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NIGERIA is blessed with very intelligent and even religious people. Thus, in our National Anthem, we pray God to help us build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
Yet, this set of Nigerians who pollute the country with their false claims, would go to church claiming to be Christ-like, lay claims to being their brother’s keeper and loving their neigbour as themselves.
All Nigerians I know, endorse Martin Luther King, Jr’s words: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character.” But if I paraphrase and say: “I have a dream that Nigerian children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by their ethnic origins, but by the content of their character” there will be sharp disagreements.
Hunger and an uncertain future is why many involve themselves in such demeaning campaigns. Tragically for us, those who sit at the table feeding fat on our common resources promise the hate campaigners some crumbs, and feed them fears of a bleak future. There is enough for the needs of all Nigerians, but not the greed of all. The rich cannot continue to get richer at the country’s expense while the poor get poorer. Yet, as Nigerians, we can collectively ensure that: “The economic system is not operated in such a manner as to permit the concentration of wealth or the means of production and exchange in the hands of few individuals or of a group.”
As I indicated by using quotes, these are not my original quotes or ideas, these are contained in our Constitution. So all we need do, is push a different narrative and agenda, not those of elites whose interest is to keep Nigerians divided so they can monopolise our collective wealth.For My People
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