“… as the war (WWII) was going on Japanese diplomats were still in negotiations with their American counterparts as there was the need for damage control and restraint”
World History (Human Experience )
In the lowest moment in world history when humanity was facing brutality and homicide in the second coming of the world war there was still a need for negotiations and calculated diplomacy. So why not same in Nigeria during this period of unrest and bleak situation?.
No doubt that Nigeria is changing with a new dynamism (mass action) taking course particularly among her youthful section. This dynamism is remoted by the unfortunately systemic ‘way of doing things’ (in politics and governance) and now triggered by the punitive actions of the SARS unit which was primarily created to protect the citizens but ‘southernly’ failed to play its role and rather turned to an anathemic institution to the people. The yearn of this paragraphs is to seek the audience of the frontliners for a need to negotiate and take the objective of the mass actions to the government in order to control the damage, loss of life and restraint in the country. Diplomacy will always be the potent tool for peace because it is cheap because for war and other extreme tools for peace as proven to be costly (past and present). There is nothing wrong with having representatives or leaders provided they are accountable and responsive for the movement. It allows the other person(s) on the table to take the movement seriously and handicapped them on their ‘way of doing things’. Negotiations again is necessary for this movement as it helps in the streamline and articulations of the people’s demands to the other end of the table. Some quarters are hell bent on the idea of “no retreat, no surrender “ but till when? Until the terror unleashed get overarching? Or till the international community see it as a staggered struggle? No matter the situation or the struggle diplomacy and negotiation is needed. Now let’s move from the street to the table to talk our thoughts.
In addendum, police brutality may never be ended but be controlled to a desired level. Why it is opined that it cannot be ended is that it is a human that is on the black uniform and as long as that is the case we will continue to have case of police brutality as humans are infallible and some are naturally brutal.

well said?
If we have a reasonable government, negotiation is definitely logical but a government hell bent on enriching only itself against the will and survival of its people .....cannot work. If you think this govt cares about you, Pls think again. Even though they have plenty, they still covet the little you have. If you want to avoid wildfire, you must quench small fire before it becomes uncontrollable. Think about Mali! Nigerians have been groaning, murmuring, complaning for many years concerning the hardships, injustice, corruption that's bedevilling them on a day to day basis. A caring govt would have made decisions and policies that would meet the yearnings and heart desire of the people just as a good father would wipe the tears of his suffering child: but we have a bad father! Your protest is a disturbance and an irritant to them, they desire to quickly stop it not for the primary intention to fulfill your heart desires but to relieve themselves of the noise so they can continue their immorality. If you negotiate with them, you will be wooed by their sweet talks and empty promises, you will think you have won but you are actually a loser because they don't really care about you.
The system is bad, really rotten, we need a purge, we can push for it, we can drive a new Nigeria, we can drive a new world. Don't be fooled or cajoled. We can choose to hold back, we will suffer for sure and that will be fine.... a choice! we can also choose to hold our destiny in our hands, we will succeed for sure.... A CHOICE!

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well said?
If we have a reasonable government, negotiation is definitely logical but a government hell bent on enriching only itself against the will and survival of its people .....cannot work. If you think this govt cares about you, Pls think again. Even though they have plenty, they still covet the little you have. If you want to avoid wildfire, you must quench small fire before it becomes uncontrollable. Think about Mali! Nigerians have been groaning, murmuring, complaning for many years concerning the hardships, injustice, corruption that's bedevilling them on a day to day basis. A caring govt would have made decisions and policies that would meet the yearnings and heart desire of the people just as a good father would wipe the tears of his suffering child: but we have a bad father! Your protest is a disturbance and an irritant to them, they desire to quickly stop it not for the primary intention to fulfill your heart desires but to relieve themselves of the noise so they can continue their immorality. If you negotiate with them, you will be wooed by their sweet talks and empty promises, you will think you have won but you are actually a loser because they don't really care about you.
The system is bad, really rotten, we need a purge, we can push for it, we can drive a new Nigeria, we can drive a new world. Don't be fooled or cajoled. We can choose to hold back, we will suffer for sure and that will be fine.... a choice! we can also choose to hold our destiny in our hands, we will succeed for sure.... A CHOICE!

Thank GOD you said it’s matter of CHOICE. What looks 6 to you might look 9 to another