“Today is my birthday, and I want a gift! The gift I want is for you to on my behalf credit the following account with whatever is laid on your heart to give. Little Saints Orphanage, Skye Bank. Acc No: 133170005200. Please do it on my behalf and kindly let me know about it. Thank you.”
I would love to write about my birthda, but I’m sorry, I can’t. I must pour out my heart in another direction. My eyes have seen the evolving of the glory of the country called Nigeria. Nigeria will be great again! Out of the shambles of the current hopelessness, out of the fabrics of this current decaying state, out of the depths into which we have plunged, Nigeria shall arise again!
A new crop of leaders are arising in Nigeria, a blend of people who have participated in the old, yet remained untarnished and those who have hitherto considered themselves too principled to participate in valueless politics. A new breed without greed, a generation that will raise, build and repair the foundations of the New Nigeria. My eyes have seen the glory to come, the exciting days ahead, and the desirable paradise that will be crafted out of the once deplorable nation. While I see the beauty and the spendor of the glory however, my eyes are not disconnected from the sacrifices that need to be made. The challenges that lie ahead, and the hurdles that must be crossed. I have interacted with the future, shaken hands with them that are about to be, I have viewed the Resumes of great ones, and tomorrow excites me. Change is coming, change is here. Change is looking for volounteers and my answer is totally yes!
Today a prophecy I heard 11yrs ago rings true…”Here comes the tender shoot from the side of the north, afore prepared before the foundation of the earth, to stir Nigeria to her prophetic destiny. His two feet are deeped in the blood of tyrants. In his right hand and left hand are the swords of justice and the sword of judgement… In his time, the economy of Nigeria will recover faster than the economy of Japan. The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it, the zeal of the lord will accomplish it” – Dr. Tunde Bakare (Deliberately edited for the days ahead).
What do we need to do? All we need to do is simple. The template of which dates back to creation and timeless history.
1. We need to SPEAK the SAME Language – Our desire and confessions, our conversation and communication must be the same language – CHANGE. I know the word change is overused, but it’s so apt. We need to SHIFT from our old way of thinking and talking, and embrace CHANGE! Things are about to change for better in Nigeria, and it’s not dependent on any one man, it’s just the right time for change. Many before us would have wished to witness these days, but it’s our time. We are at the greatest time in the history of Nigeria. A time that great men will be brought to limelight. We are in the days of change. That language needs to fill our airspace. We want NEW! A New Nigeria, New Roads, New Hospitals, New Politicians, New Schools, New! We want change, change in power supply, change in mindsets, change in our global perception. We want change!
2. We need to set big goals – We are were we are today, because as a people we have always thought small and imagined small things. People need goals bigger than themselves to consistently stay together. If our goals are lofty and challenging, then our bonding will be thicker and more efficient. Change in 2011 is ambitious, but that’s exactly what we need ambition. We need to set goals high enough to accomodate our failures as successes. Can’t Nigeria have the best something in the world? Can’t the world come to us to see? We need to take concrete action into getting our goals and aspirations achieved. We need to do the impossible!
I’m so excited, not by what I see, but by what I hear. The future of our about to be great nation relies not on all who have been custodians of it, it belongs to us, you and I? Have you ever wondered how in our homes and extended family meetings we seem to lead already and set direction? How come in governance however, we have relinquished our responsibilities to a generation that should ask us what our opinions are?
I just want to bring you into my excitement, you’ll get more details later. We can change this nation, we have all it takes! All we need to do is build our one voice to be heard and make sure it’s unmistakeable.
39 thoughts on “Change 2011”
Hi chairman, Happy Birthday!!! May God grant you the dews of heaven and increase your your capacity. you shall not be cut short in your prime! Heaven will defend you and uphold your visions & fulfill purpose. God will amplify your voice for change to be heard across all barriers and He will make you finish well & STRONG!.
Love from Kunle Ogunbayo & Family.
What a better time in history, Chairman.
Great movements happen when men’s initiatives are taken over by God’s timing. Bones are joining to bones, even the necessary tools and people in the diaspora are thinking of coming back to join the battle-either for passion or recession.
We would push, pray and move till an epidemic of an imminent LEADER-SHIFT happens in the political sphere.
Happy Birthday, Chairman.
LEADERSHIFT
Not power to some people, power to us- the people!
