How far so far?

Dear friends,

So much has been said about the need for us to come together as one to forge a new paradigm of politics and social order in our dear country. But unfortunately few actions have been taken; the struggle has mostly been a struggle in the pages of newspapers, in gossip corners and beer parlours. Few have dared to take a stand. But i ask you, how far have we gone in trying to bring positive changes to our dear country besides talking about it? How far are we willing to go to stand up for Nigeria? These are questions we may not have a definate answer to until we take the first step, until we bring our heads together under a single umbrella, not that of the PDP ofcourse but an umbrella that does not accomodate ethnicity, religion, political differences and or regional affiliations, an umbrella that accomodates only united aspirations and goals.

The task before us is one that requires us to look at Nigeria as a whole and be patriotic enough to put the interest of the nation above all other selfish interests. If we truly believe that we the younger generation can bring about the needed change the country so desperately yarns for, then we have to be ready to put words into action. We have to be ready to rise and rise till we bring down the cancer that is eating up our entire social and democratic entities. We have to awaken from our slumber and organise for change. We have talked and talked, now is the time to act!

I do not have the blueprint on how this struggle will be won, but i know for certain that if we unite ourselves despite the odds against us and forge a cause greater than any single individual or group; one that is aimed at uniting the country and putting in place structures that will eliminate or atleast reduce significantly corruption, sycophancy and nepotism in governance, then we will move mountains, we will break barriers and we will change the direction of the tides. Oh yes WE CAN! Oh yes we WILL!