Good People, thank you for the kind words for my piece which challenged our leaders to understand that what happens in one region is affecting all of us. If you visit any village where family clans have the notion that for a clan to thrive, the other must diminish, you will see a lost village. But if you visit one where all clans work together, you get a prosperous and healthy community.
So, Mr. President, as you work to fix the nationwide protest, do not forget the sit-at-home protest. I challenge you to solve that problem because since that protest started, Nigeria’s economic position has deteriorated. I can provide you hard numbers to show how we are losing 4% of national economic output for more than half a decade!
I am compelled to comment because in your speech this morning, you omitted that sit-at-home protest. But you cannot fix the nationwide one sustainably without fixing that, as Nigeria cannot attain economic equilibrium without SE operating at full capacity!
So, if Northeast Nigeria is under the challenges of insurgency, all Nigerians should feel the pulse because if the root cause is not resolved, sooner or later, food inflation will become the norm – and everyone will pay the price. So, the re-orientation that our challenges cannot be regionalized is fundamental and important.
And our national leaders must see the regional challenges as national. Indeed, fixing the current national protests must also include fixing the sit-at-home protests in the Southeast!
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Finally, my post was NEVER to seek any sympathy for any region. I am simply telling Nigeria that when your past seems more memorable than the present, it means there is a problem. And fixing that problem does mean working as ONE PEOPLE because Nigeria’s challenges are huge when you look at our population and economic opportunities. So, optimizing every inch in the nation and making sure everyone is working should be the playbook.
Nigeria Must Solve Southeast Sit-At-Home And Nationwide Protests To Advance Opportunities
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