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Sitting beside the intensive care unit of the hospital in Ilorin where my mother was before she finally transited to glory, gave me a shocking realization. Every time power shuts down, some lives are endangered. I noticed with amazement that even my mother who was in the most funded section of the hospital regularly had her existence dependent on a UPS. The UPS was no different from the small ones supporting a personal computer. My mind wandered back easily to the road accidents that I have seen on my road travels over the past few weeks, and to the other thousands of lives lost uncelebrated. It is real, that we are losing people who ought to be alive daily in this country. And no, we are not to blame, it’s all the fault of the government, isn’t it? I’m here today to show you that our enemies are closer home than the government. In the year that King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the lord!
Everybody who has the capacity to lead us, who has the potential to be voted for, who is a leader and has earned the trust and respect of people in this nation, has committed a great offense. Our negligence has put the wrong people in power, made our hospitals unequipped, left our roads as deathtraps, and have assisted in killing, murdering and sentencing many young talents and future leaders to early graves! The silence of your pastor, your CEO, your mentor and yourself is the reason for our bad roads, is the reason for the deplorable state of power in Nigeria, is responsible for poverty and the deathroll in this country. If you know how it can be better or know leaders, like we all agreed a few days ago, that can make things better and don’t position them, we have sinned!
Quote me if you want, but no matter how many dead your pastor or imam raises, he is by negligence, responsible for killing more. No matter how much good works we do, our silence has destroyed more! You and I are guilty as charged! Guilty Guilty Guilty! The events that will catapult us to change, the Rossa Parks in our society are many too many to base our stories on just one event. We are in a deplorable state, the most churchy country in the world and yet the most corrupt! Our most influential man was counted because of the opposite of the reason that we are condemned as a nation! Our silence speaks loudly! Our silence and and non-verbal endorsement of vision-less leaders have made our paradise potential nation a living hell! Our land is flowing with milk and honey and our people are living on dirt and leftovers!
I’m not left out from the culprits in this pontification, so this is not about pointing fingers. This is about acknowledging that we have offered words where we should have offered action. We have gathered and had meetings where we ought to have taken decisions. We have been diplomatic when we ought to have taken a position. We call ourselves good people, too clean to be dirtied by the politics of Nigeria, yet in our negligence we have murdered, we have killed and made many go to the grave early. May God forgive us and spare us. May we awaken also from our slumbers, turn away from our wicked ways and offer more than prayers for our countries ailing health.God has heard us, but we have refused to hear him! He has answered, but we have refused to take corresponding action.
I learnt long ago, that he would be the star of any field is the one who is not too careful not to make mistakes. In football as in Surgery, the fittest feet and hands, are the ones comfortable with trying new territories. I have decided to not talk alone anymore, but to venture into new territories. I have lead the New Nigeria Club – a non partisan social network of Nigerians who indicated interest in being involved in the change we desire, I have been a part and support of many non governmental, non profits e.t.c. I have however come to that place in my life where I have seen that we will remain mere instruments in the hands of those that have purpose if all we engage in are gatherings, meetings and intellectual masturbation. If all we do is reorientation seminars, and community development, we will never have the power to do the magnitude of what we are capable of doing! If we gather and have numbers, we’ll get hijacked by other political parties who will come in as wolves in sheep clothing and rubbish our rights to endorse or get us to back their objectives.
What does Nigeria need? Right political leadership and enlightened followership. How different will things be if we have 30 great governors? Very very. Is a New Nigeria Possible? Not without political voice and power. Do we need to be president or governor? No, but we must be able to select who and who is qualified to be, and may the best man or woman win.
If we do what we need to do for this country, we may die! If we run, we may live, at least for a while! But in days not far from today, we will die, on our beds, on hospital beds or on the deplorable roads! Are we willing to trade all the days and years, from now until that day, for once chance, just one chance, to gather ourselves together and tell those who lobby to lead us, that they might take away our national cake, they may defraud our nation, they might even rape our land and empty it’s resources, but they will never take away our future!
