Dear compatriots,
I'm really grateful to God almighty for giving me this opportunity to write my fellow beloved brothers and sisters in diaspora. I am aware of the intimidation and unfair treatment you receive on a daily basis from the caucasian community in the form of institutionalised racism and discrimination, yet you keep holding on for a better tomorrow. It is not your fault because our past and present leaders in the arm of political systems have not considered the populace as one of their key interest points thus, there's no way you would leave your fatherland in search of quality education and a greener pasture in another man's land where you would inevitably go through emotional torture and psychological maltreatment just to acquire a simple university degree.
Although in the past our leaders have accused us of being lazy and gullible, how amusing can that be; when the same so called politicians steal billions of Naira and channel it to swiss banks and other foreign accounts and leaving us with no other choice than to migrate out of our beloved country, well let's not go there now because that's a long story but I will write to you subsequently on how our funds were misused by our leaders.
I am writing and pleading to you fellow beloved Nigerians that our future is here and now and we must stand up and take what belongs to us peacefully, we are our future and that of our unborn generation so let us not sit down hoping everything will be fine. You that reside in the UK, Ukraine, USA and other nation indigenous to the white man, you have been exposed enough to add value to this country and join hands in the rebuilding of our Nation, so I urge you to return home and share ideas that will benefit our Nation with your fellow brothers and sisters. This is not a matter of tribe or religion because those two social factors are the reason why Nigeria has become backward today when compared with other countries. At this present point in time, we (Nigeria) have no future projection, insight, and upright attitude towards good governance.
Let us stop accusing our colonial masters because they successfully handed power over to us five and a half decades ago, however, our problems are greed, selfishness and lack of transparent leadership insights and no value for human rights or human life in general. It is true that our leaders in the past tread along a path of self- centredness and corrupt social systems without any progression in our social, economic structure, and the rule of law. But we must put the past aside and start a new nation that is centred on core values and genuine love for one another and I am convinced that God almighty has deposited the resources we need to succeed in us, so my beloved compatriots the time has come for NIGERIA to be liberated from the wicked elites so that she can occupy her rightful position in the Global system.
If you want to be relevant and significant in the New Nigeria wake up from your deep sleep and remember that the Israelites crossed the Red seas after 400 years in the land of Egypt to journey into the land of milk and honey that God promised them and their fathers. So let us also get ready to rebuild and make Nigeria a nation that is free of corruption and establish a generation of societal values where integrity, honesty, commitment, loyalty, stability and genuine humanitarian interest will rule our hearts...
God bless you!
God bless our New Nigeria!
God bless our strengths as youths!
God bless our vision!
God bless our creativity!
God bless those who believe in us and those who do not!
God bless and cure our open wounds, heal our broken bones, and dreams!
God bless and restore our insights!
PREPARE NIGERIA!
Dappa Rowland
True talk! It begins from us. Excellent write up.
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