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I recently celebrated my birthday… I was fortunate enough to go to Dubai
 to attend my friend Tuface Idibia’s wedding… and I want to start off my
 speech by showing you a couple of pictures of Dubai, because what I saw
 there inspired me.<br /><br />Ladies and gentlemen, it is the same oil that
 was discovered there in the 1960’s that they used to transform that 
society. The very same oil that was discovered here. But what have our 
leaders done with it?<br /><br />Benjamin Franklin once said “when you’re 
finished changing, you’re finished”. I’d like to take that a step 
further by saying “we must be a part of the change we seek, or risk 
being changed ourselves”.<br /><br />The question is no longer “will Nigeria
 change”… but rather, it’s “will it change for the better or worse” and 
“who will lead that change”.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5438533803477296299" name="more"></a><br /><br />History is rife with instances of regimes, 
institutions and societies seeming stable and unshakeable… but young 
people being fed up with the status quo, became the catalysts of Change 
in their societies. In recent times we’ve seen young people all over the
 world clothe themselves with the “change” mantle and become a part of 
the movement. We’ve seen that no matter the society, and no matter the 
circumstances of oppression and corruption, change is possible if the 
people decide that enough is enough. From Tunisia, to America, to Egypt…
 young people are changing the world every day. Nigeria should be no 
different.<br /><br />They say “insanity” is doing the same thing over and 
over and expecting a different result. We cannot continue the same 
behaviours, year in, year out and expect better results. Except for 
prayer, you can’t do the same thing over and over again and expect 
things to be better. And even with prayer, you actually have to get up 
and do something after all they say heaven helps those who help 
themselves.<br /><br />Things young people can do:<br /><br />1)   Be involved in the political process:<br /> 1.Register to vote<br /> 2.Actually Vote for the right candidates.<br /> 3.Or Sit back and let someone else steal your voice.<br /><br />2)   Peacefully protest<br /> 1.Media: Old & New<br /><br />i.     
 Twitter, Facebook etc – I believe that even though the internet 
accessibility in Nigeria is still low, we cannot ignore the importance 
of such platforms. They serve as tools that can help in the movement. 
And things are changing everyday… many phones today have some internet 
capability or the other.<br /> 1.Efforts like Occupy Nigeria, Light Up Nigeria, Enough is Enough, etc.<br /> 2.Newspapers, blogs, etc.<br /><br />3)   Become fully involved in the Political process.<br /> 1.It’s
 easier to talk about and/or criticize people that are working than to 
do the work yourself. Join a party and try to help influence policy. We 
can level the playing field if we all get involved in this Movement for 
Change. And it’s not just at the federal level. Young people need to 
start getting involved even from the local and state  levels in order to
 properly influence policy and society.<br /><br />4)   Use whatever voice 
or platform you have… constructively. I’m a musician and so you’ve seen 
me singing and speaking publicly about the need for the change in our 
country… but you can use whatever sphere of influence you have… be it 
with family, friends, school, neighborhood, church or mosque. Everyone 
has a voice and a role to play.<br /><br />I’m here because I’m a dreamer. 
Everything I have now, that God blessed me with… was born out of my 
dreams. I dreamt of becoming a singer; dreamt of owning my own Record 
Label company, and other businesses. Dreamt of being able to influence 
my surroundings, my city, my state and my country through my work. But 
Some people stop at dreaming while others actually wake up and set about
 trying to make those dreams come true.<br /><br />I dream of a changed 
Nigeria where each child, no matter the background has a dream of 
his/her own, and is given access to education, healthcare, and basic 
amenities in life to make those dreams come true.<br /><br />I dream of a 
changed Nigeria where the opportunities abound for anyone willing to 
work for them; where every man, woman and child is given a fair shot to 
avoid poverty and become a success at whatever they set their minds to 
do.<br /><br />I dream of the day in Nigeria where we finally live up to our potential – as citizens, leaders, countries, and as a Continent.<br /><br />If
 our children and future generations witness Nigeria in the same 
conditions we have her today, then we would have failed them. That’s why
 I’d rather be here, speaking with like minds and putting my hands to 
the plow, than sitting at home being an arm chair critic.<br /><br />We’re 
all here because we want to be a part of Changing Nigeria for the 
better. That’s why we are getting involved. Whether or not each person’s
 intentions are pure… only God would know… only Time will tell and only 
History will judge.<br /><br />However I’d rather be a part of the movement 
for change, than be one of those that are content to sit back and 
criticize. I’d rather be a player on the field, or a coach, or a worker 
on the team, than be a fan in the stands, or home watching on tv.<br /><br />One
 of my favorite sayings is “the best way to predict your future is to 
create it”. We can extend that to say that we must create the Nigeria 
that we want to live in. We must all speak up. We must all work for it. 
We must all stand up and be counted, if our dreams are to become 
reality.<br /><br />I’m Banky W, and I stand for change. Do you?

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Akwa Ibom governor Godswill Akpabio confessed to manipulating the 
result of a PDP senatorial primary election 
in the state in 2007 by replacing the winner with his own candidate. The governor fearlessly said this on live TV. Akpabio said:<br />
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“The people of Ikono and Ini from 1960 have never produced a Senator. I used my own hand to strike out the 
name of the person who has won before, and I said it is important for me
 to give that region a Senator in 2007, and I produced Senator Aloysius 
Etuk for you; that’s where he comes from.”</div>
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