Don’t worry about what the process is to set up a political party, it is being done, and it will be done! Don’t worry about the constitution of the party and it’s drivers, it will be made public to interested groups and individuals. I wish this was premeditated, and was something I was aware that things would evolve into a few years ago, it’s not. I have learnt and moved and changed every step of the way to have the clarity that I have and see today. A political party we can, we must, we will! Join us, the future started yesterday and we are already late. Is anybody on the lords side?
53 thoughts on “The Sin of Negligence”
Hmmmm…….Deolu i guess you are beating the drum in a proverbial way, only the wise and deep thinker will know the meaning and implication. You have spoken logically and your point is very valid.. It’s time for me to think again and also make a shift like you have done. But in all i’m am on the Lord side, thank you.
i am sure on the Lord’s side. we must not rest nor give our eyes sleep until righteousness flows in our nation like a mighty stream. there are Israelites already in the philistine camp, all they need is the sound of the trumpet and the war begins. we can, we must and we will deliver a new Nigeria.so help us God.
hmmm.
I am on the lords side and always will
The Sin of negligence is never neglected. It haunts everybody!
I am on the Lord’s side!
I’m not being proverbial oh… we are setting up a political party, it’s being done, we are getting endorsement and support from all quarters, we are involving people who have been hitherto silent and people are being enrolled. God has helped us, that’s why you and I were born in this country. It’s ours, we can make things happen.
There will be 3 types of people, those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who watch those watching.
Mahatma Gandhi in his words once said that there is a cause he was ready to die for but none is he ready to kill for. This is the question i keep asking our leaders. Now to us, our voices will not cease, our passion for this country will not dwindle neither will our vision for a New Nigeria be cut short by people that have no vision for this country, people that do not understand our cries and plights.We need men that will serve their gifts to the NIGERIAN MASSES selflessly. we do not need leaders, we need servants. people that have been on the drive for a New Nigeria before now, people that understand and are familiar with our antecedence and all that we have been yearning for all these years. Nigeria must be great, Nigeria must experience universal acceptance, global recognition for good and wonders.
Where are the perculiar species? those that undestand where we want to be in the years ahead. the young at heart and thinking, those with a clear mental picture of our preferable future. to them i say I AM ON THE LORD’S SIDE! To them i give my allegiance, to them i cast my vote, to them i clear the way for their arrival and I IKOTUN ADEBISI, AM ONE OF THEM! M y voice shall not cease let them take away whatever they want but I will not negotiate with them on my consent for leadership. I shall support men that represent a just cause. and with them and us I say WELCOME TO THE NEW NIGERIA! …to be continued.
I am loving this – Deolu, a politician?
Nigeria can never change without the right people getting involved in politics, that is why I ll support PU anytime, anyday.
Nigeria no go spoil.
I hear say that a problem cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created it. Sure Nigeria is one nation with so many contraindications and proves the saying that the only condition for evil to triumph is for good people to keep silent, or not resist it. This is a step in the right direction which must be pursued to the fullest. I applaud this decision and even if it means winning the country a ward at a time, it should be commended and efforts must be made that this ideal can be sustained by its pure appeal and demonstration that we can make a difference in our generation. And chairman sad to hear about the loss of your mum. Been offair awhile. we take solace in the wonderful gift of you that she left behind…Eyin won a da o!
What a masterpiece. We are pregnant. We will deliver the future NOW .We already have a 36 state strategy. We already have a 109 Constituency strategy. We already have a 774 local government strategy. We will train. We will galvanize. We will mobilize. We will ACT. We will deliver in 2011
We recognize the fierce urgency of now. we have waited, we have prayed, we have brainstormed. NOW is the time to ACT. We understand the enormity of the task ahead.
We know that the atmosphere is saturated with yearning for change. We know the road ahead will be rough. we know that our steps will be steep. We know We are ready to WIN. We are ready to go to PRISON. We are ready to LIVE. We are ready even to DIE, if physical death will deliver my children from psychological death.
Talk is cheap. the time to ACT is NOW.
You Can Reserve your own Membership Form NO NOW…
I’M ON THE LORD’S SIDE!!! (emphasis intentional). I have been waiting for this for far too long.This is our chance.
