Are you from a community in Zamfara, “Farming is our Pride?” 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 Zamfara, 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: Zamfara state was created in 1996 from Sokoto state. Zamfara is home to several tribes like Hausa, Fulani, Gwari, Kamuku, Kambari, Dukawa, Bussawa and Zabarmawa spread across over 150 communities. Though each group has its own language, Hausa is the general language and Islam is the dominant religion in the state. It is the state where Sharia law was first made operational in its full strength in Nigeria. The various groups in Zamfara have various festivals and legends to refine for arts, entertainment and sending their message to the world. Some of the cultural festivals celebrated in Zamfara like Kokowa Wrestling festival, Eid-el-Fitr and Arewa Tech Fest to showcase the rich heritage, unity, and traditions.
HUMAN RESOURCES: based on 2008 INEC register, Zamfara has a population of about 3.3 million pleasant people. Over 80 percent of the active population is into farming, and into livestock production in sheep, cattle and goats. And some prominent people from Zamfara that can influence the socio-industrial liberation process and prosperity for Zamfara people include: Kabir Garba, TIjjani Yahaya Kaura, Aishatu Madawaki, Bello Matawalle, Mahmud Shinkafi, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, Ahmad Sani Yerima, Lawal M Anka, Kabir Marafa, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, shehu Shaki Fulani, Ibrahim Mallaha, Bello Maru, Musa Gusau, Tukur Danfulani and others.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Zamfara covers about 33,764 square kilometers with a long dry season where there is lack of rain and the atmosphere is very dry as the annual rainfall is low. 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 Zamfara have large deposits of minerals like gold, iron ore, copper, limestone, Granite, Clay, Kaolin, Quartz, Tantalite, Feldspar and many 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 3.3 million people and vast land and minerals, Zamfara can produce high level farmers, 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 Zamfara can also make technical products based on the mineral resources in their lands, such as: gold, iron ore, copper, limestone, Granite, Clay, Kaolin, Quartz, Tantalite, Feldspar
Iron ore and copper: used in making steel and pans.
Limestone and clay: used in making cement, paperboard and plaster.
Granite, Feldspar: for making tiles, furniture finishing, building rocks, paving stones, monuments, slabs, gemstones, etc
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.
Quartz: for roofing tiles, flooring, stair-steps, countertops, roads for construction, silicon carbide
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.
