NIGERIA DESPERATELY NEEDS FASHOLA @ THE CENTRE - KAYODE SALAKO SPEAKS. @fash_kay @fasholamania @tundefashola @teamfashola @NigeriaNewsdesk

THE LATEST INTERVIEW GRANTED BY MR. OLUKAYODE EZEKIEL SALAKO, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FASHOLAMANIA INDEPENDENT SUPPORT MOVEMENT WORLDWIDE AND THE NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR OF CHANGE AGENTS OF NIGERIA NETWORK
Olukayode Ezekiel Salako, the President of the Fasholamania Community in Lagos speaks on the performances and achievements of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola in the first 100 days of his second term in office among other prevalent sundry national issues. Excerpts:

QUESTION: What is your own opined assessment of the Governor Babatunde Fashola’s 100 days in in his second term in office?

Answer: obviously, anybody who still has good eyes and can still be very realistic enough will know that there is nothing that has changed about Mr. Fashola’s government. The tempo and degree of work efforts and output by this government is still there. The level of sincerity and commitment are still there and waxing stronger and stronger everyday. Hence, Lagos is still very much working on a faster lane of growth and development-Fashola is still working as much as he had worked in his first term. The only difference is that Fashola’s second term is a period to consolidate on the achievements and gains of his first term. One definitely would not expect the same level of operation and noise that his first term generated because a lot of work has already been done to reconstruct, reorganise and reorientate Lagos. His first term was a crucial period in the life of Lagos when this government was just introducing good governance and ideal leadership to us. So, then, so many things were new to us-So many things BRF’S government was doing were new to Nigeria. His style of government and performance drive was very new to us then. The way he was transforming, reorganising, sanitising, cleaning and beautifying Lagos was not common to Lagosians. That drive and achievement index was high and highly superb. In less than 1500 days, Fashola had captured that disorganised, dirty and notorious Lagos for security, peace and socio-economic prosperity, hence, a subject of external interest attraction and envy among from within and outside Nigeria. Therefore, we received and embraced the development with seemingly excessive commendations and celebrations. Hence, people had to shout Fashola’s name everywhere, just because his own kind of government was new, ideal, civilised, peaceful and very rewarding. The first term was such a beautiful period when this government had to hold the bull by the horn and called all the undeserved problems of Lagos a spade. So, in my own candid assessment, Fashola’s government is still on the track, working for all Lagosians to continue to live peacefully in a Lagos State they can always be proud of.
A cursory look into the Lagos socio-economic environment will definitely always reveal that , to an appreciable extent, security, sanity, peacefulness, prevalence of law and order, discipline, aesthetics, environmental organisation as well as infrastructural development are still visibly governing Lagos, except in some few areas where there are still pockets of imperfections. And this is normal with any society. Realistically, there is no perfect society and perfect government all over the world and neither has there been any government who can or has completely solved the problem of its society. So, it is only a stack illiterate or a deceptive person that would expect Governor Fashola to solve all the problems of Lagos, even in 20 years. Is it possible?
Obviously, there are some basic problems of every society that there is no government in the world that has completely solved them or proffers 100% solution to them. The first is security. The second is unemployment and the third is the prevalence of natural disaster as well as poverty eradication. Tell me any country in the world where its Government has completely solved or proffer solutions to all the challenges these problems pose to the society. So, it is not practically possible for Mr. Fashola’s government to solve all the problems of Lagos just completely like that. Of course, there will always be problems in the society for the government to always solve.

QUESTION: But the PDP in Lagos State, through its Chairman, Mr. Setonji Koshoedo, has recently accused Mr. Fashola’s government of complacency in running the state’s affairs in this second term. He accused the state government of not performing as actively as he did in his first term. What is your own reaction to this allegation?

