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01/05/2022
Dear Akwa Ibomites,
Welcome to the Month of May 2022, a very important month in the electioneering process of 2023 general elections.
I wish you a month full of new opportunities and good news;
Let the Month of May provide another chance to start afresh, so don't lose hope.
Let go of your burdens, sorrows and begin a fresh chapter filled with peace, love, everything nice and bright.
May this month be a memorable one for you, Akwa Ibom and Nigeria.
Happy new month!
Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey
Speaker AKHA
17/03/2022
2023: Barr. Usenobong Akpabio Picks PDP Senate Form
Frontline aspirant for Uyo Senatorial District Seat in the National Assembly, Barr. Usenobong Akpabio has picked the expression of interest and nomination form of the People's Democratic Party PDP.
Barr. Usenobong Akpabio purchased the Party's form earlier today in Abuja to contest under the platform of PDP. According to Barr. Akpabio, he is set for the forthcoming PDP primaries coming up on May, 2022.
He assured effective representation that will attract dividends of democracy back to the grassroots
17/03/2022
AKWA IBOM NORTH-EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT RACE 2023
The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and Vice Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, on Thursday, consulted Chapter and Ward Executives of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area.
At the consultation, Rt. Hon. Bassey declared his intention to run for the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District (Uyo Senatorial District) race in 2023 and solicited the delegates supports and votes.
16/03/2022
PRESS STATEMENT
2023 will be a year for APC in Nigeria again - Senate President
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday expressed optimism that 2023 will again be a year for the All Progressive Congress(APC)
Lawan was confident that his party, the APC, will be victorious in the general elections scheduled for February next year.
He spoke in Abuja while receiving in audience the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and members of his delegation who paid a visit to the APC Senate Caucus.
Tinubu was at the National Assembly to intimate the APC Senate Caucus of his ambition to vie for the ticket of the Party for the Presidential polls in February 2023.
"2023, Your Excellency, by the Grace of God, will be a year for APC in Nigeria again," Lawan said in response to Asiwaju Tinubu's earlier announcement of his intention to seek the APC ticket to run for presidency in 2023.
The Senate President said: Most of the challenges that we face today in our country are challenges that have international dimensions and that is not to say that we are running away from responsibilities.
"We took our responsibility head on in 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari declared that he was going to deal with insurgency in the north east then, and he did, quite successfully too but of course, we have insecurity in other parts of the country today. These are some of our challenges.
"I'm very sure, given the kind of results that we are getting recently, before May 29, 2023, the security situation of this country would have improved by the Grace of God."
The Senate President appreciated Asiwaju Tinubu for according recognition to the APC Senate Caucus as a critical stakeholder of the party.
"Your Excellency, we have all listened to you with rapt attention and we are happy that you are here to talk with us as a Caucus.
"Your Excellency, all of us here, I dare say, know who you are but this is just an effort to have some kind of face-to-face engagement with us and we are very happy this event is taking place and once again, we appreciate this visit.
"The APC National Assembly caucus particularly the APC Senate Caucus is central, fundamental pillar of our party.
"From 2019, this caucus has shown loyalty, commitment, dedication, focus and purposeful orientation to ensure that our victory from 2015 and 2019, as a political party, are fully utilised for the benefit of Nigerians.
"Your Excellency, from 2019, when we were voted in, this APC caucus, this set of senators of APC, has remained committed to the ideals of our party, the APC. They have shown uncommon loyalty to the party and they have shown resolve to work within ourselves and with the executive arm of government.
"Today, the APC administration has achieved so much even though there is still a lot to do but we have achieved so much from 2019 to date because of the commitment of the National Assembly APC caucus.
"We have shown our unrelenting desire to continue to work for the people of Nigeria. Your Excellency, this political party needs the kind of commitment that the members of the National Assembly of APC extraction have shown across the country.
"Your Excellency, you have done so much as a Governor. You were a member of this National Assembly and you remain a member of this special Legislative organisation.
"We have learnt so much from you. What we need today is for us to ensure that our members across the country continue to have faith, show faith, show commitment and wherever we are challenged, we should be courageous and brave enough to take decisions that will reverse any untoward and unexpected situation.
"As an administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has given a very good leadership...we have four locus years between 2015 and 2019.
