₦airaland Forum

At 7pm Nigerian time (6pm UK time, 1pm New York and Canadian Time) people who have registered should please go into the general chat room for a general address. The allocated time for the general address is 30 minutes including question and answers. In order to make meetings effective and efficient please let us endeavour to be concise in our discourse and follow the chat decorums outlined. Each chat room would have its own dynamics depending on coordinators and due to the fact that different topics might require different directions of approach. I don't believe I have to bring up the issue of respect and being courteuous to others. Please let us be on time, at current there are 45 people registered. This thread and others on other sites would be updated to keep people informed, the invitation is always open for people who want to join together with others to go beyond mere discourse and work towards progress and making a positive impact in Nigeria.

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24 hours to conference, so far 43 people registered. Don't forget to register if you haven't already done so.

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youngies:
LOL. . . yes I'm still among the living. I have read the entire thread, kudos to y'all.

I need to be part of the daily meetings, I have also inform Sam that my new account with the NDM forum seem to have been suspended, deleted, banned or something ugly.

My interest is on "Awareness, Image Laundering and Media."

Tommorrow is the day.

Get Involved!

You weren't banned, if you registered just when the forum went up, we were still trying to iron out the chinks in the system and at a point everyone had to reregister cos of an error, but that was quite a while ago and happened when the forum had only been up for about a day. Reregister and I will approve : )

By the way, I hope you have reliable internet connection.

youngies:
Damn, I have been relegated to the background just because i went off for a few hours. Sky Blue and BOSS!

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We couldn't keep waiting for people so things had to be set in motion and you have been off for more than "a few hours", lol. Your contribution is still valuable and i believe an attempt at contacting you was made, a lot of work has been going on behind the scenes and we have been meeting pretty much everyday at length. You can get basically updated by reading through this thread. Glad to know you are still among the living so get involved : )

As at the time of this post there are approximately 36 hours to the general conference on Sunday and at present 36 people are registered on the forum and geared for conference on sunday. It must be stated though that not everyone who added their names on the list on this thread have registered. In fact I would say probably not up to 20 people on the list on this thread are registered.

It is preferred that people sign up for committees when they register just to give an indication of what to expect, however such is not essentially compulsory becuse there would be a general meeting and address in the general chat room on Sunday before all disperse to their committee chat rooms. Hence people who are not signed up to any committees can make up their minds then.

Eziachi:
Admire your faith in prayers but all prayers must be realistic before you expect an answer, as you will be wasting your time praying for an ocean in the middle of Sahara desert. We all knew what Nigerian problem is and how we can instantly solve or at least halve it, but we had continued to ignore it, asking for divine help instead and forming meaningless development movements to no avail.

Nigeria is a country of nations that are too much apart in everything you can think of. Horribly divided and loved to hate each other and this elements formed the foundation of Nigeria, that you cannot lay your hand on anything positive in our past history to go back on as the basis for a change.
Americans will positivelyand often invokes their founding fathers when things are bad. Can we do the same? when our own founding fathers are the ones that laid the seed of what the children are reaping today.

I have said this, time without numbers that, you cannot use a similar method all the time and expect a different outcome.
Nigeria is too big, divided and different to exist as a unitary state as obtained today,  even though they still blindly calls themselves a federation.

For a start, we had to revisit Aburi or Addis Ababa accord- Nigeria should be confederated into Arewa, Biafra, Delta and Oduduwa.
And let each confederate unit figure out the type of govt and life they wish to live. The type of economy they will like to pursue. Let us then have a Nigerian Union of these four confederate nations.

Some have argued that it's the same people dominating Nigeria today that will take over their confederate states.
Maybe yes, but let each group now be a burden on their own people and let their own people figure out how to deal with their own leaders without the usual accusation of tribalism injected in between that had allowed rogues to get away for the past 50 years.
If one of the confederate states managed to breaks from the norm and make progress, it might be what others needed to kick them on their backside to start competing.
But today, what we got is collective failure.
There is nothing that bring the best in man and progress than competition for success.

Please, I know this is a free forum for everyone but can we try to stay on topic and if people want to have serious "debates" such can open a thread for that. Permit me to be frank and I hope you don't take offence but you aren't genuinely stating anything new. I don't know you or what you are doing so I would just have to assume that you are trying to do something for your cause if not I am sorry but I don't really see what I am supposed to respect if it yet again ammounts to nothing but having ideals without having the courage to fight for them. Nairaland is full of people with good command of the English language who can write amazing speeches and make seemingly "enlightned" and "quotable" statements. Unfortunately such things don't magically take human form and solve the problems if not coupled with genuine effort on our path that goes beyond yet another "social commentary".

Anyone can have "ideals", thats good and nice but of what real substance are such when they are not even deemed worth working for? People who have signed up for this movement want to do something to impact postively in the lives of the people in Nigeria and such is not compulsory. You mentioned America and brought up the issue of Americans being able to draw from the strength of their founding fathers while ignoring the fact that present day America is made up of mostly immigrants, so what founding fathers do you speak of and who did those founding fathers have to draw "strength" and encouragement from? I hope you don't feel like I am attacking you but I just don't want this thread to be derailed because we are trying to do something here, all are welcome and we could use your help to work towards changing what we can in the country, but again if you are not interested that is fine, its not compulsory. We are working towards improving the lives of the people in the country called Nigeria. If you are actually fighting towards your ideals you are so willing to inform us about and are actually going beyond mere commentary then good luck.

While I don't wish harm on anyone, perhaps if public office holders including all governors, senators and the president were routinely attacked by robbers then the huge security problem exacerbated by unemployment and lack of opportunity and prospects would be taken more seriously and measures put to address it. Perhaps if political office holders had to use Nigerian hospitals and rely on the Nigerian health system then measures would be put in place to address the quality of the health service in the country. Perhaps if the education of relatives of politicians were dependent on the Nigerian educational sytem then the system would be addressed. Perhaps if the "ruling" class had to live like the people they "rule" then measures would be put in place to improve the quality of life of the people. For government to be "moral" the people being governed have to be willing to hold their government to a higher degree of morality instead of waiting for a new leaf to be turned.

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https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-230880.0.html

abbywax:
There is so much bad news coming out of our dear country that most Nigerians have completely lost hope. As a Nigerian I know there are a lot of positive things happening in that country but nobody focuses on it. Maybe we should set up a Wiki where people can upload positive stories about Nigeria. A South African set up a site ( http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/fast_facts_and_quick_stats/index.html ) to counter all the negative publicity about SA ahead of the world cup. I know Nigerians hate everything South African (naturally), but I think we should look at doing something similar.

Interesting premise and perhaps the awareness and media committee might be interested in such. However speaking for myself, i personally have no problem with providing people with information like projects happening in Nigeria, developments, etc, and basically keeping people informed and providing possible investors with information on investmenet possibilities in the country since the Nigerian government and businesses seem to have a phobia of providing people with detailed information on development happening on the ground. However I do have a problem with us going out of our way to paint Nigeria rosy when it isn't. Perhaps the reason why a lot of bad news comes out of Nigeria is because Nigeria genuinely generates a lot of bad news and fixing some of the ills will hence lead to - less bad news? I do however see what you are getting at and the awareness committee is the committee dealing with information and one of the issues raised was image laundering. You are free to make your contribution and if you are genuinely interested in working towards such then by all means please - Get Involved.

So far from nairaland there are about 15 people who have registered and selected committees and the list on nairaland has over 30 names. It is already friday so I hope we aren't trying to use "Nigerian of African time" whereby everything is left to the last minute, so please you are encouraged to join committees because that is where the work is done so that this goes beyond just paying lip service. Thanks.

kzo0509:
this a good concept, am in, cheers

Steps:

A - Add your name to the list on this thread
B - email us at ndmnigeria@gmail.com
C - Join a committee

Simple as ABC

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Gamine:
You people are jokers

There is nothing on Power sef

looks like the same old naija talk-talk

priorities are just messed up. .kai

There is always room for expansion and adding of more committees and as the group gets larger then more committees would be added since such will then become more viable when people are actually available for such. The aim of the group is to also make a positive impact and hence action. The chosen committees were chosen because they were deemed to be areas where people could act most effectively. The idea is to make the best of what is available to us. We welcome everyone interested in joining to move the country forward and encourage people to come, however it is not compulsory so if you are not interested then that is fine and if you have better suggestions you are free to articulate (while taking feasibility into account of course).

