DO NOT STOP TALKING AND WRITING - Yahaya Balogun. Somebody out of ignorance or selfishness or should I say cognitive dissonance said, upon all the write-ups in the newspapers and social media, has the notion changed Nigeria for good?. I respectively dare to say to everyone with the same mindset, that all we need right now is the political consciouness and continous education of warped minds in our midst. And the right driver to propel the engine of change we desperately yearn for. Prior to the rape of a nation by our hawkish politicians and militaricians, I mean in our booming period as an economically prosperous nation, North, South, West, East were not known for religious strives and tribalism. Nigeria was the cynosure of all eyes in the international community. Our leaders were outstandingly revered and respected. You remember the struggles for independence by our resourceful nationalists; our joyful, peaceful and the serenity of the academic environment when students were queens and kings? You remember when we had the money but how to spend it constituted a debate in the local and international community? You remember when Botswana government begged for one of our geniuses and legal luminaries (Akinola Aguda)to be their Chief Justice of Botswana? You remember the outstanding performance of this legal genius when he single-handedly transformed Botswanas laws and drafted the countrys enviable constitution? You remember when we were dazzling the world in all areas of sporting events? You remember the first invitation of our prime minister to the United States of America by President John F. Kennedy; when Tafawa Balewa arrived at US airport for heroic welcome; when Balewa sauntered from our amiable Eagle(green white and green) presidential flight to stage confidently and addressed the voracious and eagerly awaiting people of the United States? You remember Balawas revered entourage and ministers to the White House( watch my last video posted on my wall)? The video is a much watch by our youth as aptly espoused by Sister Susan Henshaw in her comment. You remember when Prof. Wole Soyinka mesmerized the world through his literary gymnastics and got his Nobel price in literature? And also when Achebes literary genius put Nigeria in the highest pedestal among the comity of nations? When his book: Things fall apart has been translated to more than 50 languages. Prior to a disastrous discovery of oil boom, we remember the greenish west of cocoa, the beautiful grandnuts pyramid of the North and entrepreneurship and innovation of the East? You remember when corruption was least mentioned in our daily political and economic lexicons? When Salvation was the engine of evangelism instead of prosperity? Today, our leaders are ambassadors of corruption to the world. We know it, we feel it, they know it. Where is the collective sense of shame? Very nostalgic!!! We shouldnt stop talking, acting and writing. The power of talking, acting and writing is greater and more powerful than the barrel of guns and coercion. I strongly believe we can still get back our lost glory if we get our acts together. All we need is our collective sense of will and sincerity, love and determination to make it happen - Yahaya Balogun.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:17:14 +0000
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