Nigeria

Enrichment through the dignity of labor is no more, opening a pandora's box of self-enrichment through dubious means.

Even within the rank and file of the religious people, the culture of the sacredness of the scriptures is now been replaced with the embarrassing article of profanity. Many unprintable acts now dominate the houses of God as if there are no religious leaders.

Leaders have failed to be role models, even in the political and governance circles. The mirror image of evil is daily reflecting in the society charging the environment into the various forms of insecurity to the level of institutional indiscipline and moral debasement affecting the lives of every individual as if to neutralize and legitimize illegalities and illegitimacy for corrupt practices to become endemic.

The fear of the future of the been borne and the youth been looked up to as the leaders of the immediate tomorrow is no more sounding well in the ears of the elderly ones including those holding power of authority, influence, and affluence. The political class holding forth in trust, the reigns of power for the people's wealth to be equitably distributed have equally lost the bearing for the focus of service, leaving people to reap the bitter fruit of poverty as the dividends of democracy. This is because most of the leaders live false lives, usually sustained through propaganda.

However, the Holy Quran 3: 188-189 sounds a note of warning for every living soul to turn a new leaf.

''Think not that those who exalt in what they have brought about and loved to be praised for what they have not done,-Think not that they can escape Chastisement. For them, it is a Chasitement grievous indeed. To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things''.

Apart from the politicians, the traditional rulers, as well as the religious leaders, must take a cue from this, this is because in our interpersonal relationship leading to socio-economic activities against the backdrop of the environment, people, politics, and personal desire for popularity, have fundamental sociological factors of correlation which must be worked on to better the lote of the people and enhance the socio-spiritual status of humanity.

The Holy Bible Ecclesiastes 4: 13-16, proverbially challenge us to follow the path of honor in all our dealings and to heed the voice of wisdom of God to perfect our ways in decision making.

'' 13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

15I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

16There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.''

The Holy Bible further states in Ecclesiastes 5: 1 ''Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.''

The Holy Quran also gives a set standard based on the charges given to David when he assumed the throne of governance. We can emulate this.

Holy Quran 38: 26 refers, '' Oh David! we indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth. So judge thou between men in truth and justice: nor follow thou t the lust of thy earth for it will mislead thee from the Path of Allah : For those who wander astray from the Path of Allah is chastisement grievous, for that they forget the Day of Account.''

The fear of God is Germaine for the leaders and the followers to achieve excellently well on the essence of true followership for good leadership. Self-desired will ever derail even the wisest king from governing without default hence such people may end up as failures under whom the people's lives would be endangered and the nation to suffer from the timeline of stress, frustration, and depression.

This must, therefore, be avoided for the nation and the people to be ranked high in the human development index evaluation and happiness perception index. Stop derailing from the track of honor while channeling the cause of democracy to advance development for the people.

Founder, Spiritual Head and Grand Imam Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide,Wakajaiye, Ibadan, Nigeria

Self-determination groups in Nigeria shall discontinue their agitations when injustice, insecurity, inequality, and imbalances in political appointments are addressed.
This assertion was made by the Ezendigbo of Ibadan and Oyo state, who also doubles ad the National Vice Chairman (South) of Ezendigbo in the diaspora, Eze(Dr.) Alex Anozie.
''Deceit, injustice, insecurity, imbalances in political appointments, and inequality gave birth to the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB). If all these shortcomings are addressed their agitation shall fizzle out. IPOB is a pressure group fighting for justice and fighting against injustice in Nigeria''.

If all the above mentioned are addressed, I am sure IPOB will not continue with its agitation. I suspect that IPOB may not continue with their agitation if the shortcomings are addressed. Circumstance brought about IPOB. If care is not taken those people who claim to love Nigeria more than IPOB  may be wrong. If justice is done in Nigeria, every group is happy, all religions are happy and all Nigerians are happy IPOB may not go ahead with their agitations'', Eze(Dr.) Anozie stated.