"By locust years, I mean APC between 2015 and 2019, as an administration, had no opportunity or lost the opportunity to operate at full capacity. Today, Your Excellency, the situation is different.
"From 2019 to date, in both Chambers of the National Assembly, we have almost exhausted the major pillar of our Legislative Agenda, to the Glory of God.
"It has been a story of success, a story of breaking jinxes, a story of having first in terms of legislations. This is supposed to continue. This is supposed to be carried forward and at this point, I want to assure you, that members of the APC caucus in the Senate and indeed in the National Assembly in both Chambers, will continue to work hard until we continue our tenure in 2023."
Signed:
Ola Awoniyi
Special Adviser(Media)
to President of the Senate
Wednesday, 16th March, 2022.
16/03/2022
2023: Tinubu visits Reps' APC caucus, gets endorsement
Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday received the endorsement of the House of Representatives Caucus of the All Progressives Congress to contest the 2023 presidential poll.
Tinubu, a former senator, received a resounding "ayes" vote from caucus members when he visited and held a meeting with them at the National Assembly in Abuja.
House Leader, Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, who moderated the endorsement and spoke on behalf of the members, got not a single "nay" voice when he called for the votes of those against Tinubu's ambition.
"Bola Ahmed Tinubu has everything it takes to be the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, come 2023", he stated, as he rounded off his address to the visiting APC national leader.
Tinubu had earlier paid a courtesy call on the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, at his office before proceeding to meet with the caucus.
Addressing the lawmakers, the former governor said he was simply there with all humility, but with the requisite qualifications, to seek their support to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
"I am here to seek your support for my life-long ambition.
"To step into the shoes of President Buhari in 2023, and not to step on his shoes", he told a jubilant caucus.
Tinubu spoke much about the fact that he was the only person who had come out in the open, running around to tell everyone that he would contest the presidential election, an indication that he remained the most serious, most qualified, most experienced and most prepared to offer service to the nation and Nigerians.
Speaking earlier to welcome Tinubu to the meeting, Gbajabiamila told his colleagues that nobody else had shown genuine interest or campaigned to be President next year apart from Tinubu.
"No one else is contesting but one man, Bola Ahmed Tinubu", the Speaker said.
He also described Tinubu's visit as "epic" and "historic", being the first presidential aspirant to visit the House to seek the support of members.
House Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase, who also spoke, drummed home the message that for a man who had assisted many people to climb the political ladder, there was no better time than now to reciprocate the gesture.
16/03/2022
15/03/2022
2023: IBIONO IBOM DELEGATES ENDORSE ANIEKAN BASSEY FOR SENATE
As preparation for the 2023 general elections gears up, Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and the Senatorial Aspirant for Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has been endorsed by statutory delegates and stakeholders of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area.
They consequently reiterated their avowed support and commitment to the Governor Udom Emmanuelâs Completion Agenda, assuring that they will lead the campaign for his succession plan through Pastor Umo Eno and the Senate aspiration of the Speaker in both party primaries and general elections.
Describing Rt. Hon. Bassey as a humble and viable aspirant who has what it takes to occupy the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial seat in 2023, the delegates and stakeholders bare their minds at a consultative meeting held on Monday at Luton Park, Uyo.
In his remarks, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and member representing Ibiono Ibom State constituency in the State House of Assembly, Obong Godwin Ekpo commended the Speaker for showing excellence and maturity in leadership.
âMr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of Ibiono Ibom State Constituency, I sincerely apologized for that show of shame on your person, Office of the Honourable Speaker and the peace loving people of Akwa Ibom State by hoodlums who invaded the venue of the event. Ibiono Ibom people are not known to be rascals nor purveyors of rascality,â he said.
Speaking further, Obong Ekpo said âMr. Speaker, seated before you today are the statutory delegates in Ibiono Ibom. They will stand by you, support and nominate you as the PDP flag-bearer for the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial Elections. They will do same for Pastor Umo Eno as Governor Udom Emmanuelâs successor come 2023.â
Speaking on behalf of the PDP Ward Chairmen in Ibiono Ibom, Hon. Uwem Usua Okon, thanked the Speaker for showing humility, courage and capacity amidst the intimidation against his will and loyalty to Mr. Udom Emmanuelâs completion agenda and succession plan.
