Are you from a community in Kwara, the “State of Harmony?” Do you believe 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.”
Hence, your people are not made just to depend, survive and endure, but to prosper and manifest abundance to other people in Kwara, 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: Kwara was created in 1967 by amalgamating the former Ilorin and Kabba provinces to form a state which initially was named North Central State, but later changed to Kwara, which is a local name for the River Niger. Later, Benue and Kogi states along with some parts of Niger state were later carved out of it. Kwara state has various ethnicities like Yoruba, Batonun, Nupe and other ethnic groups that are spread across over 200 communities. Apart from their various tribal languages, they generally speak English language. These various groups in Kwara have different festivals and legends, which they can refine for arts, entertainment and sending their message to the world.
HUMAN RESOURCES: based on the 2008 INEC register, Kwara has a population of about 2.3 million hard-working people. And some prominent people from Kwara who can influence this socio-industrial liberation process and prosperity for Kwara people include: David Oyedepo, Yinka Quadri, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Kunle Afolayan, Lagbaja, Bukola Saraki, Oga Bello, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ibrahim Gambari, Joseph Ayo Babalola, Lai Mohammed, Lasisi Elenu and many others.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Kwara covers about 33,773 square kilometers of land and has wet and dry seasons. Most of the communities have vast and arable land to support various types of agriculture like maize, millet, tomatoes, groundnut cotton, kola nuts, tobacco and palm as cash crops. In addition to that, various communities in Kwara have minerals like gold, limestone, marble, granite, kaolin, feldspar, copper, iron ore and others.
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 as much as 2.3 million people and vast arable land, Kwara has and can produce high level actors, farmers, advocates, scholars, doctors, athletes and professionals in all sectors of the economy.
NATURAL RESOURCES: apart from various foods that they can massively produce when they fully engage in mechanized farming, and their huge leather production that can drive the economy through fashion, sports equipment, tools, even vehicle interiors, different communities in Kwara can also make technical products based on the mineral resources in their lands, such as: gold, limestone, marble, granite, kaolin, feldspar, copper, iron ore
Gold: used in making jewelleries (50%), Electronics (37%), official coins (8%) and others (5%).
Iron ore and copper: for steel, pan and cables.
Limestone and marble: for cement
Kaolin: used for film formation, fibre extension, polymer extension and reinforcement, chemical composition, carrier (pesticides and pharmaceuticals) adsorbent, diluent and polishing agent for teeth, automobiles, soft-metals like gold and silver.
Granite and feldspar: for making tiles, furniture finishing, building rocks, paving stones, monuments, slabs, gemstones
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.