ANSWER: It is very normal for the Lagos PDP to hurriedly come out with that kind of a negative assessment of Mr. Fashola’s second term administration-It is not unexpected. We all know that the Lagos PDP is the major opposition party to ACN in Lagos State just the same way the ACN is the major opposition party to PDP at the Federal level. Their stock in trades is accusing themselves of one thing or another, and this is normal and healthy to strengthen competition in representative governance. If there is no accusation like that, it is very possible truthfully for either of the Governors or even the President to indeed relax. But with criticisms like that, the governments will always be reminded not to disappoint Nigerians.
However, my candid reaction to Mr. Kodeosho’s accusation is that, One: The Lagos PDP has not had the opportunity of governing Lagos State before, so it might not really know the in-depth challenges governing Lagos the way they feel it should be can really pose. Mr. Kodeosho has not governed Lagos before, so it is going to be easy for him to be criticising from the outside. Two: To me, Fashola’s second term is more a period of consolidation on the achievements and performance of his first term. His first term was a period when ideal, good and rewarding governance were introduced to Lagos anew. It was a period of cleaning and re-organising Lagos environmentally and infrastructurally. It was a period when Lagos State was reclaimed from chaos, decadence, confusion and kingdoms of touts and hoodlums. It was a period when Lagos State was reclaimed from acute insecurity, indiscipline, lawlessness and socio-economic darkness and madness. The story of Fashola’s first term was more of a period of correcting all the wrongs and fighting all the anti-social tendencies dominating the socio-economic environment of Lagos State viciously then. Yes, his first term brought a lot of appreciable infrastructural developments to the Lagos environment, but what I appreciate most is the security, sanity, peace, prevalence of law and order, discipline his government has been able to achieve for Lagos state and are still manifesting in Lagos up till now.
The question I will like to ask is, is there any sector of the Lagos economy that is lagging or not receiving adequate attention of Fashola’s government now? The answer is ‘No!’ Steadily, every sector of the Lagos economy is still functioning and executing projects. Lagos is still very peaceful, being organised and sanitised. Our roads and drainage systems are seriously receiving deserved attention in terms of rehabilitation and reconstruction. More and more beautification are still manifesting in the Lagos environment day in day out. As far as I am concerned, the Lagos State government has not derailed in the discharged of its functions- The government is not disappointing Lagosians and will never disappoint us. What some people want is that noise and brouhaha that greeted his first term. That was a period good, ideal and rewarding governance was very new to Nigerians so everybody showered encomiums noisily and supported Mr. Fashola lavishly. But now, there may not be need like that for all the noise again, because we are now getting used to enjoying civilised, conscientious, peaceful and rewarding governance. Realistically, 70% of the Lagos problems were seriously addressed during Fashola’s first term. Now is the time of consolidation and sustaining that legacy of entrenching ideal governance and sincere leadership in our polity for the future administrations to inherit and build on.
You see, most times, people stay outside government and criticise. It is better for the Lagos State PDP to criticise from within the Government, because there are so many reasons certain things happen or don’t happen in Government. The issue of the 18,000 minimum wage (et cetera) is there and could be one of the factors affecting any government in Nigeria at the moment. So, in my opinion, I will advise the Lagos State PDP to give Governor Fashola enough time to continue to prove himself. He has done it satisfactorily before and I believe Lagos is still steadily working. 100 days is too unrealistic to start condemning a vibrant government that has changed the story of Lagos from a dirty, jungle and dangerous society to a decent one over time. So many things have changed about Lagos for good and we must continue to give it to Fashola’s government. Is it also realistic to start condemning President Jonathan’s PDP led Federal government in 100 days? As far as I am concerned, Governor Fashola is still governing well. He is still governing as satisfactorily as it should be. What people should realise is that government needs to plan, research and source for resources to execute projects, Besides, the government is now working with a new set of Commissioners and Special Advisers who also need time to settle down to work. That is the way I see it.

QUESTION: What do you think should be the major priority area of Governor Fashola now in this second term?

