There Won’t Be A Nigerian Revolution
We can’t have a revolution because those who stole our childhood are the same people we still entrust with our future
There Won’t Be A Nigerian Revolution
By Adeola Aderounmu
A Nigerian Solomom Akuma is languishing in prison. By profession he is a pharmacist. He has been in prison for a year because he criticized the (useless) Nigerian president Mr. Buhari.
But for Omoyele Sowore, I am not sure I would ever have known any Nigerian by that name, much more that he is suffering in a dirty, stinking Abuja prison.
You see, as far 99.9% of Nigerians are concerned, Solomon can rot or even die in prison. They don’t care. Nigerians are reckless when they should act most civil. As for Endsars, I still do not know how they pulled that off. But that it died without resulting to a revolution takes us back to the same point: there won’t be a Nigerian revolution.
Why?
Nigeria has no meaning. It was the idea of a certain British guy to coin and lump totally different people together and he called them Nigerians in Nigger Area.
Let’s stay on Solomon. By 7 a. m tomorrow morning, Solomon can be a free man if 50% of Abuja residents took the day off to close down the city. But they won’t do so. There won’t be a Nigerian revolution. Nigerians do not care about Solomon. For all they care, he may be one yeye Igbo or Biafran.
Just imagine that we could buy him his freedom by closing down the city and that we are not even thinking about it.
Nigeria is not going to get better and it will not be well with Nigeria. Do you know why? Because there is not going to be a Nigerian revolution. That is why!
But let me tell you what may happen in the next few months or years. Actually, nothing is going to change on the political platform. The Igbos would be deceived. They won’t get the 2023 presidency (and believe me I look forward to the disintegration of Nigeria than this nonsense that is sustained by the lack of revolution).
The Yoruba too would be shocked by the events that are about to unfold. It is annoying because we have been along this same useless road many times. In Nigerian politics, the outcome is actually irrelevant, it is just a power tussle between the same set of criminal organisations called political parties. The outcome is not relevant because the politicians and the elites are getting richer and stealing the commonwealth as usual while the people have been hypnotized by empty promises and stupid hope in religion.
There won’t be a Nigerian revolution because at every crossroads, the division between the people become apparent-that we are not the same people- and we don’t not want the same thing. No Nigerian politician ever dreamt of freedom for the people. No Nigerian politician shared the ideology of freedom, pursuit of happiness and prosperity on a level playing fields for the people called Nigerians.
There would not be a Nigerian revolution because the people called Nigerians are in a permanent state of Stockholm syndrome, praying for the politicians and washing their feet. There would not be a revolution because hopes are in some invisible gods rather that the good works of men that have transformed some countries to paradise on earth.
If there was going to be a Nigerian revolution, there would have been one many years ago and UAE, China and Singapore would be behind Nigeria in the development race. We can’t have a revolution because we have no love for liberty and we have no empathy that all men are born equal and deserve to live better than caged animals.
We can’t have a revolution because those who stole our childhood are those we still entrust with our future. There is not going to be a Nigerian revolution because we lost touch with human development and we love to glory in our oppression of those who lack. We don’t know the meaning/essence of live. We are vain.
If week 3 of 2021 ends and Solomon is still in prison, we will never have a Nigerian revolution. The day the rest of us go to prison as activists may be the end of our stories, it may be the end of our lives. We have chosen to live behind time, we chose to live in another civilization.
Let me just add that I don’t think Solomon is in prison because one Mr. Buhari wanted it so. I think it is the abuse of power by those who know that Buhari is like a virus (inactive on its own and only active in an induced situation).
Buhari himself is not conscious of his immediate environment. He goes about like a zombie. Jide Sanwoolu travels Lagos-Abuja-Lagos severally to brief him about what is going on in Lagos. If Buhari is normal or aware of his environment, he would listen to the news, watch tv and make phone calls to Jide Sanwoolu.
There are other pieces of evidence to show that Buhari is non-existent. Not least the avalanche of press releases and tweets daily that are attributed to him. No normal human being can be that active. It does not make sense. No normal human being mourns the death of every dick tom and harry on twitter. This unconscious Buhari does. I could go on, but we are not going to have a Nigerian revolution because we are not a country. We are a bunch of disorganized colonies and states. Presently we have no identities.
We are disorganized and disorientated as a (fraudulent) country. As nations within Nigeria, we are divided, lost, full of hate and lacking the ability to be constructive. We don’t add meaning to life. We are selfish and destructive.
In every way, we lack the abilities to revolutionize!
We are lost.
As long as Solomon remains in prisons, as long as other people have their rights taken from them, as long as people are still missing because SARS took them away or even killed them, we are ALL useless as a people. Very useless!! How come we cannot fight for our rights together?
If you want to antagonize my generalization that we are useless, move your ass, organize a protest, start a movement and get Solomon home!