Nigerians have continued to ask a very important question with no answer-Do the people's representatives at the Federal and State levels know how appropriated funds have been spent in the last five years?
The expectations of the people revolve around the pursuance of development at all levels of governance with vigor, but sadly, the contrary is the case.
As the ''Elected'' remain in the saddle, the groaning of the people is increasingly becoming very loud.
Those elected and appointed continue to intensify efforts to work for their pockets, even as mum is the word from all arms of government, in the face of corruption and insecurity.
The insinuation is that the government is propaganda that is designed to achieve nothing.
Praise singers, sycophants, and hangers-on have now taken over the public space, while the beneficiaries of the massive misappropriation only condemn the anti-people policies of the government in closed doors and hushed tones.
The vile state of mind of the ''Elected'' has influenced them to do the unthinkable in recent times.
Every institution established to ensure law and order, fester in corruption. The law enforcement agencies, the civil service, the Judiciary, and educational institutions stink.
The absence of an edifying ideology and clear vision of an ideal and inspiring leadership coupled with their self-serving attitude, greed, banality, and propensity for anarchy has not helped matters.
The ''Elected' rule by fear while the helpless massed suffer. Yet the process to borrow N815 billion from unclaimed dividends and dormant accounts of distraught Nigerians is on.
Evil reigns to the extent the ''Elected''  harness the beliefs and superstitions of the population to acquire greater power over them.  These are indeed perilous times.

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People in a number of states and the federation now watch with dismay and dwindling interests as the '' man-made mansters'' saddled with the responsibilities of governance exhibit the lack of know-how and zeal in delivering the dividends of democracy.

Incompetence is noticeable in budget provisions as the outline of concrete programs to advance the well-being of the people is visibly missing.

What are the sources of revenue of the ''man-made mansters'' as they continue in the saddle? Are the Governments at all levels generating revenue from the real sectors of the economy?

Without a doubt, monies are always shared from the federation account at the end of each month, while the people are relentless in their complaints on the very negative effects of the dubious taxes by the government at all levels, just as phony figures are on display to justify a wishful act of transparency; even though sheer deceit is the order of the day.

Sadly, a lot of stealing is going on in government circles.

Deceit is the cover for incompetence, most especially when several states are being debased and defrauded of their resources in the guise of private sector participation in development.

The consensus among the people is that the deliberate manipulation of the system ensured the emergence of the ''man-made mansters''.

Their money has corrupted them to the extent that it has deadened their conscience. They have all become morally bankrupt, unjust, and inhuman.

 The unabating crime and criminality in Molusi/Solanke/Oyegbami/Olorunsogo/Oshodi/ Scout Camp/Felele communities among several others in Ibadan, Oyo state can be partly attributed to the activities of Okada riders, artisans, and petty traders who are non-residents.
In these communities, the criminals take refuge in shops, beer parlors, food canteens, and deserted buildings with the consent of criminally-minded residents and community leaders.
These criminals are brazen and daring as a result of the unwavering support from a number of knowns, but unnamed  enforcement
masquerading as a vulcanizer, spare parts seller nf Okada riders led by on brother Bayo, who is always high on ''Ogoggor'' have overtime committed grievous and heinous crimes.
Interestingly a number of politically exposed persons have for long acted in condemnable ways in these communities, which are now breeding grounds for young criminals.
The attitude of those in charge towards the ugly trend is suggestive of officially endorsing criminality.

Peace has intrinsic and extrinsic value worth, fundamentally when the physiological need is met by an individual, he would be at peace with himself, this is when he could lay claim to having the tranquility of the mind.
However, inner peace may have truncated when the environment turns hostile. This is when the security of the environment is threatened for man to live in fear, if not running helter-skelter to get a safe environment for habitation. This applies to the various situation in the home, community, society at large, and the nation.
On the home front, the leadership question becomes an issue of paramount importance hence the need to have a family head, who will charismatic enough to protect, provide, and defend the cause of all the family members.
For the nation, leadership spans through the local community the state, and the country with the executive functions on the issue of peace, social justice, and accelerated development to be respectively by the Local Government Chairman, the State Governor, and  Mr. President.
The leadership question is, therefore, the bedrock of governance, this is why the emphasis is always on credibility, competence, good attitudinal values towards work ethics, and characteristic value of timely response to people's yearnings and demands.
Governance, therefore, needs to be seen through the perspective of credible leadership for result-oriented activities of appointed or elected leaders in governance to be able to effect peace within and around the environment most especially in the areas of jurisdiction spanning our specific and particular geographical contraption.
Amalgamation in several nations did not consider the necessary factors of emotional outbursts that may emanate from the fusion of people of different tribes and ethnic leanings which naturally is expected to be characterized by different ways of perceiving the same issues.

