...AND OBASANJO WROTE JONATHAN!

In recent times, I have tried to think about 2015 and what it will mean to the Nigerian nation. I am wondering seriously because the breadth of fresh air which the Goodluck administration promised us is gradually becoming stale. I used to strongly be a pro
Goodluck person but how I wish I can still proudly say that now. We Nigerians do not know how to agitate and even when we do, it is laced with ulterior motives and various forms of sentiments if not, we deserve more accountability than we are being given currently. Why must government continue to serve as a get-rich-quick system in the Nigerian society.?
I have read with dismay the 18-page Obasanjo's letter and I am somewhat amused. Obasanjo is genuinely concerned about the state of affairs in the nation but that is simply because he is no longer the one wearing the shoe. As a General, being in power and issuing command is like a birth right but now, times have changed.
The Obasanjo letter has opened up a lot that deserves some deep thought but when it comes from a man who funded third term bid, it leaves much to be desired.
With all these inherent bitterness from many quarters and some sublime agitations for ethnic supremacy, what is the hope of our nation come 2015? Who shall take our nation into the promised land? Is it PDP or APC? Who is as detribalised and as experienced enough as to go for us come 2015?
The problem is that in the absence of a better option, everything might gravitate towards Jonathan again while the power-desperate north will still keep making the country ungovernable. My friends, when will quality of person and value consciousness triumph over some kangaroo ethnic and tribalism sentiments?When will competence over rule nepotism and partisanship?  Who will fearlessly dare to lead us into that Nigerian dream where we are in word and in deed the Giant of Africa?
I pray that Nigeria will continue to stand as one united entity for I can not bear to recite to my children, There Was A Country, and then I will be referring to Nigeria instead of Biafra. With what is happening, I feel a serious lack of sincerity in the current administration; especially towards corruption. If truth is told without sentiments, Nigerians cannot endure a slow-paced administration for another four years. No, we need something better!
For Mr President, GCFR, I believe you mean well for the nation and you have the key but where is the will? Please for the sake of posterity, fight the good fight against corruption no matter whose ox is gored and let your critics be drowned in a sea of your good works.
For you my friends, please don't give up on our nation but while you hold on, remember to fight your own fight of relevance for when the chips are down, only those who fold their hands shall be at a huge loss.
May God grant us a heart of wisdom!
D-Motivator.

THINKING THROUGH.

During Nelson Mandela's 19 years imprisonment on Robben Island, one particular commanding officer was the most brutal of them all:

"A few days before Badenhorst's departure, I was called to the main office. General Steyn was visiting the island and wanted to know if we had any complaints. Badenhorst was there as I went through a list of demands. When I had finished, Badenhorst spoke to me directly.

He told me he would be leaving the island and added: 'I just want to wish you people good luck'. I do not know if I looked dumbfounded, but I was amazed. He spoke these words like a human being and showed a side of himself we had never seen before. I thanked him for his good wishes and wished him luck in his endeavours.

I thought about this moment for a long time afterwards. Badenhorst had perhaps been the most callous and barbaric commanding officer we had had on Robben Island. But that day in the office, he had revealed that that there was another side to his nature, a side that had been obscured but still existed.

It was a useful reminder that all men, even the most seemingly cold-blooded, have a core of decency and that, if their hearts are touched, they are capable of changing. Ultimately, Badenhorst was not evil; his inhumanity had been foisted upon him by an inhuman system. He behaved like a brute because he was rewarded for brutish behaviour."

Source: "Long Walk To Fredom" by Nelson Mandela

Within these days following his death, the life and times of the former South Africa's President Nelson Mandela continues to draw attention. I remember him within these days and hope that in the days ahead we shall have same zeal and passion for doing what is right and good to the common man. His 27 years in jail is easier thought about than encountered. He understood that people do what they do because of what is motivating them but dared to preserve his own inner convictions of not holding grudges unneccesarily.These trying moments refined him and when he left jail, he left all the anger and bitterness behind because he believed he was truly a free man. Some people are free but live as slaves in the prison yard of an unforgiving heart. In his own words, “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”

Are you one of such that finds it hard to forgive? Dare to forgive today. Sometimes, love is the greatest weapon we use to win the war of hatred. I know it can sometimes be very hard to forgive but try and learn to forgive today and walk in a wider realm of freedom.

I believe in you!

D-Motivator.   

 

 

COURAGE

In recent times, I have been thinking deeply on the subject of courage. Courage is a rare virtue these days especially among young people. I have learnt that many times we dream big but often feel reluctant to pursue those big dreams or even do what it takes for the dreams to be actualized. There is always this initial inertia that gives our inner man a thousand and one reasons why what we want to achieve will not work. Well, courageous people stand alone on their convictions. Not everyone will support you initially. A courageous man is always on the go, he is always up to something. He does not postpone what he can do today for tomorrow because while we are postponing, life speeds by. While fear goes backward, courage goes forward. Which one will you choose today? Courage or Fear?
For you to take strong decisions as a leader, you need courage, for you to get to your next level, you need courage. Courage does not envy people. Courage understands that the sky is too wide for two birds to collide. Courage is that which tells you that even though you fail today, there is always new strength for tomorrow.

What ever is the challenge, stay courageous and you will surely win!
I believe in you!
D-Motivator.