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Life, in its configuration, is a bastion of testimonies; the human is symbolic of the manifestations of testimonies. People often reflect on legacies, legends or living legends relating to great men or women. These orchestrate that human existence is a catalogue of history. Great men or women write their history while living or others write their history when they are dead.
I have committed preponderant years of my life to altruism, fighting for human liberation, social justice, equity in promoting national interest and national unity. I have written my history while living. At 24, Alfa Tijani sustains his reputation of living for others and committing himself to hazardous adventure of nation building. I feels sad that 26 years after creation, expectations and visions of freedom have not been realized in Kogi state.
I observed that experience varies sometimes. I thank God. Despite the few sad experiences we have gone through, God has seen us through these years. Those I have stepped on their toes who allowed me to keep going, I thank them.
I feel sad that time has rolled past so quickly because my dream and vision for Kogi state has not materialized. I have come in my own little way to accelerate the dream and vision of nation building; unfortunately, unlike the days of Joshua, the sun seems not to stand still for me to achieve everything, adding: I hope my little efforts will reflect on some youths in such ways that whatever they admire in me; they will copy my efforts so that the candle light will assist in illuminating our darkness.
People are poor in Kogi state because they are being denied access to opportunities. People steal in Kogi state because they are hungry and destitute. People are hungry and destitute in Kogi state because they cannot earn wages. They have no wages because they have no work. They have no work because they have been retrenched. They have been retrenched because industries cannot cope with their wage bills. Industries can not cope with their wage bills because production costs have increased. Production costs have increased because our infrastructures have died. The infrastructures have died because the funds meant for their upgrading, repairs, maintenance and installations of others meant for the common good end (up) in private pockets.
I wish Kogi well. If we succeed in breaking Kogi, we will all live to regret it. I would like my fellow youths to think of promoting unity that will make Kogi a force to reckon with by the black race in the world.
– Alfa Tijani
Kogi-based Political Analyst
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