• Do Not Die In Their War by Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Dele
  • Materials
    • Articles
    • Poetry
    • Quotes
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Downloads
    • Do Not Die In Their War
    • The Constitution- A New Nigeria Is Possible…
Dele Farotimi
  • Home
  • About Dele
  • Materials
    • Articles
    • Poetry
    • Quotes
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Downloads
    • Do Not Die In Their War
    • The Constitution- A New Nigeria Is Possible…
No Result
View All Result
Dele Farotimi
No Result
View All Result

The Righteous Few…

August 9, 2020
in Articles
8 min read
0
The Righteous Few…
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Telegram
Do Not Die In Their War Book Free Download Do Not Die In Their War Book Free Download Do Not Die In Their War Book Free Download

The Righteous Few, have a duty to engage society, and cannot continue to separate itself, whilst stupidly hoping that society will somehow reform itself. If you are blessed to see a problem, it is because you either are the solution, or a part of the solution.

As I have grown more comfortable with the use of this platform, I have noticed the preponderance of what may be referred to as the Righteous Few. These are the men and women who have become convinced that Nigeria can be much better than it is, and have become equally convinced, that Nigeria is beyond redemption. Such is the depth of their disillusionment with the system, that they have mostly separated themselves from society, even whilst seeking survival within the society thus condemned. I used to be a card carrying member of this cadre, and my track record speaks for me.

But I have found, that this thinking is fundamentally flawed, and self-defeatist in the extreme. Those of us who desires change, redefinition, and national rebirth, are actually the moral majority, and we defeat ourselves and what should be our purpose, when we myopically separate ourselves as we have. There wouldn’t be a better time to change Nigeria, and we are not as isolated as we might imagine ourselves to be. But we have a duty to talk.

The emergence of Muhammadu Buhari, is the best thing that has happened to the moral majority. They were the ones mobilized to propel him into office, and whilst some of them might continue to hope against hope, and cling to the illusion of change, the reality is that, that illusion has been mostly dispelled, and have largely evaporated. We have all been shortchanged, but it was a tragedy foretold, and a self-fulfilling prophesy. What kind of change did we expect from a government that emerged with the support of the traditional levers of powers, ably represented by its pope, saint’ Matthew of Owu, and it’s enforcer, the sage of Bourdillon?

Talking, as I have counseled since becoming a contributor on this media, is not an invitation to beer parlour banter, and yes, it’s fine to talk in beer parlours, it’s an invitation to move beyond elitist bellyaching on social media, to engaging those with whom you will come into contact in your daily lives. The economic and political ills and injustices that you suffer, and or see on a daily basis, affects almost everyone you see and interact with, in your daily life. But talking must only be a prelude to action.

The purpose of talking, must be to Inform, to Challenge the lies and dogmas that have long imprisoned our people, to Educate the uninformed, who have been kept ignorant of what may be achieved by thinking men and women, and ultimately, to mobilize the 99% into a critical mass, that is capable of truly changing our society, and propelling it onto the desired path.

Power has never given up anything happily, and when the state becomes as criminal as ours have become, it is the constructive engagement of the moral majority, that has the capacity to change it, not the self righteous indignation of the righteous few. The Righteous Few, have a duty to engage society, and cannot continue to separate itself, whilst stupidly hoping that society will somehow reform itself. If you are blessed to see a problem, it is because you either are the solution, or a part of the solution.

Let’s start talking to ourselves, the very future of our children and our country, may depend on it. We are more than them!

DF

Tags: NigeriaThe Nigerian Nation
ShareTweetShareSend
Do Not Die In Their War Book Free Download Do Not Die In Their War Book Free Download Do Not Die In Their War Book Free Download
Previous Post

The Self-defeating Idiocy Of Nigerian Secessionist Movements…

Next Post

Watch “YouthQuake with Dele Farotimi” Q/A Week 1

Related Posts

In The Beginning 2
Articles

In The Beginning 2

July 28, 2022
In The Beginning…
Articles

In The Beginning…

July 27, 2022
Stomach Infrastructure Versus Awolowo’s Cap
Articles

Stomach Infrastructure Versus Awolowo’s Cap

July 14, 2022
Buhari Is Not To Blame? Really? 
Articles

Buhari Is Not To Blame? Really? 

June 27, 2022
The Super Eagles And Nigerian Unity…
Articles

The Super Eagles And Nigerian Unity…

June 24, 2022
When Will You Connect The Dot? 
Articles

When Will You Connect The Dot? 

June 24, 2022
Next Post
Watch “YouthQuake with Dele Farotimi” Part 1

Watch "YouthQuake with Dele Farotimi" Q/A Week 1

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
About Dele
Do Not Die In Their War
Contact Dele
Articles
Videos
Poetry

Download “Do Not Die In Their War”

Do Not Die in Their War by Dele Farotimi

© 2020 Dele Farotimi | Website by RedBoxx.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Dele
  • Materials
    • Articles
    • Poetry
    • Quotes
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Downloads
    • Do Not Die In Their War by Dele Farotimi
    • The Constitution- A New Nigeria Is Possible…

© 2020 Dele Farotimi | Website by RedBoxx.

Send a message to Dele Farotimi