My son is just 6 months old. God forbid that he would in the future accuse me of refusing to take the actions necessary to take Nigeria into the rightful place.
Chairman, what would you have us do?
i have been in since yesterday!!!!
I am on the Lord’s side… this is rebranding of the mind.
On the Lord’s side. The time for change is here. Enough is enough! We cannot maintain a siddon-look attitude and expect a ‘divine’ solution. Nigeria Arise!
I am on this side! how do we start?
…hmmmm….I quite agree with you sir…
I am on the lord’s side!
Let us know the next steps.
I am in oooo.
that is true, the problem in this country is caused by ourself,the silence as u said, the fear of being quoted, the fear of being denied and the fear of betrayal.we av forgoteen that there is no victrory without war,and freedom is not truly valued until when loss.it is a shame of being in this country where we have but lacking.it is in this country an individual can maintain a refinery and the country herself could not boast of any.why, cos we do not want to hit the nail on the head.Nigeria is a lawless country, we refuse to say the truth, we are black deepen in black character.the country of 150 million population is being controlled by minority not up to hundred holding 149.9 milion in ransome of abject poverty.to solve the problem of this contry our law must be effective , income must be distributed equally and good leadership ,the one that knows why and for whom u are there to lead,favourism, tribalism and nepotism must be neglected.then we can talk of religion because the purpose of religoin is to refurbish ones’ heart to manifest positively . this country where an individual has an estate and many are roomless, an individual has many cars while majority find it difficult to get shoe to wear.
i pray may almighty Allah touches the heart of those who can rescue us from the pharao of our time.
Unless we have the right leaders doing the right things, Nigeria may never emerge from the cocoon of misery. Leadership isn’t only about who to be; it’s also about what to be. A leader is a seer, seeker, servant, strategist, shepherd, sustainer, steward, and spokesman. The portrait of 21st century Nigeria is disquieting. While Europe is taming the moon and befriending Mars, Nigeria trudges on in poverty, disease and illiteracy.
Leadership dearth has imposed painful limitations on our collective existence. It doesn’t matter what type of organisation you are in: leadership determines success. It is a critical variable in development calculus; and its dearth is the sole restrictive force that has barred Nigeria and its people from moving forward and upward. Let there be competent leaders, as many as are needed, and Nigeria would leap from recession to recovery, from limitation to liberation, from collective doom to continuous boom. The vibrant, dynamic and servant leadership of colonial and early independence years is hardly seen these days. Look in the socio-political arena of Nigeria and check on some of the people calling the shots at various leadership levels. Do they all have the sincerity, vision and savvy of Nkrumah, the modesty, selflessness and integrity of Nyerere, the courage and tenacity of Mandela, the Spartan temperance and bravery of Awolowo and the charm and brilliance of Azikiwe? Post-colonial Africa is awash with leaders who misruled their nations, misled their people and misused their resources. Nigeria could feed and fund the world; but it has remained poor and stunted. Reason: the nation is starved of right leadership. The dearth of leaders is the cause of Nigeria’s misery. Leadership is influencing others to accomplish an objective. In the process, the leader keeps the various components of the organisation steady and running so that the set objectives can be achieved.
God bless Nigeria. I am on the Lord side.
Thanks Deolu. I think its time to “HEAL OUR NATION”, make it a better place for me, for you and generations to come. Now that there’s aplace in our hearts, and I know that it;’s love for our nation. Am on the Lord’s side.
Leaders are really needed in thsi country at a time like this where there is trouble in the Niger Delta, lack of accountability in our fiancial sector, non complaiance with the rule of law. the problem with the education sector is ther unresolved and unattended to. the products of this same sector, a situation that could be refered to as “biting the fingers that fed you”.
we need servant leaders that have built their reputation capital over the years. people that will be the Mahatma Gandhi of Nigeria. people that wiil say to MEND: stop! and they will obey like India and Pakistan did in the days of Gandhi. people that have someting at stake not like our present leaders that ave their children studying abroad and so they do not want to know whether ASSU goes on industrial action for 10 years. God will judge them according to their works. Nigeria mus be delivered from the hands of lords and masters to the emerging servants of justice. and theri arrival we earnestly await.