QUESTION: Still security and conducive socio-economic environment, my brother. You see, all Lagos State must still continue to deserve to continue to grow and develop socio-economically and politically is a determined, visionary and sincere leadership and government like we have seen in Governor Fashola’s own that can continue to give the Lagos environment security, sanity, discipline and effective prevalence of Law and Order. We continue to deserve governments that must continue to re-organise, improve and beautify the Lagos environment as well as develop it infrastructurally. We continue to deserve a government that can be bold enough to continue to discourage the evolution of jungles, dark spots, dangerous zones, slums etc. from the Lagos environment. We continue to deserve the kind of Gov. Fashola’s government that will continue to reclaim all these jungles and dangerous zones like Ile Zik in Ikeja; Oshodi bus stop; Mushin, Oluwole etc and converting them to useful and guided public facilities like garden parks; recreational parks; modern motor parks and so on like that. We continue to deserve governments that have wherewithal of character, civility, conscience, peacefulness etc like BRF’s to continue to govern Lagos just exactly the way it should be. We continue to deserve governments that can implement our laws and make them work for an equitable and just society we all deserve. So, I am an advocate of a secured, peaceful, conducive and socio-economically prosperous Lagos for all of us to enjoy. That is what we deserve! I will always advise Nigerians to always seek yee first the kingdom of good and prosperous environment and every other things shall be added unto them.
What attract Nigerians to abandon their own country and travel abroad is the, conducive, well organised, beautiful and prosperous socio-economic environment they see when they get to many of these countries. What can or what will attract decent people to our own country too is that type of environment. What we presently have now that we call environment in Nigeria is bull shit! still far from what can continue to attract massive investments and patronage interest to Nigeria. Our environment as I speak is not well planned and organised to encourage decent living. 80% of our environment is still being dominated by dilapidation, chaos, jungles and slums, insecurity, poverty and darkness. And this unenviable situation has gravely affected Nigeria and Nigerians in no small measure. Orientationally, many Nigerians have been affected. Majority of Nigerians now live like domestic animals-survival consciousness only! You go out there and see the way most Nigerians live. All we are now concerned about are food and survival only-nothing else! Nigerians are never environmentally conscious. People live complacently in filth and unenviable environment, yet they feel good about it! The situation of Nigeria has affected greatly how Nigerians live, think and see things. Nigerians want to continue to live anyhow-they don’t want to obey the law and that is why we die anyhow like chicken. Today, the government of Gov. Fashola is facing a lot problem, governing Lagosians and forcing them to live decently in accordance with the law, simply because most people are used to living anyhow. They think it is a normal way of life to sell their wares on the high ways, blocking them against normal flow of traffic. They think it is normal to empty their refuse inside the gutters. They think it is normal to do all those things that reduce our society to an animal kingdom! That is why some people will criticise the government for spending the money that is supposed to be used to buy food for Lagosians to be planting flowers and beautifying Lagos. They don’t appreciate what the government is doing. That is the issue! How do you expect a person that was born and brought up in a stupid environment, a slum or Mushing or Ajegunle -like jungle to appreciate flowers and environmental beautifications? That is the issue!
So, the story of governor Fashola’s phenomenon today is about the story of God. It is about the story of what God wants for Nigeria. We are talking about a God-sent leader. A man that is visionary and committed to the survival of his vision to make Lagos a mega-city. This is the kind of man that our nation Nigeria should continue to deserve unless we want to continue the way we have lived in frustration and depression in Lagos. Nigeria is the only country that continues to live in the illusion that ‘E go better’. And people are dying everyday. Go to the mortuary at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital and see how corpses are brought in everyday. And those corpses while living were also living on the illusion that “e go better”. Our leaders are the only ones building mansions our leaders have been the only one with fat bank accounts- both home and abroad. ‘E go better’ our leaders have been the only ones using electricity while the rest of us remain in perpectual darkness. The priority of Governor Fashola must continue to be to focus on the security, environmental and socio-economic re-organisation and transformation of the state. He must continue to ensure that sanity continues to govern Lagos, because if there is no sanity in the state, there would not be security. If area boys just feel they can go and colonize any junction and start collecting money. There is no way that society can develop socio-economically with this kind of situations. Because, people that are supposed to come in, like foreign investors or even local ones, would, rather than investing in that society, would prefer to go outside the country. And those that are outside, would not want to come in, because of fear of been kidnapped, harass or rob. So, if Governor Fashola can continue to give Lagos State security, sanity, law and order, and can continue to instil discipline in the Lagos social order, he is going to be finishing his second term in office as one of the best governors that has ever governed any state in Nigeria. At the same time, we are still watching him maybe he will disappoint Lagosians or not.

QUESTION: What do you think is the major problem facing Lagos State that BRF’s government needs to address urgently?