âMr. Speaker, You have shown humility and I must commend you. Your landmark achievements as leader of the State Legislature are incomparable. Be assured that we will support your ambition and vote you to the Red Chambers,â he assured.
Others who also spoke, including Mrs. Affiong Ikpeme and Mr. Emmanuel Ekanem, said they were firmly in support of the Udom Emmanuel succession plan and commended the Speaker for his leadership style and commitment to the progress, development and unity of Akwa Ibom State.
Responding, Rt. Hon. Bassey thanked Ibiono Ibom delegates and stakeholders for the honour done him, assuring that he will lead and represent them at the National Assembly effectively and with the fear of God.
âI want to thank the people of Ibiono Ibom for this show of love and honour. Politics is a game of interest and no one should be compelled to go against his or her will. I want to assure you that by God's grace, I will reciprocate this kind gesture. As a loyal party man, I have come to pay respect to all of you and to also seek your support for my aspiration to the Senate,â he said.
"As a person and as the leader of the state legislature, my love, loyalty and support to Governor Udom Emmanuel are unflinching because of his sterling leadership quality. If our party, the PDP has a Presidential Aspirant, supported by Mr. Udom Emmanuel, I would still have worn the faze cap with the aspirant insignia on it. The goal is not to win alone but to win five-over-five from the President to State House of Assembly. The status quo for PDP in Akwa Ibom has always been five-over-five and God's willing, it will remain the same,â he maintained.
He further canvassed support the aspirations of his colleagues, Obong Ekpo and Barrister Ime Okon, to the State House of Assembly and to the Federal House of Representatives for the development of the area, stating the advantages of having a ranking and experienced representatives.
Present at the event were Chairman of Ibom Airport Development Company, Dr Iniobong Essien; Chapter Executives of the PDP in Ibiono Ibom; Ward Chairmen; Ward Vice Chairmen, Ward Secretaries, Ward Women Leaders, Ward Youth Leaders; former Chapter Chairmen, among others.
Highpoint of the event included a special victory prayer for the Speaker by Rev. Victor Akan-Ibok and donation of vehicles by Obong Godwin Ekpo to Mr. Emeka Ekanem and Mr. Umana Umana.
30/01/2022
On Saturday January 30, 2022, President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan was in Uyo, the capital of Akwa-Ibom state for the thanksgiving service in honour of Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, representing Akwa-Ibom North East Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
Lawan, who had earlier attended the wedding Fatiha of the son of the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba in Maiduguri, flew into Uyo to the warm reception of the Secetary to Akwa Ibom State Government, Dr Emmanuel Efiong Ekuwem and Senator Akon Eyakenyi at Victor Attah International Airport.
After attending the thanksgiving service, Lawan also commissioned some constituency projects embarked upon by the Senator, before returning to his base in Abuja.
30/01/2022
A'Ibom Speaker Commends Nigerian Army for fostering Unity through WASA
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The speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has commended the Nigerian Army for fostering bond of unity through their west african social activities (WASA).
Bassey gave the commendation during the 2-Brigade Nigerian Army Combined West African Social Activities held at the 6-Batallion Sports ground, Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa, Abak, recently.
The speaker who was the special guest of honour at this year's WASA event was represented by the Executive Chairman, Uruan Local Government Area, Hon. Surv. Iniobong Ekpenyong.
He said that men of the Nigerian Army are not only brave soldiers at the battlefront but great ambassadors of our cultural heritage.
He noted that beyond ensuring community integration, cultural integration and cultural development, this year's WASA event was yet another ample opportunity for all to harness and foster the inherent cultural affinities for the progress, peace and unity of Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria.
"As the leader of the State Legislature, our message is simple: We will always support the Nigerian Army and appreciate its patriotism. The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is not only in support of the Nigerian Army, but interested in its welfare and activities. And this, we will continue to do.
"Over the years, the Army Community has remained a good example of a unified Nigerian community, there is nobody, there is no culture and there is no tradition that is not present in virtually every barracks and cantonment of the Nigerian Army", Bassey said.
While urging the officers and men of the Nigerian Army, to continue to sustain the professionalism and responsiveness in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities, he prayed God to strengthen them continually as they promote the bond of unity.
