Mr. President, The Governors, Fellow Nigerians.
My name is Chief Olufemi Robinson the former Village Headmaster on the Television program Village Headmaster. An elder they say can not sit and watch as the little child’s head is twisted on the back of the mother. That is why I am once again writing another open letter to you and since I can not reach your presence, I am making my views public.
Mr. President Sir, I believe it is time we begin to talk about the things that united us in the past rather than continuing to talk about things that has divided us and may probably kill us if we do not do something now. In my first open letter to you I suggested that we organize a workshop tagged “Welcome Nigeria” to marry our Aviation development with tourism and culture.
The aim of the workshop is geared to redirecting our minds to the potentials and gains of our developing as a united country blessed with human and material resources not available in most parts of the world. I will not relent in my cry that we look inwards because we can not continue to believe that our salvation will come from the heavens. Heaven helps those who help themselves.
It is obvious that politics has disunited not only the people but brothers and sisters. It is the cause of insecurity in the country which before Independence boasted of plenty to eat and give to its’ neighbors. The only saving grace today may be in our culture and our tradition which so many of us do not believe in or take seriously. However it is the only identity that can not be taken from us.
I am with this letter once more asking that we identify a project that will unite the whole country. I can not think of any other project but promoting our culture and heritage.
Mandela today saved South Africa from collapsing by identifying what would unite the country. He chose sports and rugby for that matter. Today the black and whites are united in sports even with all the attempts by politics to tear them apart.
Let us use tourism and culture to unite our country Nigeria. Let us use tourism and culture to unite our brothers and sisters. Let us for some time forget this oil politics that has no place in our culture: A culture which believes in giving and sharing with love not with violence.
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