MUST NIGERIA GO THE SOMALIA WAY?

ZION B-BC   NEWSLETTER.  

(Looking at Nigeria's Political System From a Godly Perspective).

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MUST NIGERIA GO THE SOMALIA WAY?

In his fourth and last desperate attempt to mount the saddle of Nigeria’s plum seat as a civilian president of Nigeria, retired Major Muhammadu Buhari, one time military head of state, was quoted to have said in an interview that he would want to protect the country from sliding into “a State of Somalia”!
Somalia is a sovereign easternmost country in the Horn of Africa bordered by Ethiopia to the West, Djibouti to the northwest the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the East and Kenya to the southwest. This country, endowed with the longest coastline on Africa’s mainland with a population of just 14.065 million people and total area of 637,657 square kilometers, is adjudged the most FAILED STATE in the world according to the annual ranking by Foreign Policy and The Global Fund for Peace!

Although, proclaimed as “The Republic of Somaliland” in May 1991, (in consideration to an understanding between British and Italian Trust Territory of 1960), Somalia which controls about one quarter of its land mass, had not received international recognition as of July 2020 and its government not in control of the small space as of September of last year – most especially due to an ongoing presidential election!
Somali is well known as the home country of the pirates who terrorize the key trade waters near the Horn of Africa and reputed to be worse than DR Congo, Sudan, South Sudan Chad, Yemen and Afghanistan and has topped the list of the most failed states every year since 2008!
Violence is rampant, with tribal factions, war overlords, military elements from Somalia and abroad and Islamic extremists constantly doing battle!

IS NIGERIA GRADUALLY BECOMING A FAILED STATE ACCORDING TO CRITICS OF BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT?

Following public outcry over the spate of insecurity across Nigeria and the intensification of crimes and criminalities through escalation of terrorism by Boko Haram Islamic insurgency of 11 years, farmers/herders clashes, kidnappings, highway robberies etc, the Federal Government launched a fresh National Security Roadmap Document on Wednesday 4th December, 2019, to revitalize the previous 2014 document which was due for review every five years!

DETAILS OF THE REVISED NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY 2019 AS PUBLISHED IN OUR EDITION 330TH OF 8TH DECEMBER, 2019.

“According to the President, who vowed to further enhance social security, the new document was a product of painstaking and rigorous deliberations by relevant stakeholders which was committed to achieving a safer, more secure Nigeria from internal/external threats. He confessed that the plethora of security challenges confronting the nation, especially the insurgency could become the albatross to national development, investment, growth and prosperity and called on all segments of the society/all elements of the national power to embrace and support the new initiative.

The President specifically addressed efforts at ending the insurgency in the North East and laying the foundation for sustainable peace and development in the region, the conflicts between farmers and herders and banditry! He revealed that the document elicited contributions from security, intelligence, law-enforcement agencies, armed forces including, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and the civil society adding that overall security  entailed unity of purpose because it was a “a bottom to top” operation which must not suffer failure at any level!

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, had disclosed at the occasion of the presidential launch of the Security Document that “ a comprehensive approach to address, POVERTY, HEALTHCARE DELIVERY CHALLENGES AND OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THE ALMAJIRI SYSTEM – were all embedded in the new strategy document!  He stated that the document also captured current and future threats and has proffered appropriate strategy for government to address them holistically – especially, the security implications in respect of out-of-school-children to safeguard the fast-growing population of youths because the issues of poverty and illiteracy were synonymously linked!

OUR COMMENTS: *The Almajiri phenomenon must no longer be treated with kid gloves - it MUST be addressed headlong to avoid another decade of insurgency/terrorism! These innocent children MUST be afforded opportunities of FREE AND COMPULSORY early education –Islamic and Western – simultaneously as provided for in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,  Chapter II, Section 18, but (“NOT AS AND WHEN PRACTICABLE”), to stimulate their intellectual capabilities from tender ages.

They should also be given opportunities in vocational/technical studies, exposed to land cultivation and basic entrepreneurship at secondary levels. (It is their inalienable right!).
Government should remember that illiterate street youths who were easily manipulated by some Qura’nic religious turncoats formed the nucleus of the Boko Haram terrorists group, which scars have formed indelible marks on the nation’s socio-economic identity. Aggressive pursuit of Internally-Generated Revenues (IGRs), through the combined efforts of Federal and State Governments, should occupy the front burner of their economic thrusts while wastages in government through illicit acquisition of wealth at the expense of FREE EDUCATION must cease!