Among other dignitaries that graced the event was the member representing Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika, federal constit
29/01/2022
THE PURPOSE AND PRICE OF DISRUPTIVE CHANGE
By Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR
Being the First Graduation Day Keynote Speech at the SPPG Pioneer Class of 2021 (International Conference Centre, Abuja): January 29, 2022
PROTOCOL
Dear Friends, let me begin by appreciating one of Africaâs finest amazons and founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), my sister Dr. Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili (Oby) for continuing to be a key change maker in Africa. Graduating the first class of the SPPG today is like planting many seeds in a wide field: some may end up as iroko trees, others as shrubs, but we hope that together, they will all bond into a visible and impactful forest. When I received Obyâs letter some five days ago, I concluded that given my punishing schedule at the moment, I would just come and make a few ex tempore remarks. But I decided last night to scribble a few talking points--- to avoid being misquoted. Therefore, if I appear incoherent, please forgive me.
The Graduation Theme is âEmergence of Unconventionalsâ. I understand that SPPG was founded to radically and deliberately transform the quality of political and public leadership in Nigeria and Africa, with a view to building a pipeline of value-based and disruptive thinking political class equipped with requisite knowledge and skills to solve complex problems of development in order to reposition Africa in the 21st Century. This is music to my ears and Africa is grateful to Oby.
In 1999, I co-authored a book entitled âOur Continent, Our Future: African Perspectives on Structural Adjustmentâ. In 2000, I was the long-term consultant in a pan African project that resulted in a book published by the World Bank entitled âCan Africa Claim the 21st Century?â In both books, we identified the centrality of disruptive leadership and a developmental state in Africaâs renaissance. A little over 20 years later, the SPPG has set out to walk the talk by working to deliberately orchestrate the emergence of leaders with knowledge and capabilities.
You can therefore understand why I am personally elated to be speaking at the first graduation ceremony of this cohort of emerging unconventional leaders. Congratulations to you all, and in a few seconds, I will be commiserating with you as well. You volunteered to be in this team, and my charge to you is to go out and make the difference: be the change you have offered to see. Africa is waiting for you. Africa is watching you. Do not let us down.
On leadership, Africa has had a chequered history. While some see only the dark spots, I actually see multi colours of the good, the bad and the ugly. While the bad and the ugly dominate, I always try to avoid what our other sister, Chimamanda Adichie called the âsingle storyâ of the African narrative. In some ways, part of our future is in our past. When I read about the plans, values, passion, and accomplishments of some of Africaâs liberation/independence leaders such as Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, Patrice Lumumba, Nnamdi Azikiwe, etc I have cause to smile as an African. Back home, I am inspired by the examples of Aminu Kano, M.I. Okpara, Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello, etc in our first republic. We can fill up hundreds of pages as eulogy to our gallant and patriotic past heroes and heroines, including those distinguished civil servants, captains of industry, journalists, civil society activists, musicians, etc who worked hard and some even paid the ultimate price to see Nigeria a better place. In our more recent history especially since 1999, we have seen occasional glitters of hope here and there but despair deepens. Around the continent, there is a mixture of bright and gloomy stories. âAfrica Risingâ was not just a fluke. The Dark Continent remains potentially the land of opportunities and could indeed be the global economic driver of the 22nd century. But the time to lay the foundation is now. The second scramble for Africa is raging, with the Chinese on the loose. Africa indeed needs new orchestra teams and new songs. It needs to run at the speed of a thousand kilometres an hour to seize back its future and shape its narrative. The graduates of SPPG have onerous and daunting tasks ahead of them. You have my commiserations!
With some 140 multidisciplinary topics covered in the past eight months, what can anyone tell you again in terms of knowledge. You have it, and also know where to find more if needed. With the hoes and machetes, the next is to get into the farm and ensure higher productivity. That farm is the field of politics, policy and governance. I am sure you carefully studied the nature of that farm in Nigeria and Africa, and I wish you good luck as you try to navigate through it to leave the society better than you met it.
But let me suggest, for emphasis, that indeed Africa needs a new liberation movement. The first struggle was liberation from the colonial masters. The second will be liberation from rentier politics and politicians. For me, there is almost a sense of nostalgia, recalling the mission and accomplishments of our founding fathers, especially as we contemplate the world without oil in Nigeria. Much of the existing social order is founded on competition for, and distribution of, rents. Oil and the easy money that came with it destroyed the social fabric and the elite created new institutions and political structures to maximize their gains. As the noose tightened globally on other rentier/criminal enterprises such as drug trafficking or internet scamming, many of the barons flocked into politics as the next easy alternative.
