WW2,& China & Singapore which are responsible for their tech breakthrough and they ve joined comity of nations with superpower index ..
. Is Africa already in the race? No except in consumerism ,ready market for all the West products .In fact Africa was even marjed down as Number one market for mas vaccination of a particular brand hugely invested !
But our Common God didn't prepare our human ecosystem for such invasion & we're it not for membership of UN we actually ought to have been watching &praying for global clean up & eradication of the contagion..
But can we be disciplined to close borders as at when due as foreign countries are smart in doing?
11)
Trends in political tenure should be revisited ...
Both tenor of service as well as apprenticeship in Statemanship and holding political posts ought to be inextricably revisited and oriented to match performance & holistic credentials of aspirants than just paper certification or money power!
Despite avalanche of PhDs that have served as politicians or are in the legislature or have been advisers & ministers have we not seen a School Cert holder gaining political & electoral access to the seat of apex governance before our very eyes in Nigeria ?
12)
How many of the tigers teeth can any frail human or zoologist or hunter count?
Most elites think they are comfortable and their zones will remain not knowing politics not only controls everything on planet earth but also in today's uncouth dominance of corridors of power they are or have not been prioritizing Social Service as a primary contract to bring dividends like security of life & food & properties first & foremost...
Are you sure they understand governance -- even if they re in politics & champions in politicking?
Are you sure they have not re- wrote the fundamental theories of politics and Statemanship to mean filling their private & polygamous pockets with state money?
Are you sure they care that they are conscientiously wrong?
Why do I ask this question?
Because they know that s what their fellow Nigerians prefer --fall out of crumbs from the politicians they elect!
*They rarely ask questions about their local or village or social infrastructure except in the lab or studio during rehearsals and during human dissections of the cadavers in the anatomy class....
They majorly avoid primaries for parties-- rarely do Conventional primaries held in the real sense . They do settlements of preferred candidates ! A lot happened behind the scenes than verbal or cerebral defence that I m the best !
They settled the delegates for a preferred candidate with dollars & they are okay - even if their constituency is opposed to that "kidnap of hope!"
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When will the hitherto aloof academics and the Professionals not yet spoiled nor stained nor overtly corrupted by established endemic politics for money:--dare to involve in partisan politics.Trult we can't all be Presidents & Governor's but we can show what politics is
And it's not! Politics is for State Services and social development as comparatively measurably acted by earliest politicians who made it popular with civilian rigging and far less corrupt mindset -as Zik, Obafemi Awolowo,Waziri,politics without bitterness had shown.
They worked with a lot of patriotic professionals they invited to their cabinet which made Regional Goverments preferred and adjudged more Constitutionally ample to develop and delight their citizens ..
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We should meditate dispassionately how these nouveau politicians & their born again democrats have almost irreparably damaged ruptured our manifold resources and they are fearless of the trajectory of endless loans scheduled to be paid back when they LL be no more!
Plunging future generation of Nigerians into bottomless indebtedness without leaving a legacy of befitting education & tech & morality to produce exchangeable balance of payments to neutralize foreign debts and gradually morphe into a mechanised agriculture & beef up our oil & gas industrial assets instead of always thoughtlessly itch to privatize them.
Why?
Because" politicians & their emerita" notably have the means to acquire inordinate assets and shares.
Where s Nitel today?
Hello 'Transcorp!'
"Where?"
This is today 2021, 20 years of GSM in Nigeria !- which Ghana had eight years earlier than us ...
Whereas Nitel ought to be the lead that should own a faultless network.Why not?
Why shouldn't Nigerians' applaud the likes of Mike Adenuga for registering Globalcom?
Who could have survived any monopoly in the fast communication industry?
Even market women own android phones and regular users may win promo for apple or Samsung 11/
12 pro but you may never claim it!
Scamming is not outmoded locally & globally too ..
14)
Nb.It's these moral and compassion areas I prefer our African leaders in all sectors
To tackle by our Tacit & development urgency repentance and champion to be ethically linear and jettison the Nigerian or African factor - whereas our forbears aren't like this!
They are OMOLUABI in orientation and cultural Dynamics .
* They are not cowardly.
* They deal with foes only when identified as such or encroaching beyond their boundaries
* Tell me how many American or European countries/ employers will ignore their citizens unless they want you as immigrants ?
* Africans are the most liberal of human species.
* Yorubas are relatively the most commodious of guests - even though they may have to quarantine you overnight!
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Old Nigerian people's as adults and youth are the same in hospitality decades back.
* At Onitsha both DMGS & CKC students offered me free lodging in their hostels in the 70s while searching for HSC schools that offer June or December exams --all funded with my scholarship excess from a honest Principal who qualified at LSE with the likes of Professor Aluko.
* We are so blessed than this state of squalor we are relegated by holistically unproductive politics of transient personal money or again stacks abroad that will become assets belatedly for the rightful owners--the people !
* While traveling for business last December I saw an interesting graviti at the back of a fairly slow truck:
"Remember Your last Day"
Gbemi Tijani MST
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Former UNESCO Club founder leader
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My first response to this article by Prof Toyin Falola was deleted by internet hassles.I never thought I could go beyond one line on this !
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