Peace is sacrosanct to mutual existence, this is why from the religious perspective the fear of the creator to check our excesses and the keeping of good neighborliness become highly significant as a code of exemplary lifestyles which the environment of governance needs to grow and succeed.
To the people generally, there is always a need for credible leadership, starting from the homefront to the government level to drive the affairs of the people into rational, socio-economic buoyancy to have a virile nation in which people's wellness is taken care of to be able to have a prosperous nation.
The essence of education is to empower the people to be strong and viable enough to articulate human and material resources justly into harnessing enough power to transform erstwhile arid land into a fertile one that would be a characteristic of a well-developed nation while doing this, the people must be mindful of possible internal wranglings and external aggression.
Governance demands rulership by conscience and that the government activities must be problem-solving for the people to be at peace with themselves.
Leaders, therefore, must not only be visionary but must be ready to sacrifice their pleasure in walking the talk for the people to live well in esteem.
Leaders must, therefore, garner sufficient experience in the areas of political science, administration, and management.
Leadership credibility at the same time must span through the regimes of moral discipline, integrity, transparency, loyalty without insubordination, accountability to be able to play the role model of a total personality in the areas of prudent spending and high sense of forgiveness, philanthropy, and altruistic philosophy.
With all these qualities in place, the factors of safety and security must have been entrenched for the peace need to be naturally and strongly idolized into our cultural psyche.
When a nation and its people are able to adopt and adapt all these concepts in governance, the objective of democracy as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people would have been met because nobody would have any cause to steal other people's property or possess what does not necessarily belong to them.
Justice and equity will ever supply peace and sustainable development, provided we allow divine interventions to direct the affairs of a nation through the adoption of the concept of a positive mindset.
All these must be made to function in our teaching and learning methodology spanning through our awareness and consciousness about our culture, proper orientation in our educational revolution, and functional religious activities that are value-laden into adherents' good state of scripture compliance.
Products of these three spheres of life will, undoubtedly, imbibe the culture of integrity, moral discipline, body preservation from sins and crimes, and soul purification from devilish thought processes in our political affairs for our politicians to give us good governance, peace, and sustainable development with a naturally occurring safety and security in our day to day interpersonal processes in our tongues and tribes differ.

Founder, Spiritual Head and Grand Imam Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide,Wakajaiye, Ibadan, Nigeria

Nigerians have continually expressed reservations over the  deliberate lack of sincerity among all those responsible for governance at all levels.
This has brought about several distortions in facts and figures in every sector of the economy. In this interview, the Founder, Spiritual Head, and Grand Imam, Shafaudeeen-in-Islam Worldwide, Prof. Sabitu Olagoke opines that Nigeria's history has brought in its wake insincerity in governance at all levels. Excerpts : 
Why do you think the lack of sincerity is widespread cutting across all levels of governance in Nigeria?
In the past in Nigeria, ideological goals always mark the differences in political formations and the type of governance to be offered by any of the parties in charge of governance at any point in time.
The leadership of such parties in the past used to follow the concept of algebra equation, where only like terms can be added or subtracted.
People, therefore, joined political parties based on their beliefs and interests.
Political parties under these conditions were easy to manage by the leaders and issues of easy decampment from a political party to another based on seeking better grounds, was not all that common.
For example, when the world was chiefly divided into ideological goals of capitalism or socialism, progressives were known to be people-oriented, while the capitalists were regarded as conservative oppressors who cared less about the people but care more about the gains of business through political interests.
The sincerity of purpose was, therefore, the order of the day because the type of leaders was easily identified with the kind of governance they would ideologically offer.
In Nigeria, the evolutional trend of political governance starting from the days of the colonial masters, discipline was the order of the day and the common challenge was how to drive out the perceived white oppressors who were considered to be alien to continue to dominate our political, social and economic lives.