Politics has become big business. Appointment or election into public office is seen largely as an opportunity to âeatâ rather than a call to selfless service. There is an army of rich (big men) who have never worked or done any productive work in their life and believe that it is their right to expect something for nothing. The tiny less than one percent elite have a stranglehold on the public purse, sprinkling occasional crumbs to the citizens as âdividends of democracyâ. The citizens themselves either out of helplessness or acquiescence join the party, expecting the politicians to dole out pittance out of public treasury as charity. The citizens actually clap for such phantom âcharityâ. Politicians who refuse to do so are deemed as âstingyâ or âwickedâ, and the circus goes on. With a rentier system, a culture of freebies emerged, and most people donât expect to pay for anything, including taxes, electricity, water, petrol, etc. A classic feature of the political environment is that corruption has become part of the âcultureâ, with little incentive for honesty. Honesty is scorned as wickedness, foolishness or mere pretense, and those who dare to be different have a steep price to pay. So, who among you is ready to be honest and scorned by society?
Oil is on its way out, but dismantling the decades-old debilitating institutions and politics around it wonât be a tea party. Nigeria is now at a fiscal cliff with a crunching solvency challenge. Youth unemployment, insecurity, poverty, inflation, etc threaten the social fabric. Migrating to a post oil world of 4th Industrial revolution and sustainable prosperity will require massive disruptive transformations and restoration of a productive social contract.
Such disruptions will come at great costs, and could indeed be dangerous. It is not far to imagine what could befall serious disruptors. In Nigeria, we remember what happened to Murtala Muhammed, and the history books are replete with hundreds of examples of the inherent risks. At a personal level, undertaking the banking revolution in Nigeria came with 19 written threats to me and my family, including physical attacks. Disrupting the existing social order is dangerous. Beneficiaries of the current order are powerful enough to organize and viciously fight back to protect their privileges. On the contrary, the masses who are the ultimate beneficiaries are not organized enough to act as a bulwark against the special interests. As things stand currently, we are standing between the rock and the hard place. With the objective to retain power within the context of short electoral cycles, politicians are afraid to undertake the necessary disruptive changes to guarantee long term safety and prosperity for all. On the other hand, the existing trends are totally unsustainable and the system is living on borrowed times. Everyone is sleepwalking to the hard place, and praying that somehow a miracle will happen along the way.
So, who is ready to put his head on the line to lead such productive but dangerous disruptions? Are the SPPG graduates ready for the assignment? I assume that you canât wait to get to work, to apply your knowledge for a new Nigeria. Am I right? You have my prayers! As I pray for your success, let me throw up a few random nuggets to chew on your way.
Dear friends, fixing politics requires talent and skills. But these wonât be enough. It wonât happen by lone wolves working in silos. It requires new developmental organizations â organizations/teams of believers, driven by defined ideology, purpose and character. Letâs be clear about one point: Nigeria does not lack well educated/skilled and widely travelled stock of human capital to drive her development. In the U.S alone, Nigeria ranks highest on education among ethnic minorities and as a percentage of its population, it has the most educated population of all ethnic groups. At home, we have over 100 universities churning out hundreds of graduates every year. All over the world, Nigerians excel as champions in their various fields. A key missing link is purpose driven cohesion and organization for transformation of the homeland. There are many disparate groups and organizations, including political parties which claim (at least on their statutes) to champion national development. Only a few, if any, can be identified by any soul in terms of a nationalist ideology, professed and practiced by its members. The liberation struggle for independent Africa was driven by a nationalist ideology to be anchored by a developmental state. There is a huge void today, and I am not sure how we can fix our politics without the requisite organizations for change.
