WE MUST AWAKE THE CONSCIENCE OF NIGERIANS AND AFRICANS IN GENERAL, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
December 19, 2020 | News
I was again moved by a well-circulated short video message by Dr. Israel Nonyerum Davidson, whose words of wisdom and advice seriously need to be inscribed in the hearts and minds of Nigerians and indeed Africans, if we are to see a better future in our country and continent.
WE MUST AWAKE THE CONSCIENCE OF NIGERIANS AND AFRICANS IN GENERAL, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
I was again moved by a well-circulated short video message by Dr. Israel Nonyerum Davidson, whose words of wisdom and advice seriously need to be inscribed in the hearts and minds of Nigerians and indeed Africans, if we are to see a better future in our country and continent. The only revolution I strongly believe we need right now in Nigeria and across Africa, is the revolution of our minds and attitudes in the way we perceive and do things. This is because those who today, make up the institutions of government that are practicing bad governance, were taken from the crop of the masses, and so will those who will be there in Government tomorrow. They will all be selected/elected amongst the citizenry. So, until we as a people reawaken our conscience, and re-orient our minds and attitudes in the way things are done, and should be done; we will forever be going in circles as ‘developing third-world nations’ in Africa.
According to Dr. Israel Nonyerum Davidson: “…Four several years now, I have had the privilege and blessing of travelling and working with professionals and educating students across the world; UK, China, Singapore, Malaysia, South-Africa, Greece. However, ever so often, I engage in soul-searching thoughts on Africa, Nigerian our homeland, and the black race in general. I can’t seem to work out why, despite our abundant human and natural resources, and exemplary achievements of Nigerian-born professionals abroad, our nation remains backward in all indices of human progress?
“Recently, a 1988 statement by Pieter Willem Botha of the Apartheid South-Africa, challenged me to tears. He said: “Black people cannot rule themselves because they don’t have the brain and mental capacity to govern a society. You give them guns; they will kill themselves. You give them power; they will loot the treasury. Give them independence and democracy, and they will use it to promote tribalism, ethnicity, bigotry, hatred, killings and wars.” Fellow citizens, let me challenge you. have you, and your leaders and governments proved the racist South-African wrong since the statement was made in 1988? Think about it. You see, we are the only race, that is ready and willing to sacrifice meritocracy, national developmental progress; to favour protection of tribal and religious loyalty, despite the recycling consequences before us since independence. Take a look at the literacy rate in Nigeria. At 62% for young adults of 15 to 24, one expects informed national decisions with positive national impacts. One for example, is the quality of the national leaders. We are not moved by these economic and security realities in human suffering in our Nation.”
As also noted by Paul Akporowho: “It is a very complicated matter for politicians in Nigeria. Those that have "political values" usually lack integrity, capacity and innovation. The need to reward "party faithfuls" and thugs who help to deliver the election, often makes it difficult to give consideration to non-partisan technocrats who are usually men of integrity, highly productive and purposeful individuals who would have nothing to do with ‘I go die’ politicking!”
Dr. Nonyerum continued with: “We are not moved by the quality of our leaders. Or, how and why the Blackman is being ridiculed world-wild, provided our tribe, political party, religion; controls political power. That is shameful! Even our highly educated elites and professionals, and media outlets in North and South, keep a blind eye to the realities of the Nigerian state for tribal, religious and personal enrichment considerations. Yet, we wonder why our nation remains the poverty capital of the world. Yet, we wonder why the black race is increasingly undervalued and humiliated all over the world? Who did to us? Who did this to us? Do you ever ask this question? Covid-19 has exposed the state of our nation, and the accumulated impact of the quality of our leadership over several years. Our leaders are repeating the errors of five hundred years ago, when our Kings and military aristocrats sold our people into slavery for nails and gun-powder. They fail to realize that by their decisions, they have confined future generations into perpetual slavery, exploitation, and abuse.
“Today, foreign powers are acquiring hectares of land outrightly across Nigeria and Africa for the next phase of our slavery and colonization. Once more, our leaders are mortgaging the future, freedom, existence, survival and progress of generations. For short-term, worthless, stage-managed red-carpet receptions, hand-shakes, cheap collateral loans, travel visas and personal gains. These colonizing countries are not to blame for taking decisions in their own national interest. The question is, are our leaders making the necessary decisions in our national interests? I put this to you, as a matter of urgency, WE MUST IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND EMBRACE A NEW BREED OF COMPETENT AND PATRIOTIC LEADERS, WHO DESIRE TO SEE OUR NATION AND AFRICA FREE. HELP AFRICANS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES, THEIR CULTURE, FOOD, DRESS CODES, AND THE WAY THEY WALK AND TALK AND TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES AND NATIONAL BORDERS. Please, join me to awake the conscience of Nigerians and Africans in general, before it is too late. Share this message as a duty to the rest in your country and the continent. Our lives, our future, our survival; depends on our collective contributions. This message is not about me, it is about us, and our future. I am playing my part. I hope you play yours.”
Like I have often reiterated - no foreigner can effectively and efficiently develop our country, continent and race for us. That onerous task, no matter how daunting and challenging it might seem, only belongs to us the Black people, and can best be done by us. So, it is high time our political leaders and the general masses stop making excuses and start using their ‘thinking faculties aright’ in harnessing the enormous strength, human and natural resources that God has left in their disposal, regardless of where they are as a Black race. It is those race that command Economic Power that ultimately command Political Power and enormous influence at the global scale.
