Thread by @Realoilsheikh

Dear Arewa,

Another day, another challenge. We didn't just wake up to this sorry-state of affairs we find ourselves. There have always been pointers that we always have ignored. There have been prerequisites to this situation, & until we fix them, we are in for bigger surprises.

When the journey started, there was justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within the society. The Sardaunas didn't select who to send overseas to study. They didn't select who to fund & who to mentor. Many of their protégés were nobodies.

They didn't lead to enrich themselves nor did they do for the luxury (alone). Their hearts were with the people and the Northern project. Until the wicked & develish coupists killed them in cold blood, they are planning for all us to have an easy life, and for everybody.

Today, we do not wish one another well as the commoners. We do not think of how to fix the today for s better tomorrow. We do not give attention to the ordinary people, although they make up our biggest majority. We do not plan for the weak & the vulnerable in the society.

We allow lawlessness to foster & we care less about the future of the unborn generations. This applies to the leaders of the region & we the followers. How do we expect things to turn around in this manner? How do we expect a tomorrow that is better than today?

Fathers have abandoned their responsibilities, neighbors abuse children of their neighbors. We have severed ties of kinship, we build friendship based on material gains. We only respect people that have wealth (or we assume they do), and we only see such as s criteria for love.

We have relegated ourselves to the background in what we do, & we do not practice sincerely what our religion teaches us on how we deal with ourselves especially. We have refused to accept that we are all part of the problem, hence we are not ready to fix ourselves for better.

Enough of the blame games. We all have a stake in this project, and this region must wake up, and now. Let us normalize coming together in groups and designing a way for ourselves. Let us start from our small localities, our communities & we will achieve together.

Let us understand that talking s lot doesn't solve our problem, actions do. Let us equally understand that only WE can fix our own homes, and nobody else. Let us appreciate the people in our lives & support each other. Let us work for a better Nigeria for everyone.