32 people on the list and to my recollection only 15 have signed up for committees. Remember, simple as ABC. Read previous postings please.

abdurrazaq:
Why can't we get the web address along with confirmation message when we join the group
I try to send a message to the address on your profile but, it was returned. You can get back at me through abdurrazaqola@gmail.com

Use the email address dedicated to this movement (ndmnigeria@gmail.com) and we will get back to you with the link. Please sign up for a committee.

GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION

Nigeria and Africa as a continent have over the decades been plagued with bad governance and corruption. Corruption is a major societal issue and such has been glorified in government. As was decided in the previous meeting the coordinator of each committee serves to give the committee some sort of direction so here goes my attempt and again we are open to ideas and suggestions.
Since Nigeria is a country plagued by the phenomena known as bad governance, perhaps the obvious question to ask is: “What is good governance and what is the function of the government with regards to its people”? Perhaps taking this a step further after defining good governance is; “How do we promote good governance and help bring such into realisation where such is absent”? More so, is bad governance just a symptom of a more ambiguous underlying issue?

Government is seen and run as an enterprise and positions are pursued by a lot of people who are simply in it for the money. Is there any enterprise better than that of government which has going for its “employees” unlimited funds via taxpayers and “state owned” industries? Enough of the questions though, I will present a proposal on steps the movement can take based on the premise that for government to change the people being governed would need to be awakened, informed, get involved and interested in how they are governed. The proposal is also based on the premise that for good governance to be fought for, people would have to define what good governance is and perhaps ask the questions I have just asked and might perhaps need a standard with which to compare.

Here are some of my proposals based on these questions:

Gather information on the ground in terms of projects, economic schemes, completed works, instigated policies, commercial incentives and general developments going on in different parts of the country. Coupled with budget details such information can be used to present a solid and well argued governance rating system for different parts of the country. These ratings would be backed up by information on achievements as opposed to propaganda and rhetoric. Such ratings backed up by information on actual achievements than propaganda would be presented to the people and publicity will be raised for it, it can be taken to community forums, published in papers, pasted on the net, etc and apart from serving as a viable source of information in terms of what is actually happening on the ground, it would hopefully cause the people to ask: “What has my governor or representative or local government chairman, etc done for me”? Such a venture could also make people compare their standards of living with other parts of the country. A BRT system is being implemented in Port Harcourt although the one currently on ground has much fewer buses and is by far incapable of meeting the needs of the people. Some other state governors have also shown interest and it shows that governors can introspect on their performances based on what their peers are achieving.

The follow up to defining good governance would be propagating good governance. Such could be achieved by reaching out to student bodies, pressure groups and even public office holders (e.g. an “integrity group” does exist in the house of reps) just to explain that we are available to help in whatever capacity that works towards people getting more out of the government which should be accountable to them. With regards to reaching out to public office holders, while I believe anything is possible I think a more sensible approach might lie in a bottom up approach of reaching out to local governments first, etc.

While people in public offices have made a habit of diverting the attention of the people on development which is not occurring and no progress through the use of rhetoric, we could serve as an objective body by drawing back the attention of the people to issues that need to be addressed. Ultimately this committee apart from having its own goals would most likely gain from collaboration with other committees like media and awareness.
In summary the goals lie in defining and propagating good governance and governmental practices. How such can be achieved is open to suggestions and ideas presented and proposed were for illustrative purposes. Such a committee will need to reach out to the people, spread awareness, and work through the citizens of the country because it is when the people demand good governance and stand up for such together as one that good governance will be achieved.

pixiraver:
I will like to be part of Youth and Sports. Skyblue please do take note.

Look at the list of available committees, there is no "youth and sport". The committee list stays the way it is at this moment until the movement gains more momentum and members and we can viably sustain more groups. Does not mean some of the goals you might want to address might not be possible through other committees though.

boladez:
Im all in, mail sent.

LONG LIVE NIGERIAN DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steps:

A - Add name to the list on this thread
B - email us at ndmnigeria@gmail.com
C - Join a committee

Simple as ABC

People signing on from nairaland should please notify on the email what their naiaraland id is please. Thanks

PapaBrowne:
I'm very impressed with the progress and also the zeal exhibited so far! Very impressive!
Wonderful job!!

I'm in!!!

I would love to join the Education and Special projects committee!

I believe we can make things happen.

@B.O.S.S
Thanks big for the compliment on page one.

Wow, there are already a hundred and something members on facebook??WOOOOW!!!!!!!

you know the deal, add your name to the list on this thread too. People abeg read through posts so there is no need for repeats, LOL.

brein:
@skyblue, i quite agree with ur plight and that there is a web address, but has it bee lunched yet ? Et al,

LOL, the forum is not an issue, we had a meeting there today : ). The forum is where the conference is going to be held. Again, everyone should please sign up for committees if they have not already done so. And please, help us spread the word in anyway you can.

Get Involved.

brein:
Brein - my interest is on EDUCATION @ B.O.S.S i guess this procedures seem streinous to some interested candidates, are these steps to ensure their vocal and comprehensive participation in NDM or what ?? In that case i gues u guys 'ld need to take ur time to better explain to those who are not yet carried along 4 a beta undastanding. @pixiraver, i havent had from u 4 quite a while. @skyblue, Has the NDM website bin created yet? I recall someone whose ready 4 the hosting et al, Am just a call to ur reminder since i fall in the EDUCATION sphere of the topics to be discussed.

Brein, have a little more confidence in the ongoing work behind the scenes. We have been meeting everyday since saturday and working to ensure organisation of even the smallest details. Their is a dedicate forum for this movement already. However the forum serves as a "workspace" for members of the movement. This means that although it has a web address, you can't view the details of the forum unless you are a member. Membership is through approval hence the whole email procedure. This is not to be "exclusive", but to create a more focused environment for committees and the group to operate. Hence it has no joke section or romance section, etc. It is a workspace dedicated to the work of the movement. Meetings are held in chatrooms on the forum and different committees have their own sections and chat rooms as well as general ones, to post rogress reports, meeting minutes, agendas, strategies etc, as well as a section for ongoing projects.

lawyer:
Which commitee wants to toast me to tap my brain, lol!

LOL. Sorry to dissappoint you but this is not about that at all. This is a selfless service, the rewards would be hopefully seeing a better Nigeria and being involved in the work and fight towards progress. Hence, if you are only considering joining for "toasting" or kola nut or "peppersuyaing" then maybe you might like to reconsider. If you are in it to join hands and get proactive in moving the nation forward then we could use your contribution.

bilms:
what are the commitees that are available?

Sky Blue:
Ok, topics/sectors have been chosen as the final topics to address at the general conference on Sunday 15th February. This does not mean more sectors cannot be formed but for now the finalised topics are going to be the main sectors and hence committees are going to be formed around the chosen finalised areas. Each committee has a coordinator. Again, this is necessary for maintaining organisation and these things are not permanent. Committees have dedicated chat rooms on the forum dedicated to this movement. This means that after the conference on Sunday the committees can becomes more independent and feel free to book their own meeting times and chat and contribute in the chat rooms dedicated to them. The topics and committees at this moment are therefore:

1 Education - Coordinator B.O.S.S
2 Special Projects - Coordinator Bhola
3 Governance and corruption - Coordinator Sky Blue
4 Awareness, Image Laundering and Media - Coordinator Sam Milla
5 Health - Coordinator proudly9ja

People are adviced to sign up for committees they are interested in and keep in mind that this is just a start. A serious awareness campaign is in place to raise publicity for the vision much beyond the scope of Nairaland and the internet so please, spread the word. People are free to join more than one committee but are adviced to be dedicated to one committee at any one time. The whole point is to have an integrated system with interdependent committees or groups which are focused on more specific goals and the much larger goal of positive change and impact. This system means committees are focused but can still gain from the larger group through collaboration between committees when necessary. If you join more than one committee it would probably mean more work so get involved and contrinute what you can and take on what you can handle.