If we cannot have a revolution, we can at least keep our humanity and resist the definition of our existence as reckless and useless by some nonentities in Abuja and all government houses across the failed country Nigeria.
If there was going to be a Nigerian revolution, there would have been one many years ago and UAE, China and Singapore would be behind Nigeria in the development race.
How To Stop Petrol Tanker Explosions In Western Nigeria
How To Stop Petrol Tanker Explosions In Western Nigeria
An open communication to all the governors in Western Nigeria.
Whichever way you look at it and irrespective of your perspective on my hypothesis, you must agree with me somehow that there is a need to put a stop to petrol tanker explosions in western Nigeria.
By Adeola Aderounmu
This is an open letter to all the governors of all the states in Western Nigeria. They really need to sit up and perform their duties, the ones they swore oath to.
I have followed almost all the incidents of explosions and fire outbreaks in western Nigeria for about 2 to 3 years now. My hypothesis is that the frequency and the regularity are so high that one could no longer term them accidents. A fire accident may occur once in a while but attacks on institutions and the economy of western Nigeria seems to be what is ongoing in the last 2 to 3 years, or more.
There is presently almost no state governor or their social media handlers in western Nigeria that is unaware of my hypothesis. My hypothesis: one that I do think I have a right to, is something I have not failed to bring to the attention of the Ooni of Ife and the vice president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo.
Live up to the oath you swore. For once, come together and work together to keep us safe.
That is not too much to ask. Is it?
I do not agree that the fire outbreaks and explosions have anything to do with the harmattan season. The attacks are not seasonal. Harmattan is also not a sudden, unexpected weather condition. We have been living with weather variations all our lives. What is apparent is the rise of explosions, fire outbreaks and petrol tanker explosions in western Nigeria. These unfortunate incidents correlate perfectly with the rise and establishments of terrorism in northern Nigeria. It also correlates with general banditry, kidnapping and spread of vices across Nigeria generally. I do not think the explosions and fire outbreaks in western Nigeria should be treated in isolation.
My suggestions for the state governors in western Nigeria are as follow:
-Take the entrance and exit of petrol tankers into western Nigeria more seriously. If you don’t have a pre-existing protocol for monitoring the movement of these tankers, then START NOW!
-Every petrol tanker that comes into western Nigeria must be known. Who is the driver? Which company or organisation do they work for? Where are the drivers living in western Nigeria? Where do they live in Northern Nigeria? Are they Nigerians? Who is their next of kin and so on and so forth?
-Take the plate number of every petrol tanker coming in and out of western Nigeria. Find out if they are real or fake plate numbers. Once discovered to be fake, take in the vehicle and prosecute the driver within 12 – 24 hours. Just do it!
-Do a survey of the routes of petrol tankers in western Nigeria. Mount specific plate number reading cameras at strategic locations along these routes. Even face recognition cameras for the drivers and occupants.
-Do all you can to carry out forensics on tankers that explode. Find the owners! Bring them to book and possibly prosecute them for terrorism! Stop their license, for life!
The governors of the states in western Nigeria must stop forming committees here and there. No need for committees! Get to work. Use people. Use the institutions that are existing to tackle security issues in western Nigeria. Start now!
My suggestions can be implemented. You just need to find a way to make them happen and even apply other measures that are not included here. There may be other ways too.
Why must you do these?
The people are losing their lives and their means of livelihood. Markets are burning. Roads are destroyed. Bridges may start to collapse. Environment is degraded. Even the health of the people will deteriorate with environmental pollution. I wish I could write more to expatiate but there are experts in western Nigeria who can tackle the economic implications more than me. There are experts who can tell you more about the damage to the environment and the direct and indirect impacts on lives and property.
Whichever way you look at it and irrespective on your perspective on my hypothesis, you must agree with me somehow that there is a need to put a stop to petrol tanker explosions in western Nigeria. Again, I do not believe it is just the weather or the bad roads. They have their roles but what we see in western Nigeria is beyond these 2 factors.
Take this as an open letter. Set to work. Protect Yorubaland. Protect western Nigeria. Protect the lives of the people, protect their means of livelihood. Protect life and property.
Live up to the oath you swore. For once, come together and work together to keep us safe.
That is not too much to ask. Is it?
Aderounmu Adeola writes from Stockholm, Sweden.
Nigeria Government Orders 100 000 doses of Vaccine
Nigeria Government Orders 100 000 doses of Vaccine
Based on Channels TV SUNRISE PROGRAM featuring prof Tomori, Alero Roberts and Tunji Funsho
Indirect Reports By Adeola Aderounmu
It is not often I wake up on a Saturday morning to watch a Nigerian TV channel. I have high disappointment in the role of the Nigerian media in the persistent oppression of the masses by the criminals in various government houses across the country. Somehow, I got caught up with SUNRISE (9 jan 2021), a program on CHANNELS TV and I learnt a lot.
