Are you from a community in Plateau, “Home of Peace and Tourism?” 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 Plateau, 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: Plateau state was created in 1976 from the former Benue-Plateau state, and got its name from the Jos Plateau Highlands. In 1996, it was divided to carve out Nasarawa state. Plateau is divided into Chiefdoms and Emirates that contain about 40 different ethnic groups that are spread across over 150 communities of relatively equal ethnic groups. Though each group has its own language, Hausa is the general language and Christianity is the dominant religion in the state. The various groups in Plateau have various festivals and legends, which they can refine for arts, entertainment and sending their message to the world. Some of the cultural festivals celebrated in Plateau include: Nzem Berom Festival for the Berom people, the Pusdung Festival for the Ngas people, and the Ishokori (Tukunku) Festival for the Anaguta people, Afialu festival and others. These events showcase the rich heritage, unity, and traditions of the state’s diverse ethnic groups through music, dance, food, and historical reenactments.
HUMAN RESOURCES: based on the 2008 INEC register, Plateau has a population of about 3.1 million pleasant people. And some prominent people from Plateau who can influence this socio-industrial liberation process and prosperity for Plateau people include: Joshua Selman, Bishop Ishaya Audu, Ruby Gyan, Kevin Chuwang, Yakubu Gowon, Joseph Nanven Garba, Joshua Chibi Dariye, Joseph Gomwalk, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, Jeremiah Useni, Hamza Idris, Igho Sanomi, Joshua Dariye, Michael Gobal Gokum, Philip Dung, Ice Prince Zamani, M. I. Abaga, Ahmed Musa, Jeremiah Gyang and others.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Plateau covers about 26,629 square kilometers of land and has heavy annual rainfalls. Much of the state consists of undulating highlands of an average height of 1200 meters. There are several rivers and streams forming captivating landscape scenery. It has my escarpments, rugged hills and rock formation. The climate is semi-temperate and its pleasantness makes it more like a holiday resort for foreigners. Most of the communities have vast and arable land to support various types of agriculture. In addition, various communities in Plateau have large deposits of minerals like columbite, tin, lead, zinc and limestone. Some of the tourist attractions in Plateau state include Kurra falls, Shere Hills, Assop Falls, Naraguta Leather works, Wase Rock, Jos Wildlife, Solomon Lar Amusement park, Jos Museum, Riyom Rocks 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 3.1 million people and vast arable land, Plateau 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 Plateau can also make technical products based on the mineral resources in their lands, such as: columbite, tin, lead, zinc and limestone
Tin: used in making steel and pans.
Limestone: used in making cement, paperboard and plaster.
Lead: used in batteries, cable sheaths, machinery manufacturing, shipbuilding, light industry, lead oxide, radiation protection and other industries
Columbite: used for chemicals, refractory, abrasive, cement, steel, petrol, rubber, plastic, paint and cosmetics, then in construction, paper-making, water purifying and petrol-refining.
Zinc: used to make brass and for medicinal purposes. It is the fourth most consumed metal in the world after iron, aluminium and copper. It is combined with copper to form brass and with other metals to form materials in automobiles, electrical components, and household fixtures.
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.
