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The Political Prospectus
Your Country And Freedom
The main focus of a nation should be its people and their happiness. This statement could be generalised as - Democracy. Countries like the Scandinavian nations, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland etc.. have taken this model and created some of the best environments for people to live harmoniously and happily irrespective of their social standing. Absolute equality is still a dream, but freedoms or the illusion of freedom is pretty high in those nations. Absolute freedom will not be possible in a society for various reasons - human nature being the most important. For example, you might think bullying people, travelling everywhere naked and even murdering people etc.. are basic freedoms, but that would not be acceptable in any community.There are always lines to be drawn and freedom in any country would be based on a collective consensus, or on points largely agreeable to the general populace. Freedoms are not absolute and should not be. Freedom should mean being able to live as an individual, without discrimination based on social status, monetary status, religion, race or political leaning. Everything else is a bonus. If you live on an island somewhere in the Pacific or Atlantic ocean which you own (alone), then absolute freedom is achievable. You can literally do what you want - a digression granted but with intent.
Equity
In addition to individual freedom there is the misconceptions about these two important concepts equality of opportunity and equality of outcome which affects your freedom in a subtle way. The common counter-argument against equality of opportunity is that, there is no equality of opportunity - a child born to a rich CEO will have more opportunities than a child born in a poor household. That's all well and true. But equality of opportunity, the way many libertarians and classical liberals conceptualize it, is achieved when there are no artificial barriers created by the government to impede on anyone's success, development and progression in their respective endeavours. And the corollary from the latter, everyone is held to the same standard. Some people will have to work harder than others at secondary school to get into Oxford, Cambridge or Harvard, but the opportunity is there for all.If your parents have more disposable income to send you to a private school as oppose to your local comprehensive or afford you a top of the range laptop to enable your studies, it is only human nature for some to sneer or be envious. Provided the syllabus for each subject matter is the same, you still have to put in the work, listen to your teachers and do your home work irrespective of the location - Eton or Leyton Comprehensive.
Put another way, if your journey to school is at the back of a Range Rover or Bus-253 you still need to be on time for roll call. The Periodic Table is same for everyone and the Arithmetical operations of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division are universal.
Equality of outcome, where everyone is kept to the same level and no one is allowed to step forward economically, is bad because it requires extreme totalitarian force for its implementation. It's antithetical to human nature. People are unequal and it is the default state you have no control over - eugenics notwithstanding. Some people will be tall, others short, some over-weight, some skinny, some smarter, others not so smart but hard-working, and so on and so forth. All the aforementioned will sort themselves out in numerous hierarchies regardless of how equal they're kept. That said, it should not be conflated with the false dichotomy from Marxist Practitioners that everyone is left to their own devices - survival of the fittest.
Marxism has never been "fully realized" because it runs counter to the instincts and impulses of human beings. Where it has been tried, it has always ended in state coercion, restriction of freedom - and, ultimately, rejection and failure. It is like a mirage - you cannot quite get to it despite the tremendous amount of effort used. If there is an immutable law in societal doctrine, it's this - "do not underestimate the length human beings will go to, to exert or assert their freedom of choice, which for all intents and purposes is inherent". This has borne out repeatedly as history recalled.
Just look at where this doctrine is being practiced (North Korea, Russia, China etc.etc.) you hardly see a queue of refugees dying to get in - because they certainly know which side their bread will be buttered. All bona fide democratic governments would institute fail safe legislation to accommodate and provide for anyone who falls below a certain threshold - often called social welfare.
The Real World
So much semantics in politics these days, people make a game of morals and use it as justification to treat people poorly. What they seem to be oblivious to is that politics is not about what you want to do, it’s about what you can do. People who don’t understand this are either blissfully ignorant or never got tough love as a child.It is becoming increasingly difficult to believe any politician these days, care about individuals. But I do hope they care about their country. Politicians don't seem to have their own beliefs anymore. Their priority seems to put policies in place to gain the most votes. Time for politicians with backbones so over due.
