cost of running the government should be reduced
sustainable NYSC projects that directly affect their communities
use of community based stations to tackle issues and collate data.
analyse touchpoints (issues affecting different areas)
education formal & informal
As concerned Nigerians the Nigeria Fix aims at diagnosing the problems and coming up with simple solutions. We asked Chris Ihidero (Writer/Filmmaker), Kunle (Research Analyst), Jude Dibia (Writer) and Giga (Marketing Executive) two questions on the current state of affairs. These are their responses
How do we correct the wrongs of the last 50 years and give the next generation of youths a chance to embrace a New Nigeria? Chris: Until / unless we sit together and renegotiate our continued co-existence, we will just continue fooling around with being one nation. There's no New Nigeria to hand over to the youths; nothing has changed since independence. The characters keep changing, but
Power Supply finding a feasible solution
target & engage community leaders addressing the ills of the past
uphold the rule of LAW
Kunle: Look for a new breed of Nigerians who can be educated (be
deeper disdain for the people that claim to represent us at the
stations and town hall meetings play? With all the talk about the
it formal or informal e.g. life based training skills) I’ll suggest ages
National assembly. Abeg, second base o jare...If I sing say,
NYSC, are our corpers involved in “sustainable projects” that affect
3 to 13 (primary to junior secondary school), lets nip the vicious
mismanagement/ na old news be that...
these communities or are the projects short-lived? In my view, if a
cycle at the bud. Then concentrate and mount pressure on those
parent does not see the value of formal education, I doubt he / she
who negatively influence this vulnerable generation. We need to
Jude: Long-winded rhetoric’s are certainly not going to work! We
understand the root of the problems to properly tackle them.
need a government with a plan. Jobs need to be created; basic
How do we fix the on-going issues presently being faced in our country?
the scripts are familiar. Besides . . . what youths? The ones who
Chris: What issues exactly? Boko Haram: It is more political than
have also been caught in the web of corruption? Abeg, lets find
religious. They are mere instruments in the hands of higher powers.
something better to discuss jare!
Investigate, arrest, prosecute; very simple! Bombs are not 2 for 5 kobo, you know. Power failure, corruption, bad roads, insecurity?
Jude: Nigeria has avoided having a true national sovereign
Permit me to quote Fela; If I sing say water no de/ na old news be that/
conference, which would address the ills of the past like the Biafra
na old old news be that o/ na old news be that!
war and the properties seized from the Igbo people afterward, the ills of the past military regimes and also address the issues of why
You can only begin to talk about fixing these issues if you are
Nigeria refuses to practice true Federalism. By addressing the past
dealing with people that have the interest of the nation at heart. I
and making peace with it, we cannot move forward as a nation.
have no faith in the President or his cabinet; worse still, I have even
will see any value in a corper who teaches their children.
infrastructure like light, good roads and access to health care must
Giga: Terror attacks that were only heard of in foreign news have
be addressed immediately. The educational sector is suffering badly
become commonplace in Nigeria now. Personally, I don’t believe
and must be addressed; a resolution should be reached on good pay
the government is doing enough, it is apparent to everyone that
grades for educators and those who work within the education
terrorist acts need funding, and because of the logistics involved
sector. The cost of running the government should be reduced by at
there must be a base of operations, this where the SSS comes in,
least 80% to free up funds for developmental projects that will
they are meant to find out the location(s) of this terrorist cells and
benefit millions of Nigerians.
the miscreants that fund them. Next, the government has to make a show of power like they did in
Kunle: Look at the Nigeria in terms of touch points. A one-plan
the Niger Delta, they need to strike Boko Haram hard and fast, this
approach will never work in a country where communities have
the only way to restore a sense of security to populace.
different problems. People and areas of influence must be analyzed and addressed by Government. Where’s the presidents financial injection into the entertainment industry? Does it also go down to rural communities? Do they understand the role community radio