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Akirè Urges Osun Youths Not To Localize Their Activities In Advancing Their Potentials

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December 16, 2024

Hammed Tajudeen

Akirè Urges Osun Youths Not To Localize Their Activities In Advancing Their Potentials

As He Speaks On Nation Building

The Akire of Ikire-Ile Kingdom, Oba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun, has called on Osun youths to take advantage of the global village in advancing their potential saying “your activities should not be localized.”

The monarch made this known ,on Sunday, while addressing the youths at the 9th edition of Osun Youth Ambassador Award 2024 held in Osogbo, on Sunday.

Oba Olatunbosun, who stressed that the world is a multi-ethnic and multi-faith environment, urged the youths not allow the multiplicity to limit their potentials.

“The world is now a global village, and your activities should not be localized. All over the world, we all live in a multi-ethnic and multi-faith environment, and we should not allow this multiplicity to limit our potentials.”

Delivery his lecture on “Nation Building In A Multi-ethnic and Multi-faith Society” Oba Olatunbosun said Nation-building aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable.

Quoting Harris Mylonas, the monarch said “Legitimate authority in modern national states is connected to popular rule, to majorities. Nation-building is the process through which these majorities are constructed.”

Speaking on how to achieve a more united Nigeria in the face of nation building the monarch said “For Nigeria to become more united, there should be development of civil-society organisations, the rise of a state capable of providing public goods evenly across a territory, and the emergence of a shared medium of communication.

“At a deeper level, national identity may be deliberately constructed by moulding different ethnic groups into a nation, especially since in many countries, colonial practices of divide and rule had resulted in ethnically heterogeneous populations with diverse interest and conflicting ideas.

“Many African states, including Nigeria, are plagued by cronyism (the exclusion of all but friends); corruption which erodes trust; and tribalism (rivalry between tribes within the nation). This sometimes results in their near-disintegration, such as the attempt by Biafra to secede from Nigeria in 1970, or the continuing demand of the Somali people in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia for complete independence. The Rwandan genocide, as well as the recurrent problems experienced by the Sudan, can also be related to a lack of ethnic, religious, or racial cohesion within the nation. It has often proved difficult to unite states with similar ethnic but different colonial backgrounds.

“Differences in faith and language may be particularly hard to overcome in the process of nation-building. Whereas some consider many countries to be perfect examples of success in multi-ethnicity, fractures are evident in many others. These fractures have centrifugal force threading nationhood.

“The expansion of access to education is often believed to be a key driver in the process of nation-building. Informed citizens contribute better to society and show ore understanding. Therefore, government must put priority on education for the citizens.

“Besides academic content and skills impartation, public education should also teach a love of country and stubbornness in the overcoming of difficulties, an iron discipline, and love of other peoples, the spirit of adventure and constant striving for the greatest good of the society.

“Communication tends to be a combination of nonverbal and verbal cues, and conflicts can be resolved on the spot or after the fact. Some “multi-active” countries are Nigeria, Spain, Italy, and Latin America. Each culture has a unique understanding of nonverbal communication. We need to keep in mind that we might have to take a different approach when talking to your Hausa/Fulani colleague as opposed to your compatriots from Saki.

“The best way to build a nation is that everyone respects and appreciates others by being open to the traditions and values of all cultures. This means avoiding promoting or embracing only one culture at the expense of others. For instance, during this ongoing debates on tax reform in the country, it’s important to place patriotism above ethnic sentiments. Protection of national interest is key to building a stable nation.”