ANSWER: The main problem that I know is the most critical challenge, giving the government a serious headache, is the population of Lagos State and the peculiar character and orientation of that population. Obviously, Lagos is too over populated and more and more people come into Lagos every hour to come and search for means of livelihood. To many Nigerians, Lagos is a place to be to hustle for survival. So, most people come into Lagos with that mentality-They believe Lagos is a no man’s land. They believe Lagos has no law that governs it. They believe the government of Lagos State has no right to make them live according to any law. So, with that mind-set, most people intentionally and flagrantly abuse the law of the state. And this is a serious issue! It is a serious issue when the citizen of a state, under the excuse of survival and poverty, just want to live anyhow in any how environment, frustrating the efforts of government and all of that! This is a challenge that has lived with Lagos over time and more encouraged by the failure of leadership and governance in Nigeria. If the other federating states in Nigeria had been doing well socio-economically and employing their people, the attention of every Nigerian wouldn’t have been on Lagos and probably Abuja and portharcourt. The pressure is just too much on Lagos! The main problem now is not even that of the population, but the awkward and frustrating attitude that population is manifesting. Many Lagosians believe Lagos should not have any law that governs it. ‘Na law and flowers we go chop?!’ that is the statements most breakers of the Lagos law say. Yet, we all complain that our country is not developing. How can it grow, when our character is frustrating that growth and development we are clamouring for? You go out there and see the way our people behave anyhow-they deliberately flout all the rules-they vandalise the government facilities; break the traffic rules; desecrate the environment ; intentionally build on drainage and block water channels and all of that…

QUESTION: (CUTS IN…) what do you now think is the solution to this problem?

ANSWER: To be sincere, I don’t see any magical solution to these problems unless states are empowered by the constitution to starts issuing inter-state entry permit like visa in Nigeria and people can be deported to their respective states, which is not possible in a sovereign nation. But with enough time, the problem can only be alleviated. The efforts to achieve this still lie in the hand of every successive government that comes on board in the state. The government must muster enough courage and political will to force people to live according to the law, just as it is happening now with the current administration. We have laws that must be used to regulate and organise how we live in Lagos. The government must continue to implement those laws so that our society can work. Lagos cannot continue to be a no man’s land where every evil and anti-social tendencies hibernate-where anything and everything goes! Offenders of the laws must be arrested and punished for people to be conscious of the existence of our laws. There must not be sacred cows. People in power must stop playing god-fatherly roles to offenders of the laws and criminally minded people all in the name of politics. Politics of gangsterism has not helped Nigeria! The government must increase surveillance and make people to live in the consciousness of our laws. That is only when the Lagos society can come out of her environmental challenges.
Another effort that will help a great deal is to work on the mind-set of the so many dis-orientated Lagosians. As I speak, over 70% of the people living in Lagos are disorientated. That is why the government will have to be using iron rods to guide the Lagos environment like the zoos before public facilities can survive. That is why LASTMA and KAI officials must be stationed everywhere in our environment, the way dogs are used to guide homes, before law and other can be maintained- before Lagosians can behave well. With all these efforts, some unguided, shameless and disorientated people still go and attack KAI and LASTMA officials for carrying out their official duties – they see them as enemies, all because they just want to continue to live anyhow. Worst still for Lagos, Many of the things other states are rejecting graciously find their ways into Lagos everyday. So, this is a very big challenge Lagos is facing! The orientation agency of government must lunch a serious and strong re-orientation campaign, a campaign that would be more serious than that of the ones for HIV/AIDS or POLIO. To sensitise and educate our people about the importance of a law and order compliant society; environmentally organised, clean, beautified and conducive environment and all like that. The people’s mind-set about what Lagos should be must change! People must be sensitised to appreciate an attractive environment and be generally environmentally friendly and conscious. The government should call all the heads of religious houses- Pastors, imams and priests, into regular meetings to make the issue a topic for sermons in their respective worship places, since people obey their religious leaders and believe what they say. They should regularly preach to them that it is a sin to desecrate an environment God has created and to disobey the laws of their society. With this, environmental abuse and lawlessness will definitely reduce.
In the same vein, All the law enforcement agencies of government, LASTMA, KAI, POLICE etc must live up to expectation in the discharge of their duties and be very uncompromisingly proactive in the concerted efforts to fight this menace to a drastic reduction.

QUESTION: What is your stance on the new tenancy bill passed and signed into law by Governor Fashola few days ago?