The goals and strategies of each committee will be made clearer after the conference on Sunday. So the task now is signing up to committees and hence booking your place in the relevant chat rooms for Sunday. People can't just turn up until they are registered and registration is approved so please understand that you need to signify or notify that you are coming for this conference. Hence, interested people should just notify through posting what committee or area they are interested in now. It is not a permanent placement and people are free to move around but are adviced to sign up where they can contribute most effectively. The minutes and agendas as well as work going on, progress reports, what is being achieved, etc will be posted on the dedicated site and probably here to keep people informed about what is happening in all areas. Now it is up to you, sign up and be counted. Again, this goes for every single person interested in joining hands to work towards a better Nigeria and invitations will always be open. We have talked, now it is time to stand and be counted. Where can you contribute?

PS if your name is not added to the list please notify by adding it to the list or email sincwe this means you have taken the initiamtive and want to join. It would be amazing to have a lot more people but what is sought is people who want to be a part of this and not people who have to be begged. Hence please take the initiative, copy the list of names and add your name as the next number and post cos no one will do it for you. Thanks

Get Involved - the first step is sending an email to ndm and someone will get back to you (ndmnigeria@gmail.com)

Please read previous posts

So far:

amosexy - Governance and corruption
beneli - health

Please even if you inform by mail take the initiative to also update the list on this thread. People, it is not just joining, sign up for a committee of your interest and get involved. To join post your name on the list in this thread like JJyou just did and email us at ndmnigeria@gmail.com. Do not hesitate to also sign up for a committee by saying so on this thread. This is not just about joining and we have informed that this is not all talk and nothing to show. We have debated these things for too long. Hence people, get involved in a committee because a lot of people have shown interest but few are signing up for the committees where the work begins. Again, i seem to be repeating a lot of the stuff that i have said in previous posts so just read up on explanations if you need more clarity.

Steps:

A - Add your name to the list on this thread
B - email us at ndmnigeria@gmail.com
C - Join a committee

Simple as ABC

If you want to join simply signify by adding your name to the ongoing list. If your name/id is not on the ongoing list please just copy the list and add your name as the next number, simple as that. After this send an email to ndmnigeria@gmail.com and we will get in touch with you. Once you add your name to the list the next step is to select the committee you would like to be a part of. A lot of this has been discussed previously so please people who had identified themselves and put their name on the list get in contact with us and select a committee by posting what you wish to be a part of on this thread. Are things a bit clearer now?

Moves:
SkyBlue or B.O.S.S can u guys post a detailed step by step guide of joining, as there seems to be confusion so say copy the list below others say send email, and there are now 2 email address given, the ndm@gmail and another yahoo account, Also can someone post the link to the Facebook group

Sorry for the confusion. The first yahoo email given was that of proudly9ja who was in charge of invites and organisation of groups, meetings, minutes, etc. The ndm email is the official one and was set up not too long ago. So any email address will do. People please, follow amosexy's lead and sign up for committees. I wil update later.

by the way, Eric and meeteorix, the emails on your profile are those your emails? Tried to contact both of you.

Ok, topics/sectors have been chosen as the final topics to address at the general conference on Sunday 15th February. This does not mean more sectors cannot be formed but for now the finalised topics are going to be the main sectors and hence committees are going to be formed around the chosen finalised areas. Each committee has a coordinator. Again, this is necessary for maintaining organisation and these things are not permanent. Committees have dedicated chat rooms on the forum dedicated to this movement. This means that after the conference on Sunday the committees can becomes more independent and feel free to book their own meeting times and chat and contribute in the chat rooms dedicated to them. The topics and committees at this moment are therefore:

1 Education                                                     -  Coordinator B.O.S.S
2 Special Projects                                             -  Coordinator Bhola
3 Governance and corruption                              -  Coordinator Sky Blue
4 Awareness and Media            -  Coordinator Sam Milla
5 Health                                                           -  Coordinator proudly9ja