“An idiot is still an idiot”
“Whether you are prominent or not, if you an idiot, you are an idiot”
“They are idiots, they are not prominent”
-Professor Tomori, reacting to so called prominent Nigerians undermining the coronavirus and the vaccine in Nigeria.
For this essay I would explain what 3 prominent Nigerians discussed with the presenters via video conference. These prominent Nigerians are Professor Tomori, Alero Roberts and Tunji Funsho.
At the end of this essay their names will appear as references. The essay is a mixture of their points of views and my additions.
These are what they talked about.
The Nigerian government has ordered 100 000 doses of covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer. Professor Tomori said that would be enough for 50 000 people. So, if Nigeria is a country (?) with approximately 200 million people, that means that the 100 000 doses is probably going to be rationed to the politicians and their families. Tomori also mentioned the disadvantages of ordering vaccine from Pfizer as it requires very cold temperature of minus 70 for storage. Nigeria does not have the facility for such storage. In the words of Tomori, the Nigerian government is stupid! He wondered why the Nigerian government ordered vaccines from Pfizer. In his words, Nigeria prepared for yesterday today while the rest of the world prepared for their tomorrow yesterday.
Tunji Funsho said whilst vaccination is very important, the priority now should be how to actually curb the vaccine in the next 1 year. He spoke about the need for dedication on the part of the population. “We need basic protocol to curb the vaccine”. He meant that the people must observe practices that would bring a halt to the spread of the disease.
“Stupidity kills and unfortunately stupid people are still going to die”
Alero Roberts reacting to people neglecting recommendations to stay at home and avoid indoor assembly.
Tunji Funsho said Nigerians should wear mask. He condemns congregations in churches or mosques. As a matter of fact, Tomori, Roberts and Funsho all were critical of the roles of churches and mosques in the continuous spread of coronavirus in Nigeria. Tomori said God is everywhere and people should sit down at home.
Tunji Funsho mentioned safe distancing even when we wear masks. He said that that the role of the government is minimal even though the government need to do more mobilization and he also emphasized the role of the media. I (Adeola) don’t know if I agree with him on the aspect of the role of the government. I think the government need to be more transparent on her dealings and to engage the people daily. In Sweden, the prime minister is drilled almost daily on issues concerning coronavirus and the health authorities organize daily media briefing during the weekdays. So, I think a Buhari in Aso rock should move his ass and address the press daily and he should answer critical questions about the safety of Nigerian lives.
Professor Tomori dismissed as untrue or unfounded the insinuation that vaccination will reduce herd immunity in Nigeria. He said on the contrary that vaccination will increase the herd immunity.
In terms of maintaining protocols and following regulations, the three discussants were very stern with their words and warnings. Alero Roberts said:
“Stupidity kills and unfortunately stupid people are still going to die”
She said she has friends who travelled to some places and came back home with covid-19. She said some of them are now queuing up for medical attention. We should have considerations for medical workers by not exposing ourselves to the virus and by staying at home, she emphasized. Alero Roberts said “We have a choice not to be an Obituary”
“You don’t need to go to church. You don’t need to go to the mosque. Stay at home. Keep away from indoor assembly,” she further emphasized.
While reacting to the video and messages by some prominent Nigerians urging Nigerians not to take the coronavirus vaccine, Professor Tomori said prominent or not,
“An idiot is still an idiot”
“Whether you are prominent or not, if you an idiot, you are an idiot”
“They are idiot, they are not prominent”
Professor Tomori would want Nigeria to emulate countries that have done well with the management of the coronavirus, for example New Zealand, Taiwan and Vietnam. He said the task force in Nigeria must begin to act proactively and focus on the people. He said the task force was not doing enough to dispel wrong insinuations.
Reacting to Ali Baba’s ordeal, the discussants agree that such ordeal should occupy frontline/frontpage news not just for a day or two but for a very long time to impress it on the people about the seriousness of the virus.
“How does it affect me that Buhari went to Daura” asked professor Tomori. He thought such news should not be the headline at a time when information about coronavirus should be a priority.
The three discussants cannot see Nigerians in general getting the vaccines until the end of the first quarter of 2021.
References
Professor Tomori
Alero Roberts
Tunji Funsho
Channels TV (SUNRISE)
PRAY FOR AFRIKA
PRAY FOR AFRIKA
This morning I shared a status on my Whatsapp and I know some people would be mad at me. My prayer for Afrika was not the same as what they expected and surely not the same as their gangster pastors would suggest.
My prayer for Afrika was that Afrika should wake up from her slumber. I prayed that Afrika would rule the world again the same way she did before she was captured, tamed and subdued by different imperialists.
That is my prayer for Afrika and it ended with Ase
NB: I need to blog more, so some of my posts are going to be short and brief. I have some other articles that are pending, they may be longer.
Brief and short blogs will allow me to respond more to situations in Nigeria and Africa. It will keep me closer to YOU!
A View From The Scandinavian 