₦airaland Forum

A Good Samaritan Assistance program for nano, micro, and small
businesses and vulnerable people in Nigeria is hereby proposed to
bring socio-economic progress to our communities, cities, local
government areas, states, and nation( GAP), and is urgently needed
now! This “Micro-Marshall Plan”, a voluntary program to be implemented
by willing Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, will complement
government efforts at poverty alleviation and job creation.

Progress and development in any nation is not the exclusive
responsibility of governments! Citizens have a role to play, and a
responsibility too for improving the socio-economic condition of their
nation.

Today, Nigerians of all stripes aspire to leave, and many have already
left the country for greener pastures cultivated by the efforts of
citizens of these nations and their leaders. There is an urgent need,
and indeed an imperative, for Nigerians also to augment the efforts of
our local, state, and federal governments to make our own pasture as
green as possible! It is time to get on with it!

Please join in this effort to develop Nigeria, abandon the Siddon-look
approach of many, and end the blame-the-politicians pastime. Please
get involved and help to dramatically reduce the ‘Japa’ exodus of
frustrated and unemployed youth and professionals by contributing your
own quota. Please become a part of the solution! To all Nigerians who
can help, please do so by identifying a nano-business, a
micro-business, vulnerable people, or a charity to help.

We recommend that you give a grant of N100k to N250k or more to any of
a micro-business, a charity, a startup, or a social or security
service provider as your citizen contribution to improving the
socio-economic condition in Nigeria.

The goals of this effort: To improve the security and living
conditions of rural and urban dwellers, a significant reduction in
extreme poverty in rural and urban areas, and job creation for
Nigerian youth.

Strategy: A laser-focus on R.I.C.H.E.S.: Rural and urban investments
in crop planting, harvesting, agro-processing, and animal husbandry;
investments in health, housing, human capacity building; investments
in energy, exchange, and export services; and investments in social
services, which include security services.

Our approach: Due to widespread corruption in the country, it is
unlikely that people will trust any organization with their funds to
support this effort. We urge you to take personal responsibility in
identifying the recipient micro-enterprises, organizations, or people
to receive your support, and to diligently assess them for
authenticity before sending them money.

Willing Nigerians worldwide should identify entrepreneurs to support
in the areas captured above, and highlighted below, in the local
government areas of their states of origin and elsewhere:

1. Start-up of new ventures, consolidating new ventures, and
expansion of existing businesses. Entrepreneurs seeking to expand and
employ more young people should get priority.

2. Identify charities to give grants to: Orphanages, senior
citizen support services, rural and urban health clinics, IDF camps,
and others.

3. Job training, educational institutions, research institutes,
and urban and rural extension service providers.

4. Rural farmers and farm settlements.

5. Security agencies and forest guards, especially in the rural areas.

6. Service providers that facilitate intra-state, inter-state,
and international trade.

Nigerians at home and abroad are hardworking people with a combined
gross annual income of the equivalent of over $500 billion US dollars
and have the financial capacity to help their fellow citizens and
their nation. There is no excuse for Nigerians not to help. If you
choose to help, it will make a decisive difference in the lives of
people and in the socio-economic situation in the country. Please
help! Thank you very much. God bless you. God bless Nigeria.


Sincerely,

Abitunde Taiwo