Zik Gbemre.
December 19, 2020.
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
I was again moved by a well-circulated short video message by Dr. Israel Nonyerum Davidson, whose words of wisdom and advice seriously need to be inscribed in the hearts and minds of Nigerians and indeed Africans, if we are to see a better future in our country and continent. The only revolution I strongly believe we need right now in Nigeria and across Africa, is the revolution of our minds and attitudes in the way we perceive and do things. This is because those who today, make up the institutions of government that are practicing bad governance, were taken from the crop of the masses, and so will those who will be there in Government tomorrow. They will all be selected/elected amongst the citizenry. So, until we as a people reawaken our conscience, and re-orient our minds and attitudes in the way things are done, and should be done; we will forever be going in circles as ‘developing third-world nations’ in Africa.
According to Dr. Israel Nonyerum Davidson: “…Four several years now, I have had the privilege and blessing of travelling and working with professionals and educating students across the world; UK, China, Singapore, Malaysia, South-Africa, Greece. However, ever so often, I engage in soul-searching thoughts on Africa, Nigerian our homeland, and the black race in general. I can’t seem to work out why, despite our abundant human and natural resources, and exemplary achievements of Nigerian-born professionals abroad, our nation remains backward in all indices of human progress?
“Recently, a 1988 statement by Pieter Willem Botha of the Apartheid South-Africa, challenged me to tears. He said: “Black people cannot rule themselves because they don’t have the brain and mental capacity to govern a society. You give them guns; they will kill themselves. You give them power; they will loot the treasury. Give them independence and democracy, and they will use it to promote tribalism, ethnicity, bigotry, hatred, killings and wars.” Fellow citizens, let me challenge you. have you, and your leaders and governments proved the racist South-African wrong since the statement was made in 1988? Think about it. You see, we are the only race, that is ready and willing to sacrifice meritocracy, national developmental progress; to favour protection of tribal and religious loyalty, despite the recycling consequences before us since independence. Take a look at the literacy rate in Nigeria. At 62% for young adults of 15 to 24, one expects informed national decisions with positive national impacts. One for example, is the quality of the national leaders. We are not moved by these economic and security realities in human suffering in our Nation.”
As also noted by Paul Akporowho: “It is a very complicated matter for politicians in Nigeria. Those that have "political values" usually lack integrity, capacity and innovation. The need to reward "party faithfuls" and thugs who help to deliver the election, often makes it difficult to give consideration to non-partisan technocrats who are usually men of integrity, highly productive and purposeful individuals who would have nothing to do with ‘I go die’ politicking!”
Dr. Nonyerum continued with: “We are not moved by the quality of our leaders. Or, how and why the Blackman is being ridiculed world-wild, provided our tribe, political party, religion; controls political power. That is shameful! Even our highly educated elites and professionals, and media outlets in North and South, keep a blind eye to the realities of the Nigerian state for tribal, religious and personal enrichment considerations. Yet, we wonder why our nation remains the poverty capital of the world. Yet, we wonder why the black race is increasingly undervalued and humiliated all over the world? Who did to us? Who did this to us? Do you ever ask this question? Covid-19 has exposed the state of our nation, and the accumulated impact of the quality of our leadership over several years. Our leaders are repeating the errors of five hundred years ago, when our Kings and military aristocrats sold our people into slavery for nails and gun-powder. They fail to realize that by their decisions, they have confined future generations into perpetual slavery, exploitation, and abuse.
“Today, foreign powers are acquiring hectares of land outrightly across Nigeria and Africa for the next phase of our slavery and colonization. Once more, our leaders are mortgaging the future, freedom, existence, survival and progress of generations. For short-term, worthless, stage-managed red-carpet receptions, hand-shakes, cheap collateral loans, travel visas and personal gains. These colonizing countries are not to blame for taking decisions in their own national interest. The question is, are our leaders making the necessary decisions in our national interests? I put this to you, as a matter of urgency, WE MUST IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND EMBRACE A NEW BREED OF COMPETENT AND PATRIOTIC LEADERS, WHO DESIRE TO SEE OUR NATION AND AFRICA FREE. HELP AFRICANS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES, THEIR CULTURE, FOOD, DRESS CODES, AND THE WAY THEY WALK AND TALK AND TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES AND NATIONAL BORDERS. Please, join me to awake the conscience of Nigerians and Africans in general, before it is too late. Share this message as a duty to the rest in your country and the continent. Our lives, our future, our survival; depends on our collective contributions. This message is not about me, it is about us, and our future. I am playing my part. I hope you play yours.”
Like I have often reiterated - no foreigner can effectively and efficiently develop our country, continent and race for us. That onerous task, no matter how daunting and challenging it might seem, only belongs to us the Black people, and can best be done by us. So, it is high time our political leaders and the general masses stop making excuses and start using their ‘thinking faculties aright’ in harnessing the enormous strength, human and natural resources that God has left in their disposal, regardless of where they are as a Black race. It is those race that command Economic Power that ultimately command Political Power and enormous influence at the global scale.
Zik Gbemre.
December 19, 2020.
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes