It is gladdening that your response sums up a core part of our need as a Nation. Your recommendations are exact: about '100 YEARS OF HARD WORK AND ELITE ENGAGEMENT TO INFUSE the right values INTO THE MASS CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE PEOPLE.
My real worry is that the current "elite" and several intellectuals who are in a position to define and infuse these values take advantage of the current state of the nation to exploit those they are in a position to influence and infuse with these core values.
Our unwillingness to challenge and change these structures as well as varieties of leadership within our circles of influence indicate that we have not yet embarked on the hypothetical 100- year journey.
The Nigerian polity are blinded from foundamental issues as we continue to peddle issues such as religion,ethnicity,literacy or and iliteracy ,human and inhuman rights among other sentiments.
I agree some solutions have to be short- term but an implementable long-term strategic plan should feature strongly in our discourses .Pressure groups globally should be made up of people with goals , visions that can move humanity forward.
That is what the lack of an engaging elite does to any polity including the Nigerian polity. What you beautifully articulated here may take over 100 years of hard work and elite engagement to infuse it into the mass consciousness of the people.
That is the task at hand now. Making a positive impact that will positively transform the consciousness of the different peoples of Nigeria.
Cheers.
IBK
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From: DOYIN AGUORU
Sent: 16/01/2015 20:49
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Before Voting Buhari: Twenty Things History Teaches UsIt is really unfortunate that Nigeria has not moved an inch from thé challenges and troubles Wole Soyinka portrayed in Thé Dance of thé Forest in 1960.Thé issues remain thé same and wé keep going round in circles as thé years roll by.
Ethnic postures and contemporary idéologies have continued to make things worse. Pardon me , but some of our intellectual discourses on various platforms, this inclusive , portray us as a people who have indeed 'fallen in love ' with our troubles ,pains,dilemma, woes among other misfortunes and a people who consistently pontificate upon , clarify, analyse, investigate and narrate thé maddening expériences that are really unjustifiable.
Save for a strong désire for peace in thé nation, there is nothing to look forward to in thé forth coming élections.Nigeria and Nigerians are yet to define leadership. From thé grassroots to thé top, (in political and non political structures) LEADERSHIP is often undefined, misunderstood and abused. People seek for power without any plan or préparation to add value to thé system- should they become empowered.Most of our great critics have no values and have not evolved a value system .
This is really thé bane of thé life of Nigerians and Nigeria.
On Jan 15, 2015 7:11 PM, "'Funmi Tofowomo Okelola' via USA Africa Dialogue Series" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:--Mr. Emetulu:--Are you implying that any sane Nigerian should vote for 4 more years of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan? Where have you been? Are you not aware of Boko Haram, Chibok Girls, Corruption, Crimes and Misdemeanors by government officials?I'm not an APC member, nor a Buharist, however, it is time for a change in Nigeria.From my unscientific sample of Nigerians, I observed that the Igbos insisted that GEJ is still the best for Nigeria. What is going on?It's imperative that Nigerians reject President GEJ during the next election on February 14, 2015.Funmi Tofowomo Okelola
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