People are adviced to sign up for committees they are interested in and keep in mind that this is just a start. A serious awareness campaign is in place to raise publicity for the vision much beyond the scope of Nairaland and the internet so please, spread the word. People are free to join more than one committee but are adviced to be dedicated to one committee at any one time. The whole point is to have an integrated system with interdependent committees or groups which are focused on more specific goals and the much larger goal of positive change and impact. This system means committees are focused but can still gain from the larger group through collaboration between committees when necessary. If you join more than one committee it would probably mean more work so get involved and contrinute what you can and take on what you can handle.

The goals and strategies of each committee will be made clearer after the conference on Sunday. So the task now is signing up to committees and hence booking your place in the relevant chat rooms for Sunday. People can't just turn up until they are registered and registration is approved so please understand that you need to signify or notify that you are coming for this conference. Hence, interested people should just notify through posting what committee or area they are interested in now. It is not a permanent placement and people are free to move around but are adviced to sign up where they can contribute most effectively. The minutes and agendas as well as work going on, progress reports, what is being achieved, etc will be posted on the dedicated site and probably here to keep people informed about what is happening in all areas. Now it is up to you, sign up and be counted. Again, this goes for every single person interested in joining hands to work towards a better Nigeria and invitations will always be open. We have talked, now it is time to stand and be counted. Where can you contribute?

PS if your name is not added to the list please notify by adding it to the list or email sincwe this means you have taken the initiamtive and want to join. It would be amazing to have a lot more people but what is sought is people who want to be a part of this and not people who have to be begged. Hence please take the initiative, copy the list of names and add your name as the next number and post cos no one will do it for you. Thanks

Get Involved - the first step is sending an email to ndm and someone will get back to you (ndmnigeria@gmail.com)

amosexy:
I thot there was suppose to be a meetin by 6pm ? I'm waitin oooo.

6pm UK time, 7pm Nigerian time, 1pm New York Time : )

These things will continue to happen and Nigeria will continue to degenerate as long as the citizenry continues to let their actions stay withing the bounds of mere commentary. For those who desire to work towards change in Nigeria, it is possible to contribute. All are welcome and spread the word. Let us join hands to build a better Nigeria.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-230880.0.html

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2Legit:
u have told us what we have been told b4.
what is it u want to DO?
How do u plan to effect positive change? What is the action(s) that you will embark upon?

mind u, i am not trying to knock this

People will come with different ideas and will have interest in different sectors and since I feel you want me to state what will be done even if you might not be taking such into consideration, I guess i will have to speak personally and for myself by using personal ideas I have as examples.

Take for instance elections. I think for elections 2011 to be different, electoral reforms have to be addressed and the people have to be much more engaged in it. For this to happen the issue of elections and the issue of the citizenry waking up and becoming more involved in the way their life is run has to be brought up NOW. Awareness has to be raised and the elections have to be discussed. We have to ask with a unified voice what is being done about the elections. The citizenry have to be more involved in understanding the importance of having a voice so that they begin to see their votes as an investment which would be better spent on the right person they feel will bring the development they want. Hence a goal out of the many that can be associated with elections 2011 is raising awareness now and not by 2011 when we will have a rush job and people telling us that printers broke down in South Africa while yet again, the will of the people is ignored with regards to selection of leaders to represent them in the various capacities of speakers or the house of rep, gorvenors, president, etc. How can such be achieved?

Some ideas I had was going to the grass roots and engaging the people, hold community and discussions, embark on projects and generally raise awareness.

Another idea is to bring the people to the point of again asking the question "what has my govenor or speaker of president done for me?" in one voice. How can this be achieved? I am also a member of a forum which deals with projects, developments, construction, etc occuring around the world. There is a Nigerian section and posted there are projects going on in Nigeria, proposed projects, ones under construction, development, schemes, economical policies by govenors, etc. The site could use more help from people actually in Nigeria. How will such be used you might ask? A ratings system of all the govenors is created. This won't be a propaganda news paper ratings system but a rating system based on what has actually been achieved. Not what has been promised but what has been achieved on the ground in terms of projects instigated and completed, policies and economical schemes instigates, social schemes and development, urban renewal, etc. Such a list serves the purpose of creating an arguement for what good governance actually is.

