It was cold, freezing cold, the kind of cold that hunches your shoulders and squeezes your digits so you have to dig your hands into your pockets. The sky was clear and without malice, though, and this was enough encouragement for the throng of Nigerians who gathered in Parliament Square on Friday January 15th 2010 to protest the absence of Nigeria’s President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the total absence of good government in our land. On that day, with lusty voice and a kind of merry fever, we marched to the offices of the Nigerian Embassy to remind the powers-that-be, the ruling cabal that is determined to pull the wool clean over the eyes of every hope-starved Nigerian, that we, in spite of it all, still stand as one. In that vein, united, let us who have means spread the word.
So, interrupting the usual order of things on this blog, I bring you a powerful message from one who marched with us and saw fit to raise a vehement cry to rally us- you and I- to double up our efforts to revive the flagging giant that is Nigeria. Mr Starks has printed out the full piece but I have chosen particular lines as a focal point. I hope this inspires you as much as it did me:
1. In Unity We Trust
I implore you the people of Nigeria to seek to understand the truths of our past – the triumphs and mistakes that were committed by our leaders.
I implore you to learn about the traditions and heritage of your kinsmen. Be accepting of that that is different. On the same note, be patient and compromising in your views and beliefs. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. The rocky road associated with a marriage is very similar to that of our ethnic groups but with one major difference. We have been forced straight into the hostile period of the relationship and are long overdue our honeymoon.
I implore you the great people of Nigeria to feel the need to lead and educate others within whatever capacity you may possess. The lack of good leadership in our country is a significant hindrance in our ability to progress but should not damn the people to the wayside, unable to speak out and encourage that which is right. Without trying to help out those less fortunate than ourselves, our collective strength in the power of our people will be greatly weakened.
Deji Sasegbon
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