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Militancy and Nigerian Government's gullibility.
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Recently, it was published in the national dailies that the Nigerian government has paid the militants in Nigeria to help put an end to their activities in the Niger-Delta region... This was what our president was defending in front of the senate as said by the national dailies. And this is believed to reduce their acts or put an end to it..Well I will say there's much to everything than money..What is the assurance that they won't even strike again so as to get more funds?
Nigerian leaders have a lot to learn about leadership and using there senses to lead..
Paying $12million is not the case.This might even cause a breakdown and kiling amongst the militants.
I guess there's alot to learn we youths of nowadays who intend to be inposition of authority.
Any one reading this should think about it; money is not the solution to everything!

July 24, 2008 | 1:51 PM Comments  1 comments

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Nigerian Youth And the Democratic Dispensation
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“The youths are the leaders of tomorrow”.
This saying maybe in danger of not being realistic in an environment like Nigeria.
By definition and reasoning, a leader is someone who heads an organization, group of people and in our case a country; simply speaking to show the way, to be in charge, to be in control of things.
In a system like we have in Nigeria, our political office holders who go by their respective public offices such as President, Governors and even the heads of families are no where being leaders. A leader has to lead by example in the path of justice, peace, equity, fairness, humility, progress e.t.c.
Many young Nigerians (including myself) have a vision of a better Nigeria, a Nigeria that cares for Nigerians, a Nigeria that is just, promising and free of competition. More often than not this dream of better Nigeria, this vision of paradise in Nigeria seems to be nothing more than a dream each time the greedy policy makers show no intent to make a positive change in the society.
The youth share a set of predetermined ideas to move their communities forward on a progressive trend. In countries in Europe like Germany and other well developed nations of the world, appreciable portions of youth ideology are effected. In these countries the youth seems to have a voice. They are directly or indirectly part of the decision / policy making system in their respective communities. In Nigeria, the youths are seen as empty barrels and tools to call upon to disturb public peace. Most politicians enjoy the availability of youths (a good number of those either unemployed or uneducated) as they are employed as political thugs when the need arises, especially during elections.
Have these politicians and their associates taken time to realize that these youths one day become leaders in their various spheres of life? Do they know that these youths of today will be the ones to call the shots on them tomorrow? Have they pondered in their brain (for few of them who have and the many who have grown one for the purpose of filling their pockets) that these youths will tomorrow be the ones to proceed and carry on the acts they have left behind whether good or evil.
The answers to these questions are not far-fetched. A country like Nigeria pays little or no emphasis on the issue of youth development. Some of our youth manage and for some who are lucky enough to get their education to the university level. Not that these universities themselves are the best, they are simple the best around. Note that!
Education is just a minute part of developing our youths. This has been judiciously proven to be right in the Nigerian event. We have well educated governors who are drunkards and looters of public funds, highly placed and publicized professors who have not developed the guts to criticize wrong doing amongst leaders fro fear of being reprimanded, brilliant but not well educated( due to the state of our universities and the education system in the country) graduates roaming the streets filing applications to work in barbing saloon where they would rather thrive well, succeed and produce optimal results as doctors, scientists, lawyers, engineers and nation builders.
Not to shy away from the truth, Nigeria has no plan for its youth. Though, it might be written on paper, but it’s never implemented or when it is, little is being implemented.
The Youth Council of Nigeria, I hear is suppose to be an avenue for youths to be part of policy makers and nation builders. For me and those who share in my school of thought, the YCN is another one of those white elephants in the country that needs restructuring. It is simply an avenue fro some of us, I’ll rather call youth politicians to join the looting system.
Nigeria needs to take a position on where it stands on the issue of youth development. I thanks the heavens fro those who unmistakenly (or was it mistakenly?) thought of the idea of creating a ministry for the youths under the auspices of the Ministry of youth development.
Like I know, I have youths like myself out there. I am a youth with a vision, a mission and a predisposition that Nigeria would live up to expectations in years to come.
The youth should be given ample opportunity to decide how much they would pay for a litre of fuel in the next 10 years. The youths have a choice on how they want the electoral process to look like in the next 20 years. They have the right to call the shots on how the education system should be run. The youths are not just agents of political thuggery.
Our leaders should come to terms with the fact that some couple of years ago of for some of them (that have grown to reason in this jet age) that couple of decades ago, they were youths. I’m quite sure that many of them preferred the state of things then than to now. The youths are the leaders of tomorrow.
Let us all give this sentence a chance to be a reality in our country. And I mean leaders with a vision. Or would we like in past times, rely on the outside world to develop our youths. This time the onus lies on us.
....ADIEU WOLE AIYEGBUSI.

June 2, 2008 | 5:34 AM Comments  0 comments

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An exemplary life of corruption?
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Looking at the situation in Nigeria, its quite obvious that there need to be a change in the attitude of our leaders. Why will someone who is to be judged be the judge in his/her own case? I mean the recent happenings in the National House of Assembly?We are trying to curb corruption, but our leaders are living an exemplary life
There are questions to be asked. What is the government doing? Where is EFCC? I hope the govt will try and rescue the nation from this intending doom... Also all the youths in Nigeria should join forces and fight corruption to the barest minimum..
I believe the leaders should try and lay a good example for the younger generations. The set of people who will rule this country are the youths coming behind them which should learn better things from them.
Even the comments from the House of Rep. members show the extent to which the situation has degenerated.

We want a developed Nigeria. Recent statistics shows that corruption is even fast spreading in every sector and even is not leaving any age group out of this. Imagine a ten year old being involved in internet scam? What is this nation turning into?
I hope and believe things will change for the better.. Some of the things we see everyday are nothing to write home about....
Its left for you and me to make a difference...
Can you also believe there are fraudsters even on this very site? I know you'll be dazed, but its really what it is. Think about all these and Stand Up to make a difference...
PEACE!

October 27, 2007 | 8:33 AM Comments  0 comments

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A look into the Education sector in Nigeria.

This issue about education in Nigeria is fast affecting the lives of youths in Nigeria who are willing to study and are in the quest for knowledge.
Recently there was a strike in the education sector in Nigeria in which the Non academic staff union of universities were protesting for ther rights.
The status of education in Nigeria is getting worse each day and there is a need for the government to look into this. I wonder why a woman who used to be a minister for solid minerals would be made the education minister in a country where professors and doctors are in abundant.

In relation to that i want to know why there was a treaty between the western african states in Africa, when there is no equality at all.A Nigerian who is willing to study in Ghana will have to pay fees meant fro overseas student which is in Dollars and this is not suppose to be so , because Ghanaians are not treated like that in Nigeria.
It is time to look into issues that will affect the lives of youth positively.

Oluwadamilola,
Nigeria.

February 18, 2007 | 7:31 AM Comments  0 comments

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