Work would be done to publicise such list and such a list accompanied with photos, information, etc on the projects started will be taken to the people. What can such achieve? Well if people can actually compare their standard of living to everywhere else in the country they will hopefully begin to ask questions of their government and actually see what their govenor has done and rate it realisticall for themselves. Such will bring to light what should probably be the issues of the next election - DEVELOPMENT. The aim is to make people begin to actually realise as opposed to just knowing that they have to be more involved if lives are to be improved and development achieved. Hopefully these ventures will make obvious the fickleness of mere rhetoric or catch phrase usage in the next elections and make people begin to ask, what can you do for us and how do we know you will do it, why should we pick you?

I have more ideas on just this issue but I will not bore you and will save it for the right avenue. By the way this is just elections, you will have people coming with different ideas in different areas ranging from social projects like installing pipe borne water to strategies towards using the media to highlight some of the issues Nigeria might want to think about focusing on. The goals of some groups might be as simple as informing people.

I have quite a few ideas on other sectors especially education which involves reaching out to people ranging from secondary school principals, to college provost, to university chancellors and lecturers who are willing to accept help; but again that I will not elaborate now because that is not the point now. You might feel that my ideas are stupid, childish, naive and even immature. That is fine because we can't always agree. I just used those examples to show you that this is not just about talking with no action. The plan is to actually strategise and get on the ground to work towards change.

Let us join hands, put heads together and work towards change in Nigeria.

Get involved - the first step is sending an email to ndm and someone will get back to you (ndmnigeria@gmail.com)

Nemeziz9ja:
Gbam! Did I hear that?
The Nigeria will only develop when the fundamental problems have been solved and the problems can never be solved until those who can provide the solutions are benefiting from chaos and those not benefiting are only crying foul so that they can get their share of the benefit. Welcome to Nigeria!

We can all keep on posting "commentary" on nairaland while the country continues to deteriorate and we keep on commenting on how it is deteriorating, or we can actually work towards bringing about the desired progress and change we want instead of just continuously complaining.

I am not alluding to you not acting to make Nigeria better or anything of the sort, for all I know you could be involved in Social non benefit projects to help people in rural Nigeria, if you are involved in making a change in Nigeria in your own way then I salute you and good for you. This is about people who want to contribute and perhaps speak with a single and more unified voice and benefit from group work and the pool of people with skills, ideas, etc. If you want to be a part of this, again all are welcome, if not then that is also fine.

2Legit:
if politician come giv una money now, many of una go shut up.
we don see una b4

Your sceptisism is completely understood so I will not take your post as an insult even if it probably implies such. One could argue that many of these ventures have come before, they have failed, people have "sold out", etc. Completely understandable. Nigerians have a general right to be jaded and sceptical about any good development and I believe that government should always work with this in mind. Nigerian governments should be careful when they ask people to be patient, should not be offended when people are sceptical and non chalant about nice sounding speeches or the latest cacth phrase in town. Such are meaningless if not backed up with solid effort towards bringing aspirations, etc into realisation. Nigerians have earned the right to be sceptical to change and hope.

This as I have continuously stated is not about one person, this is not about any of us. Hopefully this approach of the citizens working towards solving problems together and standing up for change will become more adopted by Nigerians and that is why effort has been made to make this as open as possible. Momentum is sought so that this quickly gets to a stage that if all people (God forbid) die tomorrow this thing will continue. There is no exclusivity or restraint and people from all different sites as well as people in real life have been asked to come so that we can join heads together and move the nation forward, so that we can join hands together and bring about positive change, development and impact in Nigeria. People have decided that they want to go beyond posting "commentary" on forums and websites, people have decided that they want to move beyond just talking and having an "idealogy" and backing all such up with strategised actions with others towards changing the situation in Nigeria in whatever capacity they can. People who don't buy this or think its a sham are expected but the focus is unwavering. All are welcome

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