My name is Stephen, I'm not a Boko Haram part(1)

My name is Stephen, I'm not a Boko Haram part (1)

I spent the 80's and 90's in Maduiguri my birth place. Bulunkuto,Taision Kano,Army barrack were places I was raised in that city.I remembered my first school was an islamic school where I ...learnt arabic.

I was born to a christian family but always shared what Christian's called the grace in islamic language when we resume school and when we close from school.

Many times I used my T fair for lunch and had to trek home in the hot sun of Borno state.I must say here that my lineage is not as dark as I am,the hot sun of that state made me so.

As I'm writing this reflection article I can only ask;why is the place I used to call home bomb down?For what gain and for what purpose?I find myself thinking of what my fate would have been if I were to still be in the north.Only God can answer that.How many of my class mate might be members of the set?Only God knows.

One thing however that I know was that all this was preventable.As little as I was, I knew there was maginilization .I knew no human being deserve to live an Aalmagiri life.It was so painful that I made a vow as a child to do something about it.

I must confess that not much has been done to help this set of people personally.The foundation I'm privilege to have founded has impacted over 2000 orphans in the last 5years.The Foundation's branch in Kaduna comprising more of students from ABU Zaria has done a lot of outreach in orphanages in remote parts.Yet, I still feel sad.

I remember once having few millions and said in my heart,if I neglect this kids and buy a car,may that be the last million I ever handle.Why should you have local government money,state or federal money and spend it on you and your family when children are suffering?Why should you be comfortable building 10houses for yourself and people hail you without building any hospital or school for the public?

If I ever want to make money in this world,its not to impress anyone but to impact men.
Looking at this issues genuinely,I see that the source of our problem is Greed and lack of Mentors.

A country that does not have a vision nor mission will end up in corruption.
A country that has nothing she is looking at becoming will end up a trash.

Even boko haram has a vision;To Islamize Nigeria.What is Nigeria's Vision?When you don't know where you are going,anywhere will look like it.

Greed
Quote me anywhere,Jonathan,PDP is not our problem.You and I are the Problem.Tinubu nor CAN nor APC cannot change this nation either,you can!A political leader whose firm tasks 25% of task payers money will not change Nigeria.

Our collective enemy is SELF!Greed means putting your personal comfort above the collective.A nation where the average youth is crying, let me just get a job and enjoy my life will not grow.Is it wrong to want a job? No! but are you the only one that needs a job?And will your getting a job solve our collective problem?No!but we seldom think like this;What can I do to provide job not just for me but for those around me?

If I don't have the skill,can I go and get it instead of more professional exams that may not add anything to me except papers.We saw a man in Otunba Gadaffi whose impact in DMT was greater than being a personal body guard for MKO.He made a name when he created solution for the collective;Mobile Toilets.

You will see how Governors of states react to national issues that does not directly affect them,once it get to them, they react.

You see churches shouting money and building more buildings instead of Universities,instead of workshops to give skills.God does miracle but will still want you to acquire skill for it.Paul was louder than other apostles because he was more learned.Not just anointing but knowledgeable anointing give extraordinary accomplishment.Pastors are shining and members are dying.

Sultan's are blabbing when northern Nigeria is crumbling.Why all this?They are our sons,don't name them terrorist.

I long to see a nation where an hausa man will die to defend an Igbo man.A nation where we see our Nation bigger than our tribe,religious or self.A nation where sentimental considerations for political appointments die and only technocrats come into power.

Will continue tomorrow.God bless you and Nigeria.Am not a Boko haram!


Stephen Akintayo
Speaker|Author|Coach|Entrepreneur
@stephenakintayo BB:2283dc8f.
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My name is Stephen, I'm not a Boko Haram part(2)
I grew up in a traditionally respectful home.we had a culture of respect so much that every younger sibling call the older one "Boda" so and so.The size of our meal is determined by seniority.And this remind me of the typical Nigeria way of life;the older 10% feed on 90% of the national resources and leave the younger generation with left overs.The old oppress the young.National cake is shared according to your title and portfolio and not your impact.

Nigeria is said to have been the most religious country in the world.yet all that has not translated into good conscience which is the mother of good governance. Rather we have birth extremist at the bottom of the ladder whom we feed off their misery.Hence,everyone answer to who feeds him or her and not who made us.

My heart id full of questions that only God can answer.
Why does the Rich take from the poor?Why does the powerful oppress the powerless?Why will a father find it hard to say sorry to his son even when proven guilty?Why will Murderers gain amnesty and hard working young citizen rot in prison cell for something he is innocent of?Why will illiterate armed men(Boko Haram,Niger Delta Militants,OPC) get 75,000 naira,100,000,over 2 billion respectively and an NYSC Corp member get 19,800?The Why can go on and on.

Worthy of note however was that,it is a generational Sin that naturally pass itself on from one generation to another in Africa.It has eaten deep into all spheres of society because of the lack of good conscience.our conscience is dead and we have decided to keep it dead forever .I have heard young people say; "when i get there,i will do the same.i will eat all i can for myself and my family".That had been the cycle of event for years now but things are about to change around here.

An ancient Hebrew story talks about a young man named Joseph who was sent to the wrong place by the wrong people for the wrong reason.This young lad had a dream of a better future.No one believed his Dream but God did.Everything was falling apart for Joseph but his Dream was very much Alive.Even when he found himself in prison for crime he did not commit he refuse to give up on his dream and that dream made a prime minister out of a prisoner.

I have a dream today!I see a day when Africans will not class themselves by Age nor title nor portfolio but by knowledge and character.I see a day when Nigeria will not be afraid of Boko Haram but that people will even fear to mention the name of any terrorist group as it will be a taboo and they will be alien entities.i see a day when Pride will give way to posterity.A day when my son will mention seven role model and Nigerians will be 5 in that number.A day when everyones  voice and opinion will be  heard without them using Guns to enforce their will on Government.

Conclusively,i want to encourage our youth that their is hope for this nation as long as we keep our dreams alive.you may not have a job today but soon,you will have thousands of people in your pay roll.You may look small now but greatness is on your inside.Soon the difference will be clear who the future belong to.No matter the challenge you face,keep hope alive.It will soon be your turn.I leave you with this illustration; Life is like a ladder,some are at the bottom while some are in the middle and others at the top.soon those at the top will start coming down and those in the middle will be at the top and the bottom become middle.It is just a matter of time before the person at the  bottom ladder gets to the top ladder.

You may look like no body today. Right at the bottom of the ladder but very soon you will be lifted to the top.Only those who connect the top and bottom ladder when in the middle ever becomes great.God bless you!

I need five hundred people to Mentor 500 orphans this year's Childrens Day MENTOR AN ORPHAN May 25th-26th at Silvebird Gallaria.
call:08039424917 for more.


Stephen Akintayo
Speaker|Author|Coach|Entrepreneur
@stephenakintayo BB:2283dc8f.
akintayostephen on facebook

  My name is Stephen, I'm not a Boko Haram part(2)

I grew up in a traditionally respectful home.we had a culture of respect so much that every younger sibling call the older one "Boda" so and so.The size of our meal is determined by seniority.And this remind me of the typical Nigeria way of life;the older 10% feed on 90% of the national resources and leave the younger generation with left overs.The old oppress the young.National cake is shared according to your title and portfolio and not your impact.

Nigeria is said to have been the most religious country in the world.yet all that has not translated into good conscience which is the mother of good governance. Rather we have birth extremist at the bottom of the ladder whom we feed off their misery.Hence