There is no gainsaying that Nigeria is presently at a cross roads, politically and economically.<\/p>\n
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Unprecedented hunger and hardships have been brought to the front burner of our national life.<\/p>\n
Poverty stricken Nigerians are dying of hunger in their droves. There are genuine and sponsored protests everywhere.<\/p>\n
There is veritable environment for People’s revolution in all strata of the country.<\/p>\n
Everything that needed to be said had already been said.<\/p>\n
But since the relevant authorities and Nigerians are not listening ,we may need to repeat ourselves again and again.<\/p>\n
For the avoidance of doubt, I have the following suggestions towards solving the lingering problems of the country.<\/p>\n
Let’s return to agriculture and be more productive.<\/p>\n
Let’s grow what we eat in a bid to achieve food security.<\/p>\n
Let’s diversify the economy of the country and be less dependent on revenue from crude oil production.<\/p>\n
Let’s change our lifestyles and patronize made in Nigeria goods and services.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop the hoarding of commodities and foodstuffs that is creating artificial scarcities of these essential goods.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop the ongoing barbaric insecurity challenges in the country.<\/p>\n
The pravelent insecurity challenges like kidnappings, insurgency, banditry, ethno-religious crisis, ritualists, murderous Fulani herdsmen, armed robberies and other forms of heinous crimes should stop.<\/p>\n
The relevant authorities and security agents should stop treating criminal elements with kid gloves.<\/p>\n
There should be nothing like repentant Boko Haram insurgents anymore.
\nWe should send them to their makers to face judgement for their crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop the proliferation of small arms and ammunition by non state actors in the country.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop the hoarding of dollars by influential and rich people in the country.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop the rampant cases of fraudulent activities of bank workers who engage in round tripping and other fraudulent and financial malpractices in the banking sector.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop our tendencies for medical tourism by our wealthy Nigerians.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop the ongoing craziness for JAPA syndrome.<\/p>\n
Let’s stop corruption and the competitive primitive accumulation of wealth by civil servants and other Public or political office holders.<\/p>\n
Let’s embrace devolution of powers from the center to the state and local government areas of the country.<\/p>\n
Let’s restructure the country by introducing state police to enhance security architecture in the country.<\/p>\n
Let’s grant full autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country.<\/p>\n
The state governments should take away their itchy hands from the allocations meant for the development of local government areas in the states.<\/p>\n
Let’s grant full autonomy to the State Assemblies and the Judiciary.<\/p>\n
Let’s put the machinery and workable mechanism in place to track the act amount of crude oil production in the country.<\/p>\n
It is a shame that we can not account for the exact amount of crude oil production in the country at this time and age.<\/p>\n
Let’s put a permanent stop to the growing and rampant cases of oil thefts in the country.<\/p>\n
Let there be synergy between the security agencies in the country in their fight against insecurity in the country.<\/p>\n
Let the government at all levels cut down on costs of governance.<\/p>\n
We don’t need to provide jobs for all political jobbers and all sorts of political figures and party faithfuls.<\/p>\n
Appointment should be based on merit and not political reward system or based on the nebulous consideration for the so-called federal character.<\/p>\n
Let’s put our best eleven forward in every political leadership trajectory in the country.<\/p>\n
Politics should not be a place for rehabilitation of all manners of failed people.<\/p>\n
If we embrace all the above workable solutions, Nigeria will be great again.<\/p>\n
I rest my case.<\/p>\n