Corruption with impunity should be discouraged as righteous leaders take the lead from henceforth! It is common global knowledge that eradicating poverty in all its forms had been the greatest challenge that faced Africa which accounts for 80% of the people living in extreme poverty and that in spite of efforts by the United Nations and international donor agencies to redress the ugly situation through the platforms of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs, 2000-2015), and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2015-2030), no nation could boast of having achieved 3% success in that direction – though the social goals were quite honorable and achievable! Nigeria must not allow the World Bank/IMF predictions come true by quickly taking the above analyzed intervention steps, very seriously and religiously.

BUHARI WILL TAKE 100 MILLION NIGERIANS OUT OF POVERTY IN 10YEARS?

In October 2019, President Buhari, in anticipation of the security blue-print, promised to take 10 million Nigerians annually from poverty in 10 years; but the idea was greeted with massive disbelief on the social media because he had less than 4 years to end his final term in office!

OUR COMMENTS: We believe that the ambition is practicable if the following drastic measures were implemented: –
Continuous partial land border closure until 2030. If China could do it Nigeria also can! In 1974, there were about 800 million Chinese who lived in poverty but as at 2019, efforts are being intensified by President Xi Jin Ping to remove the less than 20million still in poverty out of that level!
Drastic reduction of civil service/political appointments to cut down on remunerations/allowances, wastages, leakages through annual budget paddings, dubious/questionable contract awards and total cancellation of inexistent CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS for genuine CAPITAL PROJECTS that would benefit the masses!
Upgrade of budget appropriation to the Education Sector to at least 26% of the annual budget in compliance to UNESCO recommendation!
SCRAPPING OF THE NIGERIA SENATE LEGISLATION BEFORE YEAR 2023 AND REDUCTION OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATORS TO 74 MEMBERS ON PART-TIME BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTIONS!
Judicious compliance with the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), salary Chart for all government employees at all levels!
Complete stoppage of annual humongous SECURITY VOTES (of at least N300 billion per Governor), cancellation of ridiculous SEVERANCE ALLOWANCES, paid to ex-State Governors and recovery of all monies already paid to them!
Implementation of aggressive agricultural/mineral exploitation revolution must be sold to all Nigerians who must be given lands to cultivate to SUSTAIN FOOD SECURITY and opportunities to explore/exploit natural mineral deposits to boost the nation’s foreign reserve!
The Land Use Act (1978), must be reviewed to accommodated all land owners in NON-CADASTRAL AREAS, for them to use their God-given birthright to acquire bank loans for businesses in SMSES to boost the economy!
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), intervention programmes, especially in the agricultural sector and graduate employment opportunities must be strongly supported by the Federal Government in other to actualize the determination to truly get 10 million Nigerians out of poverty annually, since government administration is a continuum! The immediate implementation of all these suggestions will definitely provide multiple funds for the Treasury Single Account (TSA), reduce internal/external borrowings/debt servicing and increase employment opportunities for jobless youths and able-bodied adults!
We advocate that President Buhari will give marching orders for quick implementation! Time and tide waits for no man!”
QUESTION: WHERE IS THAT ALL-IMPORTANT DOCUMENT NOW? IT MUST BE GATHERING DUST IN THE PRESIDENT’S CABINET!
….. Because no significant change in the nation’s security architecture has been noticed in the one year, two-and-a half- months of the launch fanfare – instead, all negative security indices had increased by leaps and bounds because it (document), failed to mention THE ALL-IMPORTANT SECURITY CHALLENGE POSED BY ROAMING COWS AND ARMED FULANI PASTORALISTS!

We have severally suggested that COWS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM NIGERIAN ROADS AND BE RANCHED OR “RUGA-ED”, because more Nigerians farmers and rural dwellers are being killed for resisting nomad herders cattle from grazing and destroying their farmlands!

THE WORST THREAT TO NATIONAL INSECURITY ARE THE COWS!

Governor Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano State and the Governors Forum are now on the same page that RANCHING OF CATTLE must be adopted by all states of Nigeria where animal husbandry was so desired!
This move must be supported and sponsored by the Federal Government within a very short space of time to avoid further destructions to lives and properties! Aggrieved citizens are poised to resort to self defence because IF FULANI NOMAD HERDSMEN COULD PUBLICLY CARRY AK 47 RIFLES FOR SELF DEFENCE ACCORDING THE BAUCHI STATE GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED, IT WOULD NOT TAKE LONG FOR ALL CITIZENS TO BE ARMED IN DEFENCE OF THEIR TERRITORIES AND EVENTUALLY TURN THE NATION INTO A SOMALIA WHICH PRESIDENT BUHARI VOWED NEVER TO PERMIT!

The President’s integrity is at stake! He should REDEEM his pledge! According to 2020 Global Peace Index, Nigeria is THE SIXTEENTH (16), most dangerous country in the World! MUST Nigeria go the way of SOMALIA? ‘’Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.’’ (Eccl 5:5).

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