Though the hurting effects of tribalism and ethnicity were there, the common challenge of having a liberated nation formed out of the 1914 amalgamation preoccupied the united front formed by the founding fathers who struggled to fight for Nigeria's independence.
The culture of insincerity in governance then emerged because trust and loyalty had been murdered in the unfinished job of cleansing the nation through the bloody coup. The power struggle and power-sharing, therefore, became an issue of political hidden agenda as it reflected in the characteristic double tongues of the politicians and the emerging constitutions of 1979 and  1999 with which they were operating the governance agenda of the nation.
Lack of sincerity, therefore, became cultural and endemic affecting all spheres of our lives down to the core values of our integrity spreading over all agents of socialization-several homes are now formed through insincere pledges between intending couples, while along the line the sacredness of the institutions of marriages is put in danger.
Insincerity if not specifically addressed, may eventually reduce the quality of human capital down to the class of doubtful certification.
Insincerity in the religious terrain has led Nigerians into regrettable life of perversion because even religious leaders are found wanting of not been scripture compliant when the teacher is empty one can imagine the stuff their products are made of.
Nigerians are now thrown into the world of craze for material wealth and less spirituality.
The question of just worship and holiness ofGod now seem to be a mere waste of time by the few that care about the future of humanity because without God's divine intervention those who labor are doing so in vain. Is this not the basis for the various acts of terrorism, violence, and bloodshed?
How many of our houses of God can claim to still uphold the sacredness of religious sanctity when every one of us can attest to that most of these houses of God have become profane houses of promiscuities, iniquities, and havens of criminals. When Nigerians pass through the culture of insincerity to God, one can best imagine how the future of the next generation would look like.
The religious sphere is expected to cleanse the land of transgression and corrupt practices. A timely intervention by all stakeholders, the government, parents, teachers, professional bodies, religious leaders, and traditional rulers would do a lot of good for the country.
Suffice it now to say that a new Nigeria should emerge by offering necessary amendments to sectors that are ailing and the restructuring of the order of things beyond our considerations for mere material things. Only a nation built on the foundation of truth can survive the ordeals of life against all odds.

The Ezendigbo of Ibadan and Oyo state, Eze(Dr.) Alex Anozie insists that he is still the head of the  Igbos in Ibadan and Oyo state by virtue of the fact that there has not been any judgment  nullifying the judgment of the high court in his favor. Eze(Dr.)Anozie made this disclosure in a statement as follows :

''The matter is still in court like they rightly said. And a high court has given judgment in my favor as the authentic Head of Igbos in Ibadan and Oyo state. And my opponent appealed the case which is still in the Appeal Court and even the  Supreme court.''
''So I am sure His imperial Majesty who is the father to all of us he is trying to prove that he is a law-abiding monarch by saying let's allow the court to finish with the matter, the high court judgment stated that I should continue to parade myself as the Ezendigbo/Onyendu of Ibadan and Oyo state and that my opponent should stop parading himself as same and that no court has vacated the judgment up till this moment, be it appeal or supreme court. ''
''They, our opponent even applied for a stay of execution against the judgment but it was not granted. His Imperial Majesty, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, and his council-we respect them so much and we love them so much and I am happy that this is my 24th year as the head of my people in this part of the country and everybody is witness that I have been leading my people to live peacefully in Ibadan and Oyo state.''
 ''Our respect and love for the Olubadan cannot change. So, the case is still in court.
The court judgment in my favor still subsists. We are aware that some people are going about circulating lies against us, but God almighty who never fails can never be deceived. We are going to maintain the peace. They are only trying to show the world that they believe in the rule of law, Eze(Dr. ) Anozie concluded.

Residents of Olorunsogo, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria have vandalized a private property at 3, Kehinde Aderibigbe street and converted the same to a refuse dump.
The residents acting on the orders of some government officials and community leaders instructed the cultists and other categories of criminals, including their children, to threaten, intimidate and attack the occupant of the private property.
The criminals have on all occasions, inflicted bodily harm on the occupant.
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The presence of a fair-complexioned woman of easy virtue, also known as Mama Bisoye, who also owns a beer parlor at Amoke Mall in the community and a resident of No.4 of the same street, is the stimulus, a fair-complexioned policeman required to boost the image of the criminals, while he drives a Rio Kia of the Oyo State Government Security outfit,  Special Response Squad(SRS).
Prominent among the criminals, who mostly hang out at beer parlors, hotels, and a deserted building behind the vandalized private property in the community, is one Nnanna of No. 5,  of the same street, Tobi Adesanya(Ijoba) whose mother grinds pepper and tomato in the community at No. 6 and Lekan Adewale, whose mother also sells tomato at No. 8 of the same street, where the criminals have operated for several years.
The criminals who are brazen and daring openly boast that they have the consent of the law enforcement agents and some government officials to terrorize the occupant of the private property, in a nation guided by due process and the rule of law.

