We wish to beckon on all Nigerians of good will to come together and harness all positive efforts to work as a team for the good of this country. This is important at this time on the pages of our history. We have reached forty eight years, the issue of low growth rate of a recognized oil-rich nation in the world in this twenty first century is an issue of great concern which must be addressed urgently.
This is the season of change, a time to get all Nigerians together irrespective of where we were born whether in the North, South, East, West or Central Nigeria to learn to obey our National pledge to serve Nigeria.
Whatever each Nigerian man or woman would do today to make a positive difference to improve the standard of living of the majority of the Nigerian people, would tell a lot on us all now and in the future. So let us decide now, what choice to make a better Nigeria of tomorrow.
When we look at the records of activities that we ought to have independently embarked upon since 1960, we find that though we have improved on the standard of the 1950s, but when we consider the rapid global advancement since the 1970s especially in the area of scientific and technological advancement, and considering the index of resource advantage of nations around the globe and the market ratings and changes, and how these have influenced nations growth on a rapid scale, somehow we observe that Nigeria has been lagging behind other nations which are not so resource endowed
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It doesn’t matter which nation, whether it is in a Dark African continent or coloured European, Asian, American or the Australian continent. What matters most is the wealth of the Nation. Though many factors were sorted out as responsible for this lag and among them was the influence of other powerful nations struggling for Nigeria’s wealth of resources. this has brought about the syndrome of corruption, mal-administration or bad administration, mis-management and mis-appropriation. These are the issues that have been drawing Nigeria back or what has been happening in Nigeria that led to the failure to respond to people’s needs. Although it was not entirely the Nigerian factor only. It was a combination of many factors.
Our call is not to embark on asking how, who? Why? When? What? Which? Or so forth, our observation have been clear on this case. We have records of events from the 1950s up till date and both insiders and outsiders that have contributed so far, as well as those who have decided to ruin the nation, or chose selfish interest. There are records to show these people, their activities and the effects on the population, both insiders and outsiders. Maybe in the near future we would come back to such question. For now our concern are the SOLUTIONS.
The solution is very important and we need to find solution to our various problems. We have observed that over 70% of the people cutting across the educated, the middle class, the aged and the uneducated, the early adults and some young adolescents are saying almost the same thing, that the government have not done enough to meet their needs. But are we justified to place this blame on previous governments that have not done enough considering our advantageous index as an oil rich nation? Though the assertion may be correct depending on which angle we have viewed Nigeria’s developmental scale since independence.
The concern of this government and the new team of functionaries in this new Nigeria social environment is to call for ORDERLINESS, obey the rule of law and be accountable to the people.
This is the considered way to find solutions to the very many problems which we all know about.
Therefore we use this medium to call on all Nigerians and foreigners residing in Nigeria, as well as all those affiliated to Nigeria whether overseas as well as citizens in diaspora to close ranks and work together. We have been criticizing for over forty years, it has not paid us any good. So let us turn away from that angle. Since we know the very areas where our problem lies, we should think and come up with solutions.
We should not engage as activists of the pessimistic mind, but we should be activists of optimistic intents. The so called advanced nations also went through periods of instability and they from a point chose and worked on a framework to be stable and today we have them as stable societies… Nigeria cannot afford anymore to be left behind in this scheme.
To find solutions to our problems, this is what we should be doing now. To find solutions to the problems of electricity, water supply, education, health care, religious unity, housing, constitutional obligations and reliance, infrastructure, agriculture, socialisation, political collectivity, economic consideration, research, technological advancement, scientific improvement communications, security transportation, recreations, marketing, innovations, traditional respectability, youth responsibility and so on and so forth. Let us find solutions to the problems that we know about. This is our choice government. with further emphasis on foreign press and press control as they operate in Nigeria, we wish to work constructively in conjunction with Alex Last a British Broad casting corporation News agent in Nigeria.. and of a serious note that we have observed that some of the write ups and presentation for international and global consumption about Nigerian affairs must be scrutinized..
Nigeria is a sovereign nation and has developed politically enough from Independence day of 1st of October 1960 up till date. It is of utmost necessity now that whatever is said about this nation must be synthesized and must be constructive for world consumption. No transfer of negative activities going on in Nigeria will be allowed henceforth. No materials without appropriate validation will be allowed henceforth.
The Nigeria of today and of tomorrow will never look like that of yester years. So we expect a more constructive presentations and allow the place of sovereign authority for Nigeria. the British or American government will not allow any publication about them; for example, of activities going on in these countries just the way you like to.. and none of the advanced nations would want any presentation or publication that would likely perpetrate, insinuate, encourage or instigate confusion in these countries, and like wise in Nigeria. concerned Nigerians would no longer allow such publications that would further encourage unrest, like the way the militants and activists have been presented to severe loss than remedies. Such must be stopped now. The Federal Ministry of Information must control materials about Nigeria before they go out for world consumption. while we recognize and respect the freedom of the press in a democratic organization, this does not defer the responsibility of control and monitoring
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