Yes l will always be on the Lord side everyday of my life, he is my mentor, my strenth & my everything, am already on the next step l thank God for that,???
Deolu, U will never stop provoking peole to think in the right direction. I feel U on this, we have truly sinned. Mat God Almighty forgive Us and help us take actions
A political party I will join
great idea! enough of all the stories we hear everyday……………….7 point agenda,niger delta crisis,bad roads,poor supply of power,etc…we need to start making things work ourselves and there is no better time than now!!!!
great idea!!!
We can make this happen. We the used, can come together and make ourselves instrumental in bringing all the lone rangers who can help this nation together.
A form will be ready on this site by Monday! We’ll need to also schedule a meeting ASAP. Please beware that we will need to meet at inconvenient times.
I cannot promise that all the people we back will win, I cannot promise that scaling the hurdles for establishing a political party will be easy, but I can promise one thing, if we don’t win now, we will win later, if we don’t stop we will make a difference, and never again will we be guilty of the hideous sin of Negligence.
Finally, people are consenting to come to the Lord’s side. Once upon a time in Israel, the midianites oppressed them for so long. After it became unbearable, so unbearable that men were threshing wheat in a wine press where no wind was available to separate the chaff from the grain, God raised up a deliverer in the name of Gideon.
When Gideon called, many people showed up to fight against the midianites, but only 300 were worthy. TODAY WE GIVE THEM NOTHING, TODAY WE TAKE FROM THEM EVERYTHING.
TODAY, NO NEW NIGERIAN DIES, TOMORROW THOUGH, WE MAY
nice one!arise oh compatriots,nigeria’s call obey!dee,cant we have an alliance for progress meeting in ibadan?i’ll be glad to help.
Great thought…I am on the Lord’s side.
That’s what am talking about ACTION! ACTION! ACTION! “WE” ourselves should be held responsible and accountable for the silence. But, it is better late than never!
Deolu, its really good that you would write this post so soon after the last one on Pastor EA Adeboye. When I read that post, I just left this site shaking my head. It was that much thought provoking.
I know that the whitest, purest lilies grow out of the dirtiest, stagnant swamps but I couldn’t understand why out of over 140 million Naija people, there can be only one ‘influential’ person known to the world. Our swamp should abound with lilies! Why?
It is because we are not awake to our own power as leaders. We have abdicated our responsibilities to charlatans who exercise power on our behalf as they will. We have refused to lead and are now being ruled by those who do not appreciate power.
It is indeed, our fault.
I am on the lord’s side.
I am sure on the Lord’s side. I agree completely with this vision and I’m willing to pursue it God helping us. This nation must become transformed. I get so bitter each time I see our police officers(those meant to be protecting lives and properties) harrass citizens and extort money from them or get delayed for no reason on the road in broad daylight. I get bitter at all the corruption I see around. We need those who can cause the change we need. 2011 must be different.
I alway’s believe on one thing, is that one day the israel lit most be free no mater what it sha come to pass just one day,, all will need to be doing rit now is be prayerful??
on the Lord’s side i am!
one tol we need to sustaiin this renaisance is unity and committment to this cause that binds us together-THE CHANGE WE NEED. irespective of our ethnic, cultural, social, religious, educational, geopolitical an oter orientations, we must as a matter of importatnce be united and have one voice and be committed to this cause. if we fail to speak and do something to sustain this wind and spirit of change, generations unborn aill curse us in our graves when we are no more. I have resolved to leave behind, not just an empire of wealth and riches, but the wisdom that helped me thrieve in this storm and the courage that i employed in stating the truths behind the fact and that is what the generation that will come afer me will need to be sucessful. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Anthony Enahoro, Dr. Nnamdi Azukiwe, Chief M K O Abiola, Pa. Samuel Akintola and others, (all late) fought for our independence but not freedom becaue today in this country of ours, we are not free but where is the wisdom that brought us independence in their children? where is concord airlines and newspapers, where is the M K O dynasty? and many more of the legacies they left? there are no where to be found. the wisdom that brought us independence in display? our voice will not cease until we are heard in the four cornres of this world that SOME PEOPLE SOME WHERE ARE STILL PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CHANGE NIGERIA NEEDS…trusted and efficient leaders. I AM ON THE LORDS SIDE!