Illiteracy, hunger, poverty, and unemployment are among the factors that have over the years impeded development in Nigeria.
Ordinarily, a sizable number of political appointees and officeholders at the Federal and State levels have no business in governance, but for the unreliable mindset of the powers that be.
A leadership that is unable to convincingly put an end to the grievous and heinous activities of cultists and other categories of criminals in several communities in Nigeria, such as Molusi, Solanke, Oyegbami, Olorunsogo, Aluko/Barracks, Felele, Mobil/Yemetu among others in Ibadan, Oyo state, place electoral value on the criminals, while the criminals openly and boastfully express great hopes in such a leadership.
As these criminals continue to organize the end of year dance parties in this period of insecurity and coronavirus pandemic, such a leadership prefers to focus on a surprise birthday party, sadly, not for the benefit of disillusioned Nigerians.
Nigerians now perceive the Government establishment as a place of wastefulness, where nothing works and money is shared with reckless abandon.
Governance in different parts of the country is presently characterized by the perpetration of injustice and a state of fear, killings, kidnappings, and violence.
Those whose antecedents are well known to Nigerians are incapable of bringing about convincing and visible transformation.
leadership has been corrupted and polluted. Leadership is now determined by the cash you have to throw around.
In saner climes, leadership is not for sale, but in Nigeria is presently on the shelf.
The original problems of a human being are food, shelter, and clothing. Nigerians are hungry and those who purchased leadership on the shelf are on the prowl by proxy.

Human life is precious, invaluable, and God's creation. This position is held by millions all over the world.
However, to some, human life no longer has value, perhaps 1 million Naira or 10 million Naira , whatever the value, self-interest prefers to set aside 100 million Naira for damaged property.
indeed, thousands of innocent lives have been lost in the past nearly six years as a result of self-interest, rather than the interest of the people; even as the conspiracy of silence takes over the landscape. Self-interest looks the other way when acts of commission or omission resulted in the death of a casual worker in a factory despite public outcry.
A sizable number are inhumane and heartless but adopt human-friendly initiatives as smoke screens.
In the face of the continued shedding of human blood, some pretend all is well. Why? Pecuniary interests 
have overwhelmed the human psyche in a specified number of individuals, just as impunity continues due to the connivance of those in 'charge',
At present in several countries of the world, intimidation, harassment, attacks, kidnappings, and killings have become the tools of governance while the foot soldiers are well known to those in 'charge'.

Election and appointments into public offices based on religion have been identified as the major cause of under-performance in governance.
According to the Founder, Spiritual Head and Grand Imam of Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide, Prof. Sabitu Olagoke, who made this assertion recently, in a lecture titled ''RELIGION PASSIVITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT, in an event to commemorate his 64th birthday in Ibadan, Nigeria, ''we hypocritically wear the toga of religion to get into power without respecting the curriculum that upholds religion. How relevant is religion on our political activities, almost nil to the opium level.''
''Leaders are chosen based on religious inclination. Appointments equally have religious and ethnic coloration. However, in performance rating, there is a total deviation from the upholding Scriptures to the policy and behavior of the people chosen under religious clouds and clouts into political positions hence the underperformance,'' Prof. Olagoke stated.

The five buses converted from petrol to gas engines were given to the Nigeria Labor Congress(NLC) and the promise of additional 100 buses by the Federal Government is an attempt to sustain the monthly increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS).
This is the position of the All Workers Convergence(AWC) through its National Coordinator, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.
''It is quite obvious that the Federal Government is attempting to bribe the labor leaders in order to silence them so that the Government would be able to realize their ugly policy of deregulation. Considering the fact that the Government has made it a culture to always increase the pump price of PMS monthly, accepting these vehicles from the Government would mean accepting the continuous increment in the pump price of PMS by the Government'', Comrade Emelieze stated.

The Federal and State Governments have been advised to increase the annual budgetary allocation to the education sector towards ensuring that the sector is vibrant in the post coronavirus pandemic days.

This advice was given by the Founder, Spiritual Head, and the Grand Imam of Shafaudeen-in-Islam, Prof. Sabitu Olagoke, in a lecture titled, ''NIGERIA EDUCATION SECTOR AFTER COVID-19, THE WAY FORWARD, at the annual Prof. S.A Olagoke Education competition in Ibadan.

