Are you from a community in Sokoto state, “Seat of the Caliphate?” Do you believe that your people can prosper and build more socio-industrial excellence and prosperity if they get the liberty to own and control their lands, resources and cultural 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 Sokoto, 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: Sokoto state was created in 1976, deriving its name from the capital city of Sokoto, which has a long history and contains the seat of the Sokoto Caliphate. By the time Sokoto became a province of the British protectorate of Nigeria in 1900, it covered the whole North-West. It was then split into Sokoto State and Niger State in 1976. Later Kebbi State (1991) and Zamfara State (1996) were carved out of it.
Sokoto is home to several tribes, which include the Hausa, Fulani, Zabarmawa, Tuareg, Dakarkari and other groups spread across over 100 communities and towns like Illela, Dange, Kebbi and Bodinga. The main languages are Hausa and English, and Islam is the dominant religion with over 85 percent majority while Christianity and animists are the others. The various groups in Sokoto have various festivals and legends, which they can refine for arts, entertainment and sending their message to the world. And being the seat of Islamic faith in Nigeria, they can initiate and propagate an enlightened version of Islam to produce the most productive and socially responsible in Africa, if not in the world. Some of the cultural festivals celebrated in Sokoto include Durbar Festival and Argungu festival that showcase the rich heritage, unity, and traditions of the various groups through music, dance, food, and historical reenactments.
HUMAN RESOURCES: based on the 2008 INEC register, Sokoto has a population of about 3.7 million pleasant people. And some prominent people from Sokoto who can influence this socio-industrial liberation process and prosperity for Sokoto people include: Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir, Abubakar Umar Gada, Christopher Gwabin Musa, Yusuf Sulaiman, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, Musa Sarkin-Adar, Aliyu Jelani, Ahmed, Ahmed Dasuki, Umaru Kwabo, Bello Sarkin Yaki, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Shehu Malami, Ismaila Isa Funtua, Bashir Gidado, Abubakar Balarabe and others.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Sokoto covers about 32,188 square kilometers of land and has wet and dry seasons. Most communities have vast and arable land with gentle rolling plains called “Sokoto Plains” to support agricultural efforts in millet, rice, beans, corn, cassava, potatoes, cotton, tobacco, groundnuts, onions, tomatoes, sugar cane and Gum Arabic. In addition, various communities in Sokoto have good deposits of minerals like Coal, gold, limestone, gypsum, kaolin, phosphate, tantalite, laterite, silica sand, salt, hydrocarbon, iron-ore, copper, zinc and columbite. Some of the tourist attractions in Sokoto state include Sultan’s Palace, Waziri Junaidu History and Culture Bureau, Ancient city gates 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 over 3.7 million people and vast arable land and mineral resources, Sokoto 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 Sokoto can also make technical products based on the mineral resources in their lands. Coal, gold, limestone, gypsum, kaolin, phosphate, Tantalite, laterite, silica sand, salt, hydrocarbon, iron-ore, copper, zinc and columbite
Gold: used in making jewelleries (50%), Electronics (37%), official coins (8%) and others (5%).
Iron ore, Copper: used in making steel and pans.
Limestone and gypsum: used in making cement, paperboard and plaster.
Coal: used for generating electricity. But in other cases it could also be used in synthetic natural gas generation, fertilizer production and home-heating
Columbite and tantalite: 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, and combined with copper to form brass and with other metals to form materials in automobiles, electrical components, and household fixtures.
Kaolin: 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.
Phosphate: used in food, detergents, personal hygiene and construction.
Laterite: vital sand for constructions.
Silica sand: used in making glass, and even cement.
When communities and individuals retrieve ownership and control of their lands and resources, they can partner with groups and well-regulated investors to use these resources to prosper and manifest their greatness.
