Dialogues: USA Africa Dialogue Series - RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity

"It is almost impossible for a nation to rise past a certain point if the constituent groups within the nation believe their differences are more important than their common humanity and common destiny."-Hillary Clinton on Nigeria (2009).

Great that actually VALIDATES the position of those of us on this aisle because it underscores how ethnic jingoism (fanning of differences) has stagnated Nigeria to continue to spin on her wheels. Look, to the best of our knowledge, the purpose of SNG, as currently proposed, is to examine or determine whether the ethnic marriage that led to Nigeria nation is okay; whether the terms of the marriage should be re-negotiated and whether ethnic nationalities are the preferred options. Tell me if I am WRONG! To many of us on this aisle, such a discussion a NEGATIVE emphasis on the differences people have, WHICH WILL not be productive; rather, we have CONSISTENTLY advocated the following:

1. Build on the acquaintance and the common bonds Nigeria ethnic groups have developed over these years by electing capable leaders across ethnic lines;

2. Nigerians of the ethnic groups should exercise the courage to call their corrupt and inept leaders to shape up, sit up and perform for their communities and Nigeria, and QUIT shifting blames to Nigerian formation formula. Nigeria will be as progressive as the management capabilities of the representatives of the different ethnic groups who discuss and manage her affairs; it is irresponsible to shift the blame to the nation formulation; the quality of a final product is as good as the quality of the composite parts.

In summary, as Madam Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, rightly advised, Nigerians MUST QUIT the clamors to discuss their DIFFERENCES as the important national issues; Nigerians MUST commit to and focus on Nation Building (COMMON HUMANITY/DESTINY), to be considered adequately fit and sufficiently equipped to march alongside other modern nations towards the imminent Global Village! Take care. JUI

From: NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of idowu
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Subject: Re: ||NaijaObserver|| RE: [NaijaPolitics] RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity - Danjuma

My Dear Opubo:

I agree with you, the problem with most of these people is that, they've never visited the Niger Delta area to see the ecological destruction by the oil exploration. To know that a Buguma or Abonema man who buys a car, would have put the car on a barge to take home for his parents to view (a distance not up to Lagos Mainland bridge length).

To some people like JUI, the current Nigeria situation is their Eldorado. But they forgot that no one have any regard, for a brain that refuses to explore.

Idowu
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." -- Elie Wiesel

From: Alabo Opubo <alaboopubo@gbanalysts.com>
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Sent: Mon, November 1, 2010 10:23:23 AM
Subject: ||NaijaObserver|| RE: [NaijaPolitics] RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity - Danjuma

Idowu, my friend,

Look there is nothing you guys have written this past many days that I have not written from last year through early this year. All I got was abuses just as you have been subjected to until I fired in return. Everything you guys have written about I have written about, so much so that Val Ojo got tired of the exchange and got involved before the endless meaningless exchange stopped - that was last year. So when you got into this exchange I knew that it was not going to get anywhere and will certainly end up in name calling and what have you. Spewing invectives is a common practice, when one stands his own ground of argument. I have simply moved off from any exchanges of the likes so that I do not have to spend my time abusing, insulting and name-calling.

I simply stay away from certain discussions. the irony of it all is that some of these people do not even realize that they are being abusive - it just does not register in their value system that they are being abusive.Even more so they think that one should let be unidirectional: So long as they are doing the abuses it is okay, but as soon as you return the fire they complain about having being abused and called names: Of yours they are cognizant, but of theirs they are not. Most strange.

Any way I am glad you have come to the same realization of exchanges with some of these forumites as I have. In fact only recently I was eliciting the situation to Mike Asu.

Regards,

Opubo G Benebo

There is no earthly hope for a man who is too lazy to acquire enemies [be forthright and you will acquire enemies, be truthful and you will acquire enemies] -- a Noble Canadian.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [NaijaPolitics] RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's
unity - Danjuma
From: idowu <idowubobo@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, October 31, 2010 5:16 pm
To: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com

Osamede:

May your tribe continue to increase. You hit the nail perfectly well on the head. Argument against the right of Nigerians to discuss their union is either intellectual disingenuous or both political and deliberate naivety.

Idowu
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." -- Elie Wiesel

From: Osamede Edosomwan <osamedeedosomwan@yahoo.com>
To: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, October 31, 2010 6:19:34 PM
Subject: Re: [NaijaPolitics] RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity - Danjuma

JUI,

You are half right on this one. All humanly possible efforts should be made to keep the Nigerian Union together because of the trend towards mutual interdependence in the new global community. However, you can not have a federation like you have in Nigeria were non of the ethnic nationalities were willing participants in any of the mechanisms or political machinations that created the federation or nation state. If this were one homogeneous nation with a homogeneous language and culture then your point will be well taken, but what is obvious is that your argument seems to be either by omission or guile ignoring one of the greatest and most important characteristic and foundations of Nation building. The fact remains that the current Nigerian nation-state was put together by the British with a blatant and criminal disregard for the common or ethic identities and cultural matches that are required in any formulation of a viable and truly functional nation state absent of conquest. That model was fine as long as the British remained in physical control of Nigeria but, they have been gone for fifty years and for any one to think that the terms and agreement for a viable and truly functional nation-state need not be negotiated at this stage of the game is either intellectually disingenuous or politically naive. The fact remains that non of the parties to the current union were willing participants in any kind of referendum or plebiscite into the creation of the current Nigerian nation-state. The question then becomes, how can you have a fully viable and functional nation-state were non of the ethnic nationalities that make up the nation state were willing participants in any or all of the mechanisms or political machinations that created the nation-state where there was also no conquest involved by any of the parties in the union coupled with the absence of a homogeneity of culture or language? The terms of the union have to be clearly defined and agreed on by all the ethnic nationalities before Nigeria can truly become a functional and viable nation-state. Until that is done we are all just whistling Dixie and still under British colonial influence.

Osamede

From: "Igietseme, Joseph (CDC/OID/NCPDCID)" <jbi8@cdc.gov>
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Subject: [NaijaPolitics] RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity - Danjuma

"""""What is lacking in the present day Nigeria is lack of buy-in by the ethnicities that form the union."""""Unquote Idowu

The above quote is reminiscent of the consistent and continuing ethnic mongering that has keep Nigeria down for 50-something years now! Meanwhile, Nigeria continues to be ruled and managed by leaders from these SAME ETHNIC GROUPS where the Idowu(s) and other Ethnic-Mongers want the nation to reside. The rational Question is: which other ethnic groups in Nigeria do the Idowu(s) need their buy-in before Nigeria can be let be to make make PROGRESS, when leaders who discuss and manage Nigeria now are from the different ethnic groups in Nigeria? Aliens?

Some of these people are either clueless, confused or just simply busy-bodying about the concept of what a modern nation is; they appear to be canvassing for their individual selfish opportunities under the guise of "our ethnic groups"!

DAMN IT, the DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS are already managing Nigeria! Which other way are you going to select representatives from the ethnic groups in Nigeria to discuss and manage her affair that will EXCLUDE the present leaders (Oni, Chiefs and Obas from SW; Obas and Chiefs from Midwest; Obis, Ezes, Obong and Chiefs from the SE; Emirs, Alhajis, Sardauna etc of the Northern Emirates; key national figures and their sorrugates/representatives; key business/corporate representatives etc)? IMPOSSIBLE! They are equal opportunity stakeholders in both their ethnic groups and Nigeria, like any of the Idowu(s). My Brothers and Sisters, Nigeria CANNOT AFFORD TO BE RUNNING IN CIRCLES with these ethnic mongering issues and distractions. People of the different ethnic groups have to exercise the courage to call their leaders to perform for their communities and Nigeria, and QUIT shifting blames to Nigeria. Nigeria is as progressive as the management capabilities of the representatives of the different ethnic groups who discuss and manage her affiairs; it is irresponsible to shift the blame; the quality of a final product is as good as the the quality of the composite parts. Nigerians MUST commit to and focus on Nation Building, to be considered adequately fit and sufficiently equipped to march alongside other modern nations towards the imminent Global Village! Take care. JUI

From: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com on behalf of NNAMDI JcSent: Sun 31-Oct-10 10:47 AM
To: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NaijaPolitics] Re: [ RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity - Danjuma

Why not Danjuma !

