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Nigeria SUFFER MUST TO STOP Statement
Thank God, o Nigerians, you learnt something valuable now and taught the rest of Africa and the world as well.
For the first time in many generations, you remembered who you are as a united force in today’s world. The fuel subsidy protests of January 2012 in Nigeria and in various other countries around the world demonstrated the power of truth and unity.
Congratulations, but take that as the first step of many more positive ones to come as enemies of progress within Nigeria and from outside will be licking their wounds and plotting their next moves.
Remember to stick to your prayers, a wise person knows most things in this life can be taken from him or her, but no-one can ever take away your Creator. This knowledge whether you believe it in this ‘modern’ world or not holds the key to success, you only have to look at the world now and take a look at history as well.
Remember also that all humans are created equal. A white man is not superior to an African, and vice versa. A European is not superior to a Nigerian, and vice versa. An American is not superior to a Nigerian, and vice versa. You can do whatever any other human do as long as you try. Every other human makes the same kinds of mistakes you make, one way or the other.
Remember your mutual alliances and peace agreements between Muslim and Christian, between South and North and between so many ethnic groups. The troublemakers will try to weaken you by whispering war in your ears. They will try to hypnotise you with their media repeating ‘fight’, ‘civil war’, ‘sectarian’, ‘unrest’, ‘terror’ and other such words over and over again to keep them stuck to your brains, trying to get you to experiment and try them out in actions.
But remember, pray and focus on your common goals. Only a mumu will fall for such trickery unguarded.
Even in the Holy Lands you find Jews, Christians and Muslims who have been living peacefully as neighbours for centuries still remnant or do you think their ancestors who were closer to the origins of the religions had less knowledge of their faith than you today?
Never let the crafty enticer lure you into schisms and fights while he runs away with your wealth and resources.
Remember the government of Nigeria has to work first for Nigerians not foreigners. What Nigerians need and want must always come first, if your government forgets, remind them as you have reminded them over the fuel subsidy removal case.
Remember henceforth, whenever Nigerian peace and security is threatened, the government must work for Nigerians and not foreign interests first, oil or no oil, debt or no debt.
Whenever a Nigerian is harassed or harmed in any other country, embassy or aboard some aeroplane, the Nigerian government must take action to correct the situation.
If the government people forget, remind them again.
Remember when people tell you they analyse Nigeria should be broken into several pieces by 2015 and that the boundaries created by the British colonisers made you an unnaturally large country – remember to tell them the British actually made you a smaller country by breaking you away from your other African brothers and sister as they fought other European colonisers grabbing African land in the Scramble for Africa many years ago.
Haba, the English fought the Scots for centuries and today insist on Scotland being a part of the UNITED Kingdom along with other lands like Wales and Ireland. Didn’t the IRA and factions of them today want to break the UK and everyone said the civilised answer was “no”? Why should the answer for Nigeria to break up be “yes”?
Ah, the Northern and Southern states of America fought a bloody civil war because one region wanted to break away. Today they insist on being called the UNITED States of America. Tell them to break up into their original smaller forms because they have an artificial boundary – the logical answer will be “no” because a smaller America is a weaker, less developed America.
Spain had the Basque region, France had katakata with Corsica.
The European countries for years fought bloody tribal and world wars and today are rushing to make themselves bigger as the European Union.
Who’s joking with China today and it is still laying claims to more lands around it.
Nigerians think wisely and don’t be deceived so easily. You can quarrel all you want, that is natural, that is human. Throw away your might, a blessing to you, that makes you mumus.
Remember to produce not just consume. Do not just keep importing everything, learn to produce. That is how the world today works. Anyone who tells you about poor quality of your products – they yabbed “Made-in-Japan” and “Made in China” the same way years ago. Those countries focussed and ignored the mockery until they became better than the mockers today. You have to start somewhere – ABC comes before writing an English dictionary.
Ah, what about Nigerian films (not the yeye Hollywood imitations) taking Africa by storm today? Are they not your products?
Government must get oil refineries working now, e don do. The textile industry, the coal mines in Enugu and elsewhere, Ajaokuta steel complex and housing, agriculture – every single thing needed for the normal, standard of living for every Nigerian must be put back in operation now, now, now. No more corruption to such stupid levels.
Everyone should do their own bit.
If government can’t hear you, if they forget – make them hear you and remember.
Remember now is the time to demand your electricity – no more shouting of “NEPA!” Demand your clean water. Demand your roads. Demand your housing. Demand your education. Demand your employment. If the government doesn’t hear you, make them hear as they have heard you over the fuel subsidy nonsense.
God will help you if you start to help yourselves and deserve the support.
Enough talking and talking.
Suffer must to stop!
From Nigerians – you and me.
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