Nigeria Then
The nation now called Nigeria were separate tribes brought together by circumstances of the slave trade. The world had known these dominant tribes as far back as Hanno’s Voyage in 520BC for the sole purpose of trade. The slave traders (Portuguese and Spaniards) started in 1441 and the British joined in 1556. Then, from 1861 Britain annexed Lagos, for the West African Frontier Forces operations which stopped the slave trade in 1901. Thence, Britain made the areas thereof as its outlets and brides to her Empire. It is important to stress that these dominant tribes (Oyo Empire, Benin Empire, Biafra Kingdom, Tiv Kingdom and Bornu-Kanem Empire) were neither consulted by the colonial master nor were involved in the process that brought them under one political umbrella.An African tribe or region is governed by a set of rules, norms, dialects, cultures and traditions that have been developed and practised for centuries. Some of these cultural traits would have been developed internally and some borrowed or copied from neighbouring regions through tribal and regional trade. However, the fundamentals stay the same – these tribal groupings were clearly very distinguished from one another. In merging these tribes or peoples to form a country very little or no thoughts were given to suitability, sustainability or mutual integration. Britain at the time, colonially hegemonised these disparate tribes to serve their own political and economical objectives. Hind sight is 2020 vision but the ramifications are now causing untold damage to the amalgamated entities. Nigeria as a country is bursting at the seams. It has to be fixed some how.
The Future Nigeria
There is now, an extraordinarily strong urge to revisit the amalgamation treaty enacted in 1914 which has been the basis for Nigeria’s existence up to this juncture. The assessment report thus far - total failure of successive governments to minimise nepotism and corruption at the very basic level. Untouchables or so-called elites still go about causing havoc in their wakes with impunityYou are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand
by Woodrow WilsonChief Sunday Adeyemo is not violent rather, he is a man with a vision, a vision to make the Yoruba-land free of crime and its associated epidemics. He is a force of defence for the Yoruba-land. He offered to help our government to push out the criminals in the forests. What the government need to do is to engage with him and see how he can render this selfless service to the land. He should be given the chance to serve his people. He must be encouraged and not discouraged. He is a positive force and not negative. The Yoruba nation stands behind him.
The most constructive (productive) nations in the world are also classified by regional or geographic traits and boundaries. These successful nations nurture their citizens through rules and norms that are considered by all and sundry to be fair and just. This fabric that encapsulates a nation is the medium that make sure adequate checks and balances are in place to correct errors and deviations from the norms. Human beings by their very nature, be it from God or genetically coded (DNA), will often thrive to better themselves. Thus, good governance fosters good citizenship. Good governance is an arrangement of the people and their leaders to work towards a common good. All Sunday Igboho is advocating is good governance which we all can attest is lacking in our beloved country
Please do watch this very powerful, informative, educative and evocative video of how a brutal regime with no compunction for the sanctity of human life governs.
If there is an immutable law in political doctrines, it's this - "do not underestimate the length human beings will go to, to exert or assert their freedom of choice, which for all intents and purposes is inherent". This has borne out repeatedly as history recalled.
Another poignant point to note is how the running commentary on the video though in Yoruba somehow translate to your own language and you become fully aware of what is going on - spooky may be but the brutality clearly has no language barrier.
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The Brutality Of A Government
LATEST WORK
We have now set up a central committee that is responsible for coordination of all actions with regards to threat on farm lands and kidnapping of ordinary citizens form both cattle herdsmen and Fulani bandits respectively. We still do need local volunteers to increase the man power and other resources
Please do join us in keeping these vagabonds at bay
OUR MISSION
The Yorubas, wherever they are located within their dominions should be at peace within and without. Nobody from out-site their vicinity will threaten their life, livestock, farmland and resources. If federal government is acquiescing or facilitating wrong doing from cattle herdsmen or kidnappers mostly from the north, rest assured we will not
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Our Vision
This endeavour is also coordination efforts in forming an active response force with remit to launch a counter offensive wherever there is a threat from an external force - cattle herdsmen, kidnappers or otherwise. These peaceful and God-fearing people will not be molested, threatened, or trampled upon by vagabond bandits.
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