After all, you killed Ironsi for the same purpose :

To keep Nigeria one !!!!!

nnamdi
--- In NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com, idowu <idowubobo@...> wrote:
>
> JUI:
>
> You talk as if you've neverÂ step your foot in the Nigerian soil in a long time.
> This your optimism must beÂ based on what some of us are not seeing. But if you
> are now a parapsychologist, please let us know.
>
> You are in your lab in US and screaming leadership, as if the leadership will
> jump from the sky. Secondly, any development or restructuring based on a man is
> a failed system.
>
>
> What is lacking in the present day Nigeria is lack of buy-in by the ethnicities
> that form the union.Â
>
> The way you mention leadership is very reminiscent of the Republican party
> solution to all economic ills ofÂ America--tax cut.
>
> How many of these leaders that you are talking about has Nigeria produced in her
> 50 yearsÂ of existence? My brother be realistic, you are dealing with human
> beings and not pathogens which activities are predictable. You are not even
> talking about ordinary human beings, you are talking about Nigerians.
> Â Idowu
> "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson
>
>
> "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must
> never be a time when we fail to protest." -- Elie Wiesel
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Igietseme, Joseph (CDC/OID/NCPDCID)" jbi8@...
> To: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com; NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 11:02:33 PM
> Subject: [NaijaPolitics] RE: [ RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity -
> Danjuma
>
> Â
> Publius,
> Look,it has been well established from the genesis of mankind and in both
> homogeneous and multi-ethnic societies thatÂ societal progress isÂ Leadership!
> Leadership!! Leadership!!! The FACT remains that LEADERSHIP MAKES OR BREAK
> SOCIETY! People and society just follow the vision or no-vision, commitment or
> no-commitment, seriousness or no-seriousness and zeal or passivity of their
> leaders.
>
> In fact,Â just SOLVE the problem of leadership in Nigeria and MOST otherÂ Nigerian
> problems will be solved! Shikiena! JUI (Recollecting the apt words of former US
> Pres Harry Truman: ""In periods where there is no leadership, society stands
> still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity
> to change things for the better.â€�Â )
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Gauss'A' Hudson
> Sent: Sat 30-Oct-10 8:19 PM
> To: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NaijaPolitics] Re: ||NaijaObserver|| RE: I'm ready for war to keep
> Nigeria's unity - Danjuma
>
>
> Â
> JUI,
> I see two sides to this. One is negotiating how the country should be structured
> or run. The other is WHY the country should exist in the first place. When you
> say visionary leadership, is the vision going to be that of one person or should
> the populace have an input into this vision? If the people are not asked what
> their vision is how can they be expected to support the vision of the visionary
> leader and why should the country exist at all?
>
> Publius
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 2:11 PM, idowu idowubobo@... wrote:
>
> Â
> >I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity - Danjuma
> >Â
> >The man Danjuma is too old to fight any war.
> >
> >Â Idowu
> >"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson
> >
> >
> >"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must
> >never be a time when we fail to protest." -- Elie Wiesel
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: "Igietseme, Joseph (CDC/OID/NCPDCID)" jbi8@...
> >To: NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com; nigerianworldforum@yahoogroups.com;
> >NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com
> >Cc: NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com; naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com;
> >nigerianid@yahoogroups.com; usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com;
> >afenmai@yahoogroups.com; edo-nationality@yahoogroups.com;
> >isadus@googlegroups.com
> >Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 2:03:44 PM
> >Subject: ||NaijaObserver|| RE: I'm ready for war to keep Nigeria's unity -
> >Danjuma
> >
> >Â
> >WESUPPORT Danjuma on the irrelevance of a National Conference to RE-DISCUSS the
> >need for a Nigerian State or Why We Should Have a Nigerian Nation. The Challenge
> >now is a Visionary Leadership to build and develop the nation, not subject her
> >to a re-negotiation. Take care. JUI
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> From: NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com on behalf of peter opara
> >Sent: Sat 30-Oct-10 1:28 PM