@ Uncle Deolu. God will increase your understanding and give you an excellent spirit.
We will talk, we will blog, and we will write, we will complain, and we will make plans; but more than that, we will DO. In the words of Neil Eskelin, achievement requires more than a vision – it takes courage, resolve and tenacity. I enlist to fight for freedom today, and if you are out there and still doubting: I say (words borrowed from the OAU student union) – my time will pass, and your time will pass, but the collective history of our times will remain… Are you on???
I m on the Lord’s side and will always be on the Lord’s side. There is going to be a great awakening, there will be an emergence of a crop of brand new nigerians and a great nation nigeria. As for me and my household, we are heeding to this clarion call. This is the time to stand up and salvage the destiny of this nation from the “ajegun ‘jerans”. All we need in this nation is a focused leadership and enlightened followership. LETS STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH N THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW NIGERIA. YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely, i’m on the LORD’S SIDE! But come o, u’ve said it all. Let’s leave d political intonation of this message sef….. Have we not all learnt & believed that silence means consent – I guess that says it all! Don’t u think we’ve all consented to what we’ve been receiving from our leaders? Should we not fight for the right cause? Waow, we’ll get there, as long as we remain on the LORD’S SIDE!
well we see another form of negligence in the death of 11 Nigerians at UCH Ibandan at the weekend. what do we say about this, whose fault? the problem that led to this we all know, who will respond to their cries? it pains me that people who could have contributed to the growth and advnacement of our dear nation just die because some people some where have refusde to fulfill their own part of the bargain. we need people that are sensitive to our weaknesses as a nation.
I am on the LORD’S side.Let’s make it happen NOW! Let’s build the NIGERIA of our dreams.
Great idea. What is more important than settinp up a political party however is setting up one that can win elections. I hope that as you are drawing up the blue prints for this party, you also begin to consider the issue of national spread. All the same, great move.
I AM ON THE LORD’S SIDE. CHAIRMAN, I AM READY TO BE OF USE, JUST CALL AND I WILL BE THERE. WE CAN DO THIS, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE CAN
great words sir. the future is in our hands o. i am tired of complaining about the government of the land and how bad this havbe deteriorated. it is indeed a clarion call for us all to wake up.
I am highly on the Lord’s side know that great things are about to start springing up for all to enjoy. God bless you.
viewed from any perspective the time to act is now. we must all show up and be wiling to make a difference. here is the emmergence of the New Nigeria,
hmm, great write up. i am so mad with the way we are behaving as citizens of this country and most imporatntly as youths. everyday, we keep on hearing worse and worst things because like chairman sai, negligence.everybody has several reasons why the government has failed. we know they have failed but what are we dooing about their failure?
Mark Twain onece said” There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist” pessimist is what majority of Nigerians have become. we do not think it can get better because of negligence. we run to churches and mosques daily in search of answers to prayers forgeting that we are the answers to that which we have been praying for. good leaders do not jumb from the sky. let us all rise to the occasion and let us try to make our votes count.
i believe that 2011 will be the beginning of another political revolution in our land. God bles this great country.
few days ago, the world evangelist Evang, Rick Warren said the whole would be changed if we abandon our religious affiliations and work together as the human race completely whether Muslims or Christians. this is indeed a pointer that our religious orientations is not a factor to consider if our nation must see better days.
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what are the conditions for attending this programme os i’m very interested in the building of a new Nigeria.
@All,
The Meeting is FREE, and you are all welcome to attending this program. It’s today… I look forward to seeing you all!
Chief,though it’s going now…i wish a great year ahead.Happy Birthday!
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Great exposition on the problems and their solutions of our dear Nation. Like you, many young people (myself inclusive) have decided that what we need is action and not blowing hot air. Like Esther, we must say if we die, we die for we know that whether we die now or later is not the main concern for us but what did we achieve with our life. This nation will be delivered because the time is ripe and the ones who are ready will enlighten those who aren’t. Pls keep up the good work.