Deolu, We hear you. And those who are going to resist change are listening too. We cannot afford to waste another Generation, if not for our own sake at least for our childrens sake. We hear you, It is time for us all to live for something beyond ourselves, something beyond our wallet. we hear you. Happy Birthday.
May the Lord send you help from Zion and accept your offering. May He grant you peace and give flight to ur wings. Many apy returns my Oga. Praisefowowe
Many Happy Returns of the day and may your desires come true especially for Nigeria
Happy Birthday Man of God. May the good Lord crown your year with fatness and may your steps drip honey!
To progress as a nation, we must embrace Change. In my opinion, PROGRESS is actually spelt C-H-A-N-G-E.
We will get there.
What birthday song can i sing for a WONDERFUL person on his birthday; a song for wisdom,knowledge,understanding,good health,long live and prosperity..Chairman,you are too much,the vision you have for our dear country ll not be cut short.
Many Happy Birthday to you my Brother, may the Lord add more life to your years and more years to your life, you are blessing to our generation and God will continue to sustain you to fulfil what he has destined for your life. Your message and declaration of change, rings to the depth of my soul, I remember too well that prophesy you quoted, now i have recieved more strenght to my feeble hands, indeed it’s time for a New Nigeria, i must take my place in destiny.
Chairman, happy birtjhday to you and many happy returns
Happy Birthday,Deolu.Its nice to know that you are adding days.And i really pray that your dreams will see the light of the day. I agree with you about the needed change in NIGERIA,and i really hope that people won’t just read and dream.BUT DO SOMETHING.
Happy Birthday Deolu! Many Happy Returns!!!!
I pray God continues to guide and guard you; I pray God protects and watches over you and your family.
You’re blessed; your going out and coming in is blessed. You are blessed in the city, you’re blessed in the field, you’re placed in your business and you’re blessed in ALL your endeavours.
I alsoI pray that the God-given fire you have for Naija wouldn’t quench and God would bring destiny-helpers your way……….(AMEN).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U SIR…………………I’M STILL LOYAL TO YOUR GOVERNMENT!
Happy birthday to a man who has coupled zeal with hardwork and dexterity is being obtained.CHANGE=GROWTH(John Maxwell), i am made up for a new NIGERIA.Enjoy!
“We need to set big goals – We are were we are today, because as a people we have always thought small and imagined small things. People need goals bigger than themselves to consistently stay together”- This is word
Happy birthday to you. Wish you many joyful returns
chairman happy birthday sir.imay God grant unto you your heart desires in Jesus name.sir, i believe all you wrote in this post but i want us all to understand that we are alreday motivated and driven by the passion to see Nigeria succeed. let us start now. 2011 isnt far anymore.
This is sure a Very Special Day. A day someone so dear was born to this world. Happy Birthday to You, and many happy return. i sure believe in a new and great Nigeria.
Sir, i pray that God will continue to increase you in Wisdom,Knowledge and Understanding and God will grant unto you all your heart desire.Happy Birthday Sir.
I’m in this with the whole of my heart and resources.
So help us God.
These are the days of the fulfillment of prophecies.
Happy Birthday Deolu. I wish you many happy returns. Yes Nigeria will be great but the question is; are the youths ready? We have the tools available and one great tool is the internet, we can use it to raise funds and do so much – the Obama way. God bless Nigeria, Amen!
Happy birthday Baba D. Change is here!
Happy bday chairman, many happy returns.
I hear the sounds of abundance of rain…
With dedications, big goal and garce, we can. Happy birthday chairman
Happy Birthday Sir!!!
Nigeria will be great again.
i read a quote yeasterday that said “Fear is the passion of Slaves”. Fear of the future is a waste of the present.. 90% of what we fear never happens. However, 90% of what we hope for and tenaciously work for will happen. Nigeria, here me …your CHANGE has come. little wonder DEOLU and OBAMA share the same birthday. we are on course to make the singapore story a child’s play.
The road ahead will be long. we will have to PRAY LONG PRAYERS…we will have to THINK LONG THOUGHTS. we will have to MAKE LONG JOURNEYS… we may have to spend LONG TIME IN PRISON TOGETHER. we will have to WALK LONG WALKS FOR CHANGE TO HAPPEN. we will have to GIVE LOADS OF MONEY TO THE CAUSE…
if you are out there… ARE YOU TRULY READY FOR CHANGE… YOUR TIME WILL BE REQUIRED, YOUR MONEY WILL BE DEMANDED and YOUR WILL will BE TESTED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY…ARE YOU READY?
