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Letter to fellow advocate from Adeola Ogunlade Printable Version PRINTABLE VERSION
by ADEOLA, Nigeria Feb 12, 2008
Peace & Conflict   Opinions

  

I, Adeola Ogunlade, a Journalist with one of the leading dailies in Nigeria, (The Nation), and community youth advocate, greet you all fellow advocates working in various capacities, either in the media, help ministries, community development, and civil society groups to make our world a better and safer place for all to live.

We all have reason to thank God for preserving our lives to see another new month, February 2008 full of great opportunities to serve more, help more and make the desired impact.
I’m sure that last month, many of us, including myself, kick started our plans and programme for the year. Though there will be challenges and hiccups on the way they should serves as stepping stones toward a greater impact.
For instance, last week, I met a lady, Titi who was complaining of some of the hiccups and setback faced by young people includes; lack of encouragement for young people, low power supply, high rate of poverty in the land, gender inequality, insufficient jobs to cater for the teeming graduates rolled out every year. I replied to her by saying that being worried about all of these things is not the solution to the problem but standing up to right the wrongs in our society in spite of all odds is the only way out.

Just like Dr Martin Luther King Junior who refused to be silent against racism and oppression displayed by the whites people of America towards the blacks, led a march and protested non-violently, thereby raising the ire of local officials who sicced water cannon and police dogs on the marchers, whose ranks included teenagers and children.

King said, “As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, When will you be satisfied? We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one”.

However it is imperative that we keep the flag flying in spite of all the odds, even if we have to crawl, jump, walk or run until justice is entrench in our country, until we guide and salvage the younger generation form various vices, until the media industry continues to tell and publish the truth, until our television stations broadcast programmes, movies and music that will get young people closer to God and to their dreams and not programmes that will only promote promiscuity and laziness among the youth, until we have a one Nigeria committed to the same course of nation building, until we see ourselves as brothers and not as enemies, we must not be deter .

Please lets pray together, encourage and network together until the desired change is achieved in every home, street, market place, motor park, schools, church, mosques, campuses, community, state and the nation at large.

Thanks.






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I am Adeola Ogunlade, a journalist, social activist & commentator, mentor, volunteer, coach, and a voice for the voiceless youth in our society. I am deeply committed towards the emancipation of Nigeria youth in which I have dedicated my time and talents in my report in one of the leading National dailies in Nigeria, (The Nation Newspapers) with a focus on Youth Development in Nigeria. I equally founder a Community Youth Development initiative called Youth Advocate for Change (YAC) in Akute, Ifo Local Government, Ogun State, South West, Nigeria in 2006 with the vision to educate young minds at the community level with the right value and equally help in harnessing their skills for productiv and profitable venture for themselves and the nation at large.


Adeola Ogunlade
0808-312-78-47
GODSLOVEVER@YAHOO.COM
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