So, my first charge to my new friends and graduates is to profess their purpose in the political farmland and actively participate to actualize it. If you have not yet done so, when you go home today, write down your purpose (what do you want to achieve) in the public arena and paste same beside your reading table or anywhere for everyday reference. Then join a political party, a civil society organization, or organize alternative better platforms of leverage. You may better disrupt from inside than outside. Organization is power. The key is to participate in the process or stop complaining. For Nigeria, most people focus on politics in Abuja and we have for too long tried in vain to fix Nigeria from the obtuse centre. It is time to try fixing it and its politics from below--- from the subnational units. If you have something to offer, go and run for office. Win or lose, your participation will add something to the process. Then persevere, endure, and remain focused on delivering your purpose.
For starters, let me suggest that the Alumni of SPPG should form themselves into a New Nigeria Network for change. As SPPG expands, an African network would emerge. Over the next decade, I can see a network of thousands of Africans who share a common template for redeeming our heritage. A Pan African movement may eventually take the stage by storm. The SPPG graduates must literally inculcate and profess a messianic philosophy as the driving force behind their network. It is good to look up to a role model for continuous inspiration or let each SPPG member carry the badge of honour and integrity everywhere. Personally, I would like to hear graduates of SPPG keep reminding the society that âas a graduate of SPPG, there are things I canât doâ, or âas a graduate of SPPG, I always stand up for public interest and not for personal gainsâ or âI am prepared to pay any price or go to any length to make Africa greatâ. Just do something different; say something different.
As part of your participation, please deliberately mainstream volunteerism. Donât waste your new skills or wait until you are in public office. Find or create opportunities to deploy them. Volunteer to teach one hour a week in a local school. You can never imagine the impact. Volunteer in community service: providing information and helping with environmental management, traffic control, public education on lifestyle changes, mentor children and youths, etc. Indeed, volunteer to serve in the village government or clan. Barack Obama failed his first election and went to offer community services, and from there attempted again, and again. Fixing politics requires illustrative personal examples. As Mother Teresa advised, if you canât change a million lives, start with one. Wonât it be great and a new dawn if on daily basis, each member of the SPPG alumni posts what actions he/she took to be the change he/she desires? Imagine spin-off organizations around Africa with millions of members over time on the same vision and mission. Obviously, something will give!
Dear friends, I wonât end these remarks without reiterating the centrality of purpose in the bid to fix politics. Purpose is everything. If you have not read it, I sincerely recommend the book entitled âThe Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here Forâ by Rick Warren. Purpose is deeply personal. Everyone must have that personal deep reflection and answer that question: âwhat on earth am I here forâ? For some, the answer is roundly selfish: to eat, drink, marry, build house(s), and accumulate and accumulate all the vanities of the world and then die. In the circumstance, political arena is nothing but a dining table. I know many people trained in some of the best universities in the world and widely travelled but who complain about being deployed to ministries considered âdryâ in public service in comparison to the ones they considered as âjuicyâ. In this instance, it is not about knowledge and skills but purpose. For others, there must be a divine purpose why God in His infinite wisdom decided to make you an African, a Nigerian, etc. If the divine purpose is interpreted to mean that God sent you here to contribute in leaving His creation better than you met it, then you must be driven by a different meaning and impetus to life.
Every society that has prospered and endured has been led by men and women who have discovered a higher purpose beyond self. For such people, politics is a vocation for selfless service and not a job. Such people are driven by a single purpose--- to make a difference and leave legacies. Whenever and wherever competence is augmented with character and developmental ideology, the society wins. I recently re-read Lee Kuan Yewâs book âFrom Third World to Firstâ, and canât stop being inspired. The combination of competence and driven by higher purpose produced such a transformational leadership that orchestrated a miracle in development. In one of his last speeches before death, Lee Kuan Yew observed that he and his colleagues were prepared that even if they died trying to make Singapore great, they would have been happy to die for a worthy cause. The choice is personal. The choice is yours.
But if perchance, you choose, as I believe you have elected, to join the crusade for a better Africa, and knowing the missiles that will come your way as you strive to do good and be different, let me encourage you with the great words by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1910: âIt is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeatâ.
Dear friends, let me end with this simple prayer for you. May God of Africa grant you the wisdom to discover the divine purpose for your life, the wisdom to know what is right, and very importantly, the courage to do it.
God bless you!
God bless Nigeria!!
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Itu Lga -
Ibom Youth Leadership Congress-iylc,AKS
Wellington Bassey Way -
Information Avenue
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Udosanga
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Transformer Abak Road Uyo
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Aka Road