''The Government must fund education well and motivate the teachers as a way forward for Nigeria's education system after COVID 19 pandemic. Parents, children, and students must cooperate with the school(Teachers) in observing the protocols and motivate the Government on the need for appropriate and adequate funding of education in Nigeria'', Prof. Olagoke stated.

Nigeria has experienced its second recession in the five years of the present administration's existence, as the economy continues to shrink right into the third quarter of the year.
Confronted with diminishing sources of revenue, Government now tinkers with the idea of making use of funds, local investors intend to collect in form of dividends from private companies.
Of worry, however, is the fact that Nigeria would soon resume the importation of refined crude oil from the Niger Republic, a non-oil producing country, while the $2 billion private sector-driven petroleum refinery sited in Mashi, Katsina State is facilitated by the Niger Republic, for obvious reasons. This refinery shall be ready by 2021.
The recession which has been described as the worst in the last 36 years, might have been partly caused by the self-serving interests of political office holders, rather than the interest of the people.

The Nigerian environment is confronted with a myriad of challenges including urban decay, squatter settlements, stack fumes, unregulated and grossly excessive automotive and related exhausts, and poor environmental sanitation habits.
The attitude of the government on issues of poor waste management and land-use practices, the use of obsolete and environmentally unfriendly technology and equipment, poor and non-functional waste management equipment, and deteriorating services by decaying infrastructure have contributed greatly to the worrisome situation at hand. In several communities in Nigeria, such as the  Olorunsogo, Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo state, residents dump refuse in private residences. Sadly, the interest of Government in consultants by some State Governments for the purpose of waste disposal has not helped matters.
In this interview, the Founder, Spiritual Head, and Grand Imam of Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide, Prof Sabitu Olagoke says that when the Government makes waste disposal fees affordable, cases of illegal dumping of refuse would reduce.

In what ways do you think the Government at all levels can secure a quality environment adequate for good health and well being?
In Nigeria the enlightenment on best environmental practices is absent. The Government intervention in the areas of waste management needs to make use of sanitary inspectors to compulsorily go out with other members of the task force, not only to enforce the law but to regulate and control the exercises on a daily routine basis. It is natural for man to generate waste in his activities to survive through the natural experience of his physiological activities vis-a-vis food from raw materials processed into products to the consumption end. The production of every ware such as clothes, hides, and skin for shoes and other packaging materials as well as all the materials that constitute construction processes for human habitation, transportation. Pollution, therefore, can be experienced in three forms, air pollution which has to do with the respiratory system of humans, water pollution which happens to be the essentials of life for humans, and land pollution on which all human activities are carried out.
The Government must be sensitive to the challenges confronting the environment. Most often Nigerians are seen on the mountain heap of refuse and debris looking for spent materials to sell to those who may recycle, reuse, or those who will want to process them into waste minimization without using any safety or security protocols, such people may eventually become victims of pollution which if not treated may lead to a dire state.
At the domestic front, the government needs to make the reduction of indoor air pollution with house plants compulsory most especially at the grassroots level.
The Government through its agencies must discourage the absence of regulation and control by ensuring that the undermentioned industries outside residential areas, so as not to endanger people's lives-lead acid battery recycling, industrial mining, lead smelting, industrial/municipal dumpsites, industrial estates, chemical manufacturing and dye industry among several others.
Generally, we must all agree that the illegal dumping of refuse can cause beatification damage to the environment, hence the government must work on population growth, ignorance of the people, high level of waste production, fees for waste disposal, appropriate technology for waste disposal management and waste control.
The negative effects of the illegal dumping of refuse deserve attention.
States and Local Governments, therefore, need to collectively consider the health implications on the people to do the needful in combating the menace of the illegal dumping of refuse and poor waste management strategy.  Thye needs to involve members of the public in waste management, by counseling them to make reports of cases of the illegal dumping of refuse as well as ensuring that the law is enforced.
The Government must make waste disposal fees affordable, this would go a long way in eradicating illegal dumping of refuse.  The State and Local Governments must role model for ease of domestic practices, the three concepts of Reduction, Recycling, and Reuse.
Nigerian have to move from conservative and dirty habits to an environmentally friendly attitude.