ANSWER: To me, that is one of the best laws the Lagos Assembly has enacted so far. It is a beautiful law, no doubt, but the issue of the tenancy law has generated a lot of controversies among Lagosians. But a law that wants to do any society well is always greeted with controversies, because, definitely it will affect some people positively, while other people negatively. And it is normal to expect Lagos landlords to want to kick against the survival of the law. They will not want to welcome it. Because all along, it is the Lagos landlords that have been killing and frustrating their tenants. Most people commit financial crimes in their work places because of landlord’s excessive demands. For example, It happens that you are given a house and you struggle to pay N1 million when you move in and you have paid for 2 or 3 years, and the moment the landlord finishes spending that money, he would start looking forward for another payment again from the tenants. Most landlords transfer their financial responsibility on their tenants. Many of them transfer their financial failures on their tenants. They always see their tenants as the one to go and find money for them when they are broke. What baffles me about this development is that most of these landlords go to church. Many of them go to mosques every Friday, claiming to believe in God. Many of the frustrations that people go through in Lagos, 80 per cent of them are caused by their landlords. How can you explain a situation where a tenant moved into a house apartment, paying N350, 000 and by the time he wants to renew it, he is asked to pay N1 million. The two-bedroom flat you moved into 2 years ago, your landlord will now ask you to go and bring N1 million- It is a terrible situation. So for Lagos State to be a 21st century compliant society, certain best practices in some develop countries around the world must be copied. And for Lagos society to be a 21st century compliant society, where living by the people, where survival can be minimally considered stressful, Lagos state must practice that law. It is one of the best laws that the Lagos State House of Assembly would be passing, because it is a law provision that affects both the common man and the Landlord positively. Definitely, this law is going to bring the cost of struggling to pay for house rents or secure accommodation in the state down- It is going to ease the tension of survival .But the question many people are asking is how has the government planned to implement it. Implementation is the issue, because right now, many landlords are still daring the government over it. They are realistically not just obeying the law at all! And what is the essence of the law that is good, existing but not effective? That is the question! Most Landlords now tell tenants to go and meet Fashola to give them houses if they want to pay one year or six months as stipulated by the law.

QUESTION: What kind of a person do u you expect to succeed Gov. Fashola in 2015?

ANSWER: I expect a visionary and missionary; ideal character personified; peaceful and civilised, sincere; honest and transparent; … leader like Governor Babatunde Fashola to succeed him in 2015.I want to see a man who is not a ‘typical’ Nigerian politician. I want to see another cultured and business minded man to take over from him. I want to see another simple, intelligent and conscientious leader, who can continue to govern Lagos peacefully into further socio-economic prosperity to be governor in 2015. I will appreciate a responsible, charismatic and innovative man like BRF, who will not be dancing about and around Lagos, politicking while he is supposed to be governing, to contest the election and win. You see, I have always said it that the solution to the many age-long problems of Nigeria is never in the hands of typical Nigerian politicians. We all know that a typical Nigerian politician will combine governance with active politics and use a chunk of the resources to build his own political empire. A typical Nigerian politician as Governor of Lagos State will not achieve what Fashola has achieved for Lagos in less than 5 years, even in 30 years, because he would always need plenty money to oil his political machinery. Nigeria is what it is today because the typical military men and typical politicians refused to develop Nigeria. Rather, they were developing their wealths and political dynasties. Nigeria will continue to fare well under the leadership of real human beings like Governor Fashola. Not typical Nigerian politicians who will not do anything.
Factually, my brother, typical Nigerian politicians are deceptive and not sincere with the development of Nigeria. 75% of the resources the nation needs to develop are in the private pockets of typical Nigerian politicians, developing them and helping them to marry more new wives everyday. You see, the best characteristic attributes of Mr. Fashola is the fact that he has the wherewithal of outstanding ideal character; he is not materialistic; he is sincere and loves the people. That is the type of a person I love to see in 2015.

QUESTION: Mr. Salako, in few words, what do u think is the major problem of Nigeria, in view of the escalating political, economic and religious problems that have plagued the nation overtime? The issue of the Boko Haram, MASSOB, political struggles among the politicians , the nation’s economic quagmires, unemployment et cetra?

