Are you from a community in Rivers State, the “Treasure Base of the Nation?” Do you know that your people can build more social or industrial excellence if they get the liberty to own and control their lands, resources and socio-industrial destiny? Today, you are sent to take the message of intercultural liberty to your community and their neighbors for them to prepare to manifest the greatness that God put in each community at the oncoming Tour of Liberty. This intercultural liberty is the belief that:
“there is something great in every community and culture, and so, they all deserve the liberty to own, modify and use their cultural, human and natural resources to prosper and to manifest their greatness to their communities, nations, continent and the world. And that the four institutions of public regulation (government, religion, academia and mass media) are only made to support these communities and their members to manifest their greatness.”
Your people are not made merely to depend, survive and endure, but to prosper and manifest abundance to other people in Rivers, Nigeria, Africa and the world. This Tour of Liberty will lead to discussion and institution of private property rights in a Restart National Conference for each community or individual to own and control their lands and resources (cultural, human and natural resources). For, despite government beautification of the environment, as long as the communities and individuals lack control of their lands and resources for socio-industrial growth, they are still under neo-colonial bondage.
CULTURAL RESOURCES: Rivers state was created in 1967 from the former Eastern Region of Nigeria. It consists of various ethnic groups such as Ikwerre, Ijaw (Izon), Gokana, Abua, Degema and other groups who are spread across over 170 towns and communities. Some major towns in Rivers State include Ahoada, Bonny, Opobo, Obigbo, Elele, Buguma, Abonema, Ogoni, Bori, Degema and Okrika. And despite their various languages, English is their general language. These various ethnic groups in Rivers have various festivals and legends, which they can refine for arts, entertainment and sending their message to the world. Rivers state also has various tourist attractions like Isaac Boro Park, Port Harcourt, Monument of King Jaja of Opobo, Port Harcourt Tourist Beach, Water Glass Boatyard, Finima Beach, Bonny, Okrika Aquatic Stadium, Ifoko Beach, Ogidi Shrine and Onne Port.
HUMAN RESOURCES: based on 2008 INEC register, Rivers has a population of about 5.2 million vibrant and diligent people. Through government control, few people have created some industries like refineries, fertilizer, food and beverages, glass, metal, petrochemical, plastic, textile and oil-servicing. Some prominent people from Rivers who can influence this socio-industrial liberation process and prosperity for Rivers people include: Appolus Chu, Nyesom Wike, Chibuike Amaechi, Peter Odili, Hilda Dokubo, Patience Jonathan, Monalisa Chinda, Duncan Mighty, Dakuku Peterside, Felix Obuah, Magnus Afurobi, Magnus Abe, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Obinna Okezie, Ajuri Ngelale, Mark Angel, Tonto Dike, Siminalayi Fubara, Tonye Cole, Anthony Nted, Dumo Lulu Briggs, Grant Offor and others.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Rivers covers about 11,077 square kilometers of land and has heavy annual rainfalls. Most of the communities have arable land for farming foods like coconut, rice, citrus, pineapples, banana, plantain, yam, cassava, cocoyam, sweet potatoes, maize, palm, rubber, sugar cane and ginger. In addition, various communities in Rivers have large deposits of minerals like oil and gas, silica, glass sand and clay.
POTENTIALS FOR THESE RESOURCES WITH THE ACTIVATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NIGERIA
CULTURAL: since they have different ethnic communities, they can develop movies, books, stories, games, and arts to project their story of harmonizing their differences to manifest their intercultural liberty.
HUMAN: with 5.2 million people and vast arable land, Rivers has and can produce high level farmers, advocates, manufacturers, scholars, doctors, athletes and professionals in all sectors of the economy.
NATURAL RESOURCES: apart from the foods that they can massively produce when they fully engage in mechanized farming, individuals and communities in Rivers can also make technical products based on the mineral resources in their lands, such as: oil, gas, silica, glass sand and clay
Crude Oil: used in making steel and pans.
Silica and Glass Sand: for making glass
Clay: used in making cement
When communities and individuals take control of their lands and resources, then they can partner with various groups and well-regulated investors to properly use these resources to prosper and manifest their abundance.
