The Quilox boss, Shina Peller has written an open letter to
Nigerians. The letter was inspired by a new song from Aquila Records features
rapper Base One and fuji legend, K1 De Ultimate in a number titled “Better Dey
Come”. Continue to read the letter…
I’m a passionate lover of our country Nigeria for many
reasons. Not many countries in the world are as blessed as this country. We
have abundance of natural and human resources, we are blessed with rich land
and hardly have any records of natural disasters. No matter how blessed you are
however if you manage your affairs poorly you’re not likely to succeed. This I
believe has been the case of Nigeria.
In business they say; you don’t change a working structure.
But then again, when your structure isn’t working, you continue to change till
you get the right formula.
We have voted for change, but with that also come the
responsibility of bearing the hardships of the teething period till the change
matures.
When a small boat is being steered, it changes direction
immediately, but when a large ship is being steered, it takes tens or hundreds
of spins before the movement is noticeable. Our country is a large one, with
more than 300 tribes and a population of more than a hundred and sixty million
people as at last count (census 2006), we have a complex government system and
the largest economy on the continent, therefore it will naturally take time to
set things right.
In order words, accepting change isn’t enough if we don’t
have the patience to allow it time to deliver. Nothing good comes easy, and as
they say; it’s darkest just before morning.
I am not partisan, therefore penning this isn’t in
particular support of anyone, but a heartfelt message to the next man as one
who holds this country dear, that in wishing failure on our government just
because we don’t like a person, is wishing our country fails and having our
people suffer.
We cannot be stronger than our differences allow, so how
about we place our collective interest, in the strength of our dear country
Nigeria, ahead of religion, tribe, political party and all the many other lines
that divide us. So that you and I can have the country that we dream of in our
lifetime.
I believe. BETTER DEY COME.
Yours faithfully,
Shina Abiola-Peller
Chairman, Aquila Group
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