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It’s generally believed and apparent that existence is in two realms: the material world {conspicuous for all to see; tangible} and the insubstantial world {not tangible but existing}. Surprisingly, the latter births and controls the former.Changes, before being obvious to the natural, are effected in the realm of the unseen by conceiving ideas, scrutinizing it, weighing the pros and cons of its implementation, and predicting likely outcomes. In addition, it sometimes takes time for changes to be noticed in the natural world. It is like the story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree. You take a little seed, plant it, water it, and fertilize it for a whole year and nothing happens. The second, third and fourth year too shows no significant progress despite the water and fertilizer applied to it. In the fifth year, the tree sprouts and grows ninety feet in six weeks. That’s quite amazing!

This is very analogous to the product of words. Words are seedsand they yield harvest. Words are the units of creation. They are the building block of life. The oldest, yet existing, principle is that of releasing creativeand rightwords from the vocal cord. Words kill, words give life. A man’s tongue has the capacity to put all his body in control. Great leadershave learnt to leverage on this aged tenet. History has the records. At Britain’s finest hour, his words to the House of Common when newly appointed as the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill said: “…Victory – victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.”Leaders shape their world and inspire people into productive actions with their words.

My dear country, Nigeria, will be 54 on October 1^st. A question prevalent in this season is whether the independence is worth celebrating or not?#LEAD360 has taken cue from GEMSTONE’s #iSpeakPOSITIVELY’s social media campaign and has dedicated today’s focus on speaking creatively rather than debate if Nigeria@54 is worth celebrating. Of course, the headlines are so disquieting but we would rather feed, trigger, and release our faith than accept fate. Knowing that right words are forcible and carries with it the potentials to produce result, especially when backed with actions, I will therefore speak inspired words. Join me as we scatter seeds into different sector of our Dear Country.

Our land produces the best of people with the right value systems. Nation Builders arise with healings in their wings. Men whose heart God has touched, providing solutions to our multifaceted problems because they exude the wide-shining wisdom of God. Men, leading the people with the integrity of heart and the skillfulness of their hands.Men running with the common vision ofdeveloping the nation in different capacities; climbing barricades; undaunted, fearless, unswerving and unstoppable. Each one knows his job and does it. These men will use the old rubble of past lives to build anew. Well acclaimed to be people who can fix anything, restoring old ruins, rebuilding, renovating and making the community livable again.

Our nation designs enduring structures capable of bequeathing the right values to generations unborn; edificesupholding the tenets of democracy; policies not just favouring the high and mighty but also the commonest man even in our villages;systems where transparency is its hallmark; and institutions impacting the spirit of patriotism in our vanguards.

Our Statesmen are people of honour, men with a pedigree of reliability, committed to strong family values, consumed with the nation’s interest, generous andprudent withevery kobo in our nation’s coffers. Men of influence, well respected globally. Men whose words carry power and significantly contributing to the overall good of the continent and the world at large.

Our land yields quality crops in huge quantity which do not just translate to Agricultural experimentsbut a genuine Operation-feed-the-nation scheme. Food gets to the table of the common man and our crops are highly valued in the international market.

The nooks and crannies of our community are safe havens where our children grow without fear and trembling. Terror is flushed out of our streets;fear grips bandits that they dare not operate on our finely constructed highways anymore; our seas freedfrom pirates and our airways steered clear of suicide bombers. Life and property are well preserved!Sustainable ultramodern transportation and railway systems flourishing smoothly in our cities; and trusted airline services in business.Our climate is a temperate ambience breeding investment opportunities at home and abroad. Massive urbanisation of our villages with preservation of our culture and extinction of some customs that hinder progress.Tourism is greatly boosted in our nation.

We prosper in health and wealth. Our hospitals are well-equipped with up-to-date drugs and medical facilities. Viral diseases are kicked out of our land, the immune system of our people is boosted, infant mortality rate radically declines, poverty becomes a defeated malady, and maternal health greatly improves!

Our institutions are indeed citadels of learning producing highly intelligent minds and faculties. Our students excel brilliantly, not just passing examinations with flying colours but readily applyingall they have learnt in different spheres of life. Expatriates queue in embassies just to get visa into our great country, Nigeria. Brain drain emigration regresses abruptly. We exploit the limitless advantages of information technology; expanding our expertise in automobile and aircraft manufacturing; and other major electromechanical devices.

Power stability becomes a usual phenomenon in every crevice of the six geo-political zones of our nation. Justice and equity pervades our legislative system at all levels. Entrepreneurial giants and enterprise developers emerge with creative solutions ~ tackling financial lack and providing employment opportunities for many. Beyond tribal or religious differences, we apply our hearts to righteousness {moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation} and our nation is exalted;our people are delivered from the shackles of guilt and shame; we have a rekindled hope beyond our present realities, faith beyond our fate, and love unfeigned displayed by our country men and women, provoking their unflinching support for visionary governance.

We become everything we can be but have not yet become; we do everything we can do but have not yet done, and we have everything we can have but have not yet possessed. Nigeria becomes the eighth wonder of the world and people – both young and old - marvel at the great transformation that befalls us so shortly. Nations see us and call us BLESSED! GOD BLESS NIGERIA ~ a land of limitless transformational possibilities.

#iSpeakPOSITIVELY #iSpeakLIFE #iSpeakVICTORY #iSpeakHealingOfOurNAtion #iSpeakNigeria #iBuildNigeria #GODBlessNIGERIA #GODBlessAfrica #GODBlessTheWorld.

As we mark Nigeria@54, I charge you to publish these words for great, in influence and affluence, is the company of the publishers of these words. We are the builders! Let’s speak and act the Nigeria we envision into being. We have what we say and receive a hundred percent yield of these seeds.

Happy Independence Nigeria!

Femi TIAMIYU

#LEAD360

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