ANSWER: The most prominent problem facing the nation, Nigeria, is darkness! The nation is in both political and economic darkness! The nation is in both spiritual and physical darkness! Everybody seems blind because we all cannot see. And those who feel they can see, cannot see very well. Is it possible to see gainfully in a nation that has no light? Even those who have the jobs go to work or do their jobs inside a darkness dominated Nigeria. Our leaders have been governing in a dark Nigeria, so they have not been able to see where the solutions to the problems of the nation are. That is why political leadership has been wobbling and fumbling in that darkness. That is why majority of them use glasses and yet they cannot see. That is why they have not been able to see where the Boko Haramists and their bombs are, since they have been bombing Nigeria and innocent Nigerians. That is why Nigerians –the Nigerian police headquarters, United Nation building and co. were unable to see the bombs where they were planted and when they were coming. Politically, the nation is in the darkness! Economically the nation cannot see! Religiously, the nation is confused in that darkness! That is why some people will say western education, they are also benefitting from, is a sin- that it is not good! That is why there is confusion even in Christianity and Islam-That is why rouges and thieves now establish worship centres and now call themselves the messiahs (Reverend, Bishop, Cardinal etc) and the people believe them all because they cannot see. Majority of our political leaders are irresponsible and deceptive, yet Nigerians praise and celebrate them, all because the nation is in darkness and everybody cannot see! That is the problem! Until there is light of truth, conscience, equity and justice, welfare and generally good life manifesting in Nigeria, the nation will continue to wobble, fumble and surviving epileptically.
In a nation where there is no light, you see frustration, dejection, poverty, joblessness, high crime rate, character bankruptcy, strive, political inefficiencies, corruption and deception, religious and ethnic discrimination and domination,… just because people are living in the darkness, and consequently everybody will be struggling to survive. That is the issue! Our governments cannot see solutions to the many problems of the nation in spite of the numerous resources available to the nation, because Nigeria is in the darkness and our government cannot see properly. Let there be light in Nigeria! The light of truth, love, conscience, ideal character, service to humanity, sincere Godliness, equity and social justice, Ethnic reconciliation, respect for the rule of law, social order and discipline etc, and there will be solutions to the problems of Nigeria. To make the matter worse is the PHCN that has made productive electric light impossible in Nigeria.
Summarily, Nigeria has no problem; the major problem of Nigeria is the character and orientation of Nigerians. Let the political leadership change its character and awkward orientation of embezzling and amassing wealth, and stop deceiving Nigerians, and then it will lead and govern Nigeria well. An example is the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, who has been governing Nigeria with an ideal, acceptable and outstanding character. The best and greatest characteristic attributes of Gov. Fashola, Rotimi Ameachi, kayode Fayemi, Aliyu Babangida and few others is character .That is why Nigerians have been enjoying and counting the blessings of their governments. Besides, the character of the Nigerian followership too must change. The ways many Nigerians live and behave are not helping the country. The only things most Nigerians care about are food and survival. That’s all! And to get food and money, Nigerians are ready to do anything negative or corruptively to achieve them, most times at the expense of their own image, the image of Nigeria and the growth and development of the country. If Nigeria must Change for the better, it is all about our character as Nigerians that must also change.
Finally, there are six main regions in the country, but apparently as it seems, the North is feeling very more superior to the rest of the federating units in Nigeria. Politically, religiously and militarily, that region feels more superior in Nigeria. That is why problems keep coming from the North all the time. Some sections of the North feel that certain privileges especially political in Nigeria are their birth right. There is no way this will continue to manifest and there will be peace and development in the country. If the Nigerian nation must continue to survive as one, the North must stop seen themselves as a more super region to the rest of the Nigerian Nation. That is why I say it that many of the solutions to the problems of Nigeria are in the Northern part of Nigeria. Is it not a Nigerian leader from the North who went behind the rest of the federating regions to register Nigeria as a member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC); now, it is another CBN leader who wants to impose Islamic Banking System or Sharia Banking system on Nigeria. And some Northern leaders are already threatening to go to war, against the rest of Nigeria, if they won’t be allowed to run the banking system. The question is: Is Nigeria an Islamic country or a secular country? That is the issue! How can there be peace when a region out of six will always want to impose their beliefs and ideals on others? Can what the Boko Haram sect wants ever be realistic in a secular Nigeria? The North should let Nigeria survive! Afterall, the muslims in the South are not giving Nigeria Problems.
The final word, Let there be light in Nigeria, the light of ideal character, civilised orientation, selflessness, truth, conscience, genuine love among all the federating units in Nigeria, because a nation existing inside darkness may never develop socio-economically.