> >To: nigerianworldforum@yahoogroups.com; NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] ||NaijaObserver||Iâ€™m ready for war to keep
> >Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >
> >
> >Â
> >jing, my friend, you made me laugh...with that apt saying....speaking with food
> >in the mouth. let us dare him to carry guns and forget his riches.
> >
> >--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Thomas Jing thomasjing@... wrote:
> >
> >
> >>From: Thomas Jing thomasjing@...
> >>Subject: RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] ||NaijaObserver||Iâ€™m ready for war to keep
> >>Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >>To: nigerianworldforum@yahoogroups.com
> >>Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 1:06 PM
> >>
> >>
> >>Â
> >>yeah peter,
> >>your analysis makes a lotÂ of sense. he should just keep quiet and eat his
> >>millions. it is bad manners to speak with food in the mouth!
> >>Â
> >>
> ________________________________
> To: nigerianworldforum@yahoogroups.com; NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com
> >>From: ogbuonyeiro@...
> >>Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:39:51 -0700
> >>Subject: RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] ||NaijaObserver||Iâ€™m ready for war to keep
> >>Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>jing my friend, i know general danjuma as a person, and i know that he meant
> >>what he was saying; but as one with half a billion dollars in his pocket amidst
> >>millions of poor starving peoples, who is to believe him; he has made his
> >>choice, as to who he thinks can fight corruption to a "stand still", but he did
> >>know the man he chose functioned only on the protection of baba obasanjo; once
> >>obasanjo was nowhere around, the criminal cabals went after ribadu, and ribadu
> >>ran away.....danjuma will be in no position whatsoever to protect baby ribadu
> >>from the cabal that will sure surround him, frustrate him and floor him, that is
> >>if he has a single chance at all of seeing aso rock...yet danjuma will throw his
> >>millions at ribadu. i get curious, darned curious, why danjuma countenances not
> >>Buhari. but i understand it some. Buhari will never, ever, allow a situation in
> >>very poor nigeria, where a single man reaps millions of dollars off of the
> >>common weal, no matter how. all them nigerian operators like danjuma are thus
> >>aware....the vast nigeria is their playground, wherein they reap what they
> >>please, at the expense of all of us....for that reason, baabangida countenances
> >>no snc, it is 'a no go area' for him as far as nigeria's being....danjuma now
> >>says he will go to war.....as the same snc is a no go area for him...this gets
> >>my blood boiling, when people are against what to me determines what is mine and
> >>what other's....now who is ready to take up arms against the danjumas and
> >>baabangidas to fight for the good of all and what belongs to all.....i mean
> >>these men are ready to fight to keep the status quo that is so good to
> >>them.....WHO AMONG THE YAPSTERS HERE IS WILLING TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THOSE
> >>WHO PERPETUALLY WILL AGAINST ALL, UPON ALL? i mean, when danjuma says he is
> >>ready to pick up arms to fight, i recall rather quickly he and his ilk had arms
> >>40 years ago to deny me freedom and security that i desired, and i want to say i
> >>count myself as one ready to fight, carry arms to fight for what i think is
> >>right for all in that godforsaken entity, a robbed and raped entity, some still
> >>want to keep as is because they get all they want from it, and the rest remain
> >>without.
> >>
> >>--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Thomas Jing thomasjing@... wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: Thomas Jing thomasjing@...
> >>>Subject: RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] ||NaijaObserver||Iâ€™m ready for war to keep
> >>>Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >>>To: nigerianworldforum@yahoogroups.com
> >>>Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 11:22 AM
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Â
> >>>yeah right! "...Â make nigeria one great country" indeed. by doing what, bleeding
> >>>her white. it is often terrible when people whoÂ helped in destroyingÂ nigeria
> >>>carry out such media forays to conceal their true character. ironsi's wife
> >>>onceÂ referred to danjuma as aÂ coward; come to think of it, she's right.
> >>>Â
> >>>
> >>>________________________________
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com; NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com
> >>>CC: naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com; igboevents@yahoogroups.com
