CLARION CALL
SAVE MY
NIGERIA
How much of Nigeria do
you know?
Nigeria is a large
country, both in land mass and population. It is Africa’s most populous country
with a population of about 170 million people, representing about 2.3% of the
world’s population . There are over 500 ethnic groups in Nigeria, of which the
largest are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
Nigeria is about 4 times bigger than
Ghana, about 13 times the size of Sierra Leone and 82 times the size of The
Gambia. Can Nigeria still be great? Have
you ever wondered why it seems as if the rich are getting richer and the poor
are getting poorer?
According to statistical reports, about
2.5 Million barrels of Crude oil is produced on a daily basis which brings it
to about a billion barrels of Crude oil in a year. Does it still seem vague?
Let me simplify. Crude oil is gotten by a process called fractional
distillation with each by-production getting sludged off at various
temperatures. By-products of cracking of
a barrel of Crude oil include petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, bitumen e.t.c .
Nigeria has about 42 billion tonnes of
bitumen, the Second largest in the world almost twice Crude oil reserve
according to report published by Nigerian Investment and business guide Volume
1 co-authored by Nigeria and USA in 2015. Surprisingly, we have not started
exploring them! The bitumen used in making most Nigerian roads is imported!!!
Nigeria’s coal is one of the best in the world, owing to its low ash and
sulphur content.
Kenya relies on wildlife and Tea as
its source of revenue. Jamaica relies on Banana export. Do you know Nigeria has
not used up to half of its arable land sufficient for massive large scale
agricultural production? States like Taraba, Borno, and Bauchi are well larger
than some African countries. You could call these states desert lands, but have
you considered Israel?
Israel is one of the Largest
exporters of apples, tomatoes and ornamental flowers in the world. Yet, in a
dry and dusty land. Guess what? They have oil flowing in their desert land. Who
knows, we may also have something resourceful in our abandoned desert lands.
Before the discovery of oil in the 1960’s, Nigeria was the largest exporter of
Peanut and Palm Oil. Our Local Shea butter, an ingredient in beauty products
and moisturizers is left to rot. These neglected resources have been estimated
to possibly generate about $2 billion dollars of foreign exchange earnings in a
year. Yet, neglected we still call them.
The tides are changing and the seasons
are passing. This mantle of making Nigeria great is slowly being passed down.
Will you make Nigeria great again? Arise O Compatriots, Nigerians call obey,
not delay.
Will you
start this race and set a pace for generations to come?
#6000 for your vote, would you sell it? Or
let’s say a million naira cash! Out of
the assumed national cake. Will you take your piece of the cake or damn the
wealth for the posterity? The Swiss bank recently alleged Nigeria of
misappropriating Abacha’s stolen wealth returned to the country. I call it
double misappropriation. But if you can shame the ill-gotten wealth for the
benefit of all Nigerians, hop in into the race and watch how we can, with God,
make this country great again
A wise man once said on
his visit to Nigeria, He said: ‘Give me only half of Nigeria and I will feed
the world’. It is our individual responsibilities to expand our horiscope even
as Vets, beyond jabbing of animals to the transformation of these resources
around us for the benefit of mankind. The mirages of other countries are
appealing, but do you know Nigeria can be better. What is your lot as a Vet. Doctor in making
Nigeria great again? Think wider and better sir, think outside the box ma
We have to search for these
resources as though microscopic in order to have them in their gross
quantity. Biochemically, they are rich in value;
physiologically, they are multi potent. We ought to be living as Kings
and Priests all wise and not diabetic (suffering amidst plenty).
Yes, Nigeria shall be great again.
Oh blessed mother of resources!
Nigerians are waiting….
The world awaits our exploration.
Awake Nigeria and Break forth.
We have developed
countries today because developed minds were allowed to Power
Are you the one to make
the change or should we expect another?
seeker
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