My joy rest on the premise that whatever happens in days to come, the PRICE is not greater than the PROMISE OF A NEW NIGERIA.
Nigeria… This is OUR TIME…This is OUR MOMENT. the future is coming… the future is here… the future is NOW! Happy birthday Chairman
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happi birthday!
My birthday is today as well…and what do I have heavy on my heart? A New Nigeria where the policy makers themselves will abide by the rule of the policy…A Nigeria where any policy put in place automatically impacts the economy of the entire world…We shall deliver the future…We can, we must AND we SHALL! IJN!
Let us know the next steps!
Happy Birthday and many happy returns!
ay ur wishes and those of many 9jas come true.
Oncemore,happy birthday.
Happy birthday and many,many happy returns.
happy birthday to you and greater days ahead. regular reader of your column and student of your school of thoughts and ideals. True talk! There is a lot of work to be done. Visioning, Strategy, Implementation. Whatever it takes, we’ll get there. Pls, in all you do, don’t forget to involve the youths in Universities and other tertiary institutions. Retool them and we’re on our way to that NEW NIGERIA. Up Naija.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU BROS. WISHING U ALL THE BEST IN LIFE. YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR DAYS IN JESUS’ NAME.
Change in this nation is inevitable, we need a total shift from the old ways to the new ways. I AM SET FOR CHANGE. NIJA WILL TAKE HER PLACE IN LEAGUE OF PROSPEROUS NATIONS.
Wow!!! My heart jumps and rejoice for joy. I am happy and see prophecy cioming to pass. As a matter of fact i remembered that prophecy and hold onto that strongly. Thank you my brother big time,
Happy glorious birthday. The Lord be with you. Amen.
A relaxed mind
A peaceful soul
A joyful spirit
A healthy bogy…… I wish you all this as you go in a new year. Happy Birthday in arears.
Happy belated birthday sir. keep up the g8 work, may almighty God in his infinite mercy continue to bless & increase u.
Love change though it’s not easy but it works cant wait for the complete story.
Today a prophecy I heard 11yrs ago rings true…”Here comes the tender shoot from the side of the north, afore prepared before the foundation of the earth, to stir Nigeria to her prophetic destiny. His two feet are deeped in the blood of tyrants. In his right hand and left hand are the swords of justice and the sword of judgement… In his time, the economy of Nigeria will recover faster than the economy of Japan. The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it, the zeal of the lord will accomplish it” – Dr. Tunde Bakare
I remember the prophesy too, many of us don’t understand the prophesy then, we still don’t. But do you know more than ever before I see the reality of the prophesy coming to pass, it’s here already. Oga Sir, is there a way we can put this articles on National newspaper, so we can reach about 50 million Nigerians.
We need to influence the the electoral process too, the INEC, the Police and the Nigerian society in diaspora. We need to do something and very fast Thanks for this article it’s a good clarion call.
Sir, do you know that in Nigeria now, we have two main electoral group of people i.e the Elites and the illiterates. The Elites are the people who have the knowledge and capacity to influence good governance and political strategy to influence the change we desire. But these Elites who constitute about 25% of Nigerian have left the power to influence good governance due to the fact that some of them have tried in time past and have failed and now totally discouraged about the political system.
The power now resides in the hands of the illiterates; the bus conductors, the welders, carpenter e.t.c. who have decided to take the bull by the horn. Go to voting pool, you’ll see more illiterates than the educated.
Our work consist on how we can influence these set of people who refused to be ruled by greed politician deciding to swallow their own lot in the national cake before the election. we need to re-orient them about positive Nigeria of our dream and the need to be selfless and the value of their vote on the installation of good leaders in Nigeria.
We also need a wake up call to the sleeping professor of Politics and several economic analyst and deteriorating Nigeria observers called the Elites that if they don’t stand up to do something, their children will forever be ruled by illiterates, so what then is the value or importance of their education. I have to stop now, I write more later. Thanks Oga.
Recently, i kept asking WHY! That led me to write a post @ http://www.adesojiadegbulu.com/change-nigeria-better
Thanks God this post helps me to strengthen my belief that Nigeria will change for the better. 2011 will tell us how..
God bless Nigeria