NIGERIA: ON THE MARCH AGAIN(part 2)

In my previous post i told about how i ran into the National Village Square Meeting. I`ll now tell u about the group that called the meeting and my thoughts about what i witnessed.

THE RESTORATION GROUP www.restorenigeria.org

The Restoration Group searching for a new generation of leaders to restore Nigeria has worthy ideals and values. Though I’ve not indicated my interest to be a member of the movement, I have great respect and admiration for the things they stand for. The Vision is “To be a people’s movement driven by servant Leaders which inspires wealth creation and the elevation of the dignity of the human person as the basis for governance”. The Restoration Group opines that Leaders in the new Nigeria should possess the 4C attributes of

1. COMPETENCE

2. COMMITMENT

3. CHARACTER

4. COMPASSION.

The Restoration Group is not yet a political Party but intends to become one shortly, either in its own right or as part of an existing political party, while at all times maintaining and pursuing its vision, mission and core principles.

MY THOUGHTS

Since last week Saturday, I have been asking myself how Nigerians can be made to value their own lives, put credible people into political offices, not because they were bribed during campaign but because they see a genuine desire to serve the Nation. Most of the personalities I saw at that meeting, who aspire to one elective office or the other cannot play the kind of “Ghana-must-go” politics that is rife in our country. My dilemma is that how do we get to remove the warped and twisted mindset of the average Nigerian on the street? The average Nigerian needs a brainwashing and perhaps, mindwashing too, so that he can think right and refuse to sell the next 4 years of his life for N200 or whatever paltry sum he is offered to make him vote for those greedy politicians who are ready to loot the State to fatten their bank accounts abroad. Since they bribe and rig to get into office, they have to recoup their “investment”. So they think and they justify and institutionalize corruption.

Can we get Nigerians to say NO! and ACT RIGHT? To me, this is the greatest task for the new breed of leaders such as Restoration Group is searching for.

GOD BLESS NIGERIA.