> >>>From: olawaleaina@...
> >>>Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:57:56 +0000
> >>>Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum] ||NaijaObserver||Iâ€™m ready for war to keep
> >>>Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>He is right on every point except that of the national conference. If I have 500
> >>>million dollars, I would say more than that!
> >>>
> >>>OA Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
> >>>________________________________
>
> >>>From: vincent modebelu vin_modebelu@...
> >>>Sender: NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com
> >>>Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:17:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>To: OBSERVE YOURSELFNaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com
> >>>ReplyTo: NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com
> >>>Cc: naijapolitics@yahoogroups.com; NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com;
> >>>igboevents@yahoogroups.com
> >>>Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum] ||NaijaObserver||Iâ€™m ready for war to keep
> >>>Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >>>
> >>>Â
> >>>He said that the Obasanjo he knew in 1979 was not the one who presided over the
> >>>affairs of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007....we would be called to rubber stamp
> >>>because he had already given anticipatory approval.......danjuma
> >>>
> >>>Â
> >>>
> >>>Iâ€™m ready for war to keep Nigeriaâ€™s unity â€" Danjuma
> >>>Saturday, 30 October 2010 05:42
> >>>Biodun DurojaiyeÂ
> >>>Former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma has two words for the
> >>>advocates of a Sovereign Â National Conference in Nigeria: Forget it.Â To him,
> >>>convening such a forum would make the end of the country, an entity that he is
> >>>ready to defend with his last blood. Even at 73, Danjuma declared on Thursday in
> >>>Lagos, he is ready to take up arms to ensure that the oneness of the country is
> >>>not tampered with.
> >>>He describes a Sovereign National Conference as a trip to court to end a
> >>>marriage.
> >>>Â
> >>>The Taraba State-born Â retired Army General made the declaration in a lecture he
> >>>delivered on Thursday evening at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja. The lecture was
> >>>organised by the eminent social club.
> >>>Danjuma said:â€œMany people are saying we Â need to convene a National Conference
> >>>to determine our existence. But I disagree with them. I am scared of (a)
> >>>National Conference. Convening the National Conference country will be like
> >>>going to a court to separate a marriage. At my age, I am ready to go to war to
> >>>make Nigeria one great country.â€�
> >>>He also described the current National Assembly as the most expensive, least
> >>>productive in the history of the country
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>His words: â€œThe enormity of their allowances Â must be a genuine concern for
> >>>us.The frequent changes in the leadership is a point to this fact, They are
> >>>serving their own interest rather than the people who voted them into power.
> >>>They lack the will and if the current trend continues, we are going to be in
> >>>great problem in this country.â€�
> >>>Danjuma also used the occasion to express support for the candidature of Mallam
> >>>Nuhu Â Ribadu, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
> >>>(EFCC) as the next president. He cited the â€œtrack recordsâ€� of Ribadu in the war
> >>>against corruption, which to him, has now reached â€œoceanic proportions.â€�
> >>>Danjuma said that Ribadu, a presidential aspirant of the Action Congress of
> >>>Nigeria (can) is the best man for the job in 2011.
> >>>He said: â€œI recommend Nuhu Ribadu to you. He will fight corruption to a
> >>>standstill. People must be held accountable. If not, they will get away with
> >>>murder literally. If there is no restitution, we are sweeping the probe under
> >>>the carpet because there is corruption of oceanic proportion in Nigeria.â€�
> >>>Danjuma also lambasted his former boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for
> >>>allegedly failing million of Nigerians at the latterâ€™s second coming into power.
> >>>He said that the Obasanjo he knew in 1979 was not the one who presided over the
> >>>affairs of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.
> >>>His words: â€œI was in the cabinet and I saw a totally different man. On so many
> >>>occasions, when memos were brought, we would be called to rubber stamp because
> >>>he had already given anticipatory approval.I strongly believed that Obasanjo was
> >>>going to deliver but he failed.â€�
> >>>To the former Chief of Army staff, the problems of Nigeria rest solely on lack
> >>>of good leadership, which he said explains why the nation has refused to move
> >>>forward, 50 years after independence. He added that one good person at the top
> >>>would turn the fortunes of the country around.
> >>>â€œThe leadership problem is the issue. Leadership is very crucial to the survival
> >>>of any nation. I am an absolute believer that one right man or woman can make it
> >>>right in the life of a nation. Our country has so far been unlucky in this
> >>>aspect,â€� Danjuma noted.
> >>>On the myriad of problems bedevilling the nation, Danjuma said this is not the
> >>>time to apportion blames but to do something that would make the nation great in
> >>>the comity of nations.
> >>>His words: â€œThis is not the time to condemn others for what we perceive as their
> >>>shortcomings. The nation has had so many of that.Whatever we have to offer, we
> >>>should offer. Whatever anyone has to say, let him say. Whatever anyone can do,
> >>>let him do.â€�
> >>>He continued: â€œThe question is no longer what other persons have done or failed
> >>>to do but what we have done or are doing to uplift our country. That is my
> >>>expectation. The emphasis should be on what we can do for the nation, what we
> >>>can do for others. That is the only way forward. I do not agree with people who
> >>>keep quiet and say nothing about the problems of Nigeria. We must realise that
> >>>we have something to offer the nation, objectively, to take it proper place.
> >>>There are a lot of things to be corrected and it is our duty to correct them. I
> >>>do not agree with those who have become resigned with the situations and have
> >>>chosen to do nothing. The tenets of our country require radical changeâ€�
> >>>Danjuma noted that one of the major obstacles to creating progress on the part
> >>>of the citizens â€œis lack of confidence in ourselves and total absence of pride
> >>>in our country,â€� adding: Â â€œEach and every one of us has something to offer the
> >>>nation and the world.â€�
> >>>He noted that it is good for a nation to have big dreams and to aim high â€œbut we
> >>>must take care not to overshoot the targets. In dreaming dreams we must be
> >>>careful not to make fools of ourselves.â€�
> >>>He decried Nigerianâ€™s lack of creativity even in the world of creative arts,
> >>>saying: â€œWe equate the Nollywood film industry to Bollywood without blushing.â€�
> >>>Danjuma said that at this time â€œwhen the nation is rife with every kind of
> >>>factions and divisions, at a time when patriotism seems to be on the decline, I
> >>>cannot but commend men and women like you who are committed to peace, progress
> >>>and unity of the nation.â€� He added: â€œAs you in this club place emphasis on the
> >>>things which unite us rather than things which divide you, so it ought to be for
> >>>our country.â€�
> >>>He argued that divided as Nigerians may seem to be, â€œthe emphasis ultimately
> >>>shall be on the things which unite us,â€� adding: â€œI am confident that in spite of
> >>>all our differences, we shall come together in one strong united nation which
> >>>shall be an example in eyes of the world and a pride for the black race.â€�
> >>>He said the Nigeria of his dream should be a truly democratic and free nation,
> >>>transparently governed by knowledgeable, visionary, honest and pragmatic leaders
> >>>who are accountable to all our people and are economically self reliant nation,
> >>>where the majority of his people are gainfully employed.
> >>>Danjuma, who stated further that the Nigeria of his dream it one whose people
> >>>would have a sense of history and Â respect for their cultural institutions,
> >>>added that he felt sorry that â€œ we have destroyed or are fast destroying one of
> >>>our most important cultural institutions, the village, at a time when we do not
> >>>have a substitute.â€�
> >>>He continued: â€œWe have replaced our villages with slums and the conditions in
> >>>these slums have inhibited the cultivation of morals and given rise to all the
> >>>vices that we have to contend with now.
> >>>He wants the government at all levels Â to fashion a programme which will enable
> >>>the millions of Nigerians who have migrated to the cities return to the
> >>>villages.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>By Bimbo Ogunnaike
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69183:im-ready-for-war-to-keep-nigerias-unity-danjuma&catid=43:news&Itemid=799
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>vin......///
> >>>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â yesterdays thoughts are today's news
> >>>will keep blowing while relaxed.....they are listening
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>