Nigeria has experienced its second recession in the five years of the present administration's existence, as the economy continues to shrink right into the third quarter of the year.
Confronted with diminishing sources of revenue, Government now tinkers with the idea of making use of funds, local investors intend to collect in form of dividends from private companies.
Of worry, however, is the fact that Nigeria would soon resume the importation of refined crude oil from the Niger Republic, a non-oil producing country, while the $2 billion private sector-driven petroleum refinery sited in Mashi, Katsina State is facilitated by the Niger Republic, for obvious reasons. This refinery shall be ready by 2021.
The recession which has been described as the worst in the last 36 years, might have been partly caused by the self-serving interests of political office holders, rather than the interest of the people.

Nations of the world have been warned not to forsake God so as not to be neglected.
This warning was given by a Christain cleric, Pastor Opeyemi Ajayi in a chat with Federationews2day.
'God will neglect any nation that forsakes His word. Anation without God's blessings shall not prosper, rather such a nation shall embark on the irrational. Everything starts and ends with the word of God,'' Pastor Ajayi stated.

Most communities in Nigeria today are inhabited by a sizable number of criminally-minded leadership and followership, which has resulted in the unabating rate of crime and criminality in these communities. Indeed, parents and guardians in several instances, aid and abet their children and wards to commit a crime.
However, Nigerians are hopeful that in the not too distant future, these communities shall produce those who shall make a positive and useful contribution to the advancement, progress, and development of these communities.
 In this interview, the Founder, Spiritual Head, and Grand Imam of Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide, Prof. Sabitu Olagoke says that privileged elders in the country have impacted negatively on the youth. Excerpts :
Most communities in Nigeria are inhabited by a number of criminally-minded leadership and followership, in what ways do you think these communities shall produce those who shall ensure the positive advancement, progress, and development of these communities?
Deviation from all the universal keys into successes always creates an environment of ethical practices, morality, and institutions of discipline as cultural heritages. Under this circumstance, communities were able to produce people as technocrats and leaders, who used to ensure advancement, progress, and development such as our founding fathers in Nigeria.   The social environment is always serene most especially when one finds himself working and living in the various quarters of tertiary institutions then, brilliance was promoted, the golden fleece was always the target of achievement when there is the opportunity to travel abroad.  The dignity of labor dictated the pace of hard work and prosperity. Unfortunately, this was shortlived after the departure of the colonial masters who gave us independence in 1960 which we could neither manage nor sustain because of our failure in power-sharing. The Nigerian youth has been badly affected by the greed of the privileged elders, who are yet to accept a paradigm shift solution of mentorship for godfatherism to develop a stable political environment for sustainable development. From the spiritual angle, Nigerians, low and high, have refused to understand that deviation from the positive mindset to help others and develop the youth aright through educational rejuvenation and career opportunities make one fall into a deluge of sins which if not well controlled and contained would eventually lead to the emergence of various forms of crime, affecting the psyche of all to destroy the legacies of our founding fathers who collectively fought and vowed to stand, to maintain and sustain the virtues and values bequeathed them, as contained in the national anthem, wherein we declared that the efforts of our heroes past shall are not in vain.
what obtains in Nigeria till date, is the vandalization of our heritage in all senses of it, making us look as if we are deliberately working against what we vowed to protect as been sung the daily-the national anthem.
Today, Nigeria is enveloped by criminally minded people emerging almost in every community as visibly manifesting on the image of Nigeria to the bewilderment of all including people abroad. The challenge, therefore, is in proferring feasible solutions starting from sensitizing all the youth to identify with some role models in the nation and work towards raising their status to be able to achieve for the land as they had achieved for their communities during their time. Anthony Enahoro moved the motion in 1953, which led to Nigeria's independence in 1960. There several other eminent Nigerians, dead or alive, that are worthy to be role models for the youth. Let us give the Nigerian youth a chance but under a reformed environment of zero tolerance to corruption and institutional indiscipline. Say No to allowing criminally minded to attain power from today.

The Federal Government has been called upon to totally democratize  Nigeria.

This call was made by the All Workers Convergence(AWC) through its National Coordinator, Comrade Andrew Emnelieze.
''The focus now should be on the total democratization of Nigeria.  All Nigerians must count and not a select few and all must be involved in making critical decisions, rather than for Government to force anti-people policies on the citizenry.''