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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – A hard look at the state of Nigeria’s shipping sector

A journalist’s account of how the growth of Nigeria’s shipping sector is impaired by politics and inconsistent policies. Arrested Development takes a hard look at the state of Nigeria‘s shipping sector and concludes that the sector has failed to live up to expectation. Inconsistent government policies, mediocrity, poor planning, and a general lack of understanding of the role of shipping in national development have all contributed to the sorry state of the shipping sector.

The author traced the history of Nigeria‘s shipping sector from the precolonial era to the present time and concludes that a lot more needs to be done if meaningful development of the sector is to be attained. This book is available on Amazon http://www.amazon.de/Arrested-Development-Journalists-Nigerias-Inconsistent/dp/1477238212

For more info about the author, visit http://www.bolajiakinola.com/

Oh My Africa

Oh My Africa, your situation is deteriorating, you’ve watched your brothers and sisters killed in sectarian and domestic violence across the continent, extremism is on the rise. Their mission? To destroy!

Oh My Africa, crimes and kidnapping has become a routine bringing a grim future to what was once bright; there is no help in sight, your children are left in the hands of ignorant helpers.

Oh My Africa, your justice system remains ineffective. Your leaders are corrupt. Violence and rape against your mothers, sisters and children are on the rise, no one dares to speak the truth because truth seekers have no place in history.

Oh My Africa, illiteracy has enslaved you, the land has becomes barren. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Maybe you reaped what you sowed because you choose to forget history.

Oh My Africa, you torture your own; you have no respect for human lives and properties. Your young are sacrificed to appease your gods. Those who ran, left to find peace and justice in a foreign land.

Oh My Africa, you were the cradle of civilization, blessed with natural resources, you had diamond, silver and gold but you gave them away. The looters came back and took that which was once yours.

Oh My Africa, I had another kind of revelation. I saw a generation of new leaders emerging, it somewhat reminded me of the Israelites when they left the land of Egypt into the Promised Land.

I dream of Africa

I dream of Africa as my mind manifests over all its greatness that matters. I hear of stories imagined and true; from far away empires and palaces.Are things as they are,? Kingdoms spread all over domination, across deserts and thick forest lands. Mothers telling stories under moon light Coconut compounds.

So i asked myself, why the infighting,? from the North to the South, from the Eastern sea shores to the western trade zones. Wars, famine and unrest, caused by greed, selfishness and hatred.

Where are the noble men and wise women of generations past?, have your daughters gone to the hill tops to fetch water from the spring crops.?Are your young men still waging battles among their brothers? for if you trade your resources for your gun sources; in the morning you will find out you have no life force.

My Africa, your lands have no men to harvest your grains crops; yet the harvest is due and the young and old cry out for food.So I kept my dream of Africa alive, “pregnant with patience” until her Sons and Daughters return and spend time close to their father and Mother, their towns kins men and women.Then tears will stop for then all Will understand that their hearts have come to stay and engage.

~ K. Okojie

Florida.USA

Food For Thought

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Young At Heart Vol 7 – Dream Africa

Dream Africa

I have a dream Africa that there was a rebirth of conscience in your leaders, because the young and old alike came out of the wilderness in solidarity and became the new face of nation building.

I have a dream Africa that you were no longer defined by ethnicity, corruption, war, famine, terrorism, radicalism or religion but by heroism and patriotism, because the young and old alike came out of the wilderness in solidarity and became the new face of nation building..

I have a dream Africa that the tears and pains of your motherland gave birth to awareness, your land flourished once again with resources, innovation and technology to heal, feed provide for the poor, and destitute, because the young and old alike came out of the wilderness in solidarity and became the new face of nation building.

I have a dream Africa that your resilience have set you free, the oppressed and forgotten danced to sounds of victory, human rights and justice for all, because the young and old alike came out of the wilderness in solidarity and became the new face of nation building.

I have a dream Africa that a wave of change swept through Africa by a kiss of destiny and that history is waiting to be rewritten, because the young and old alike came out of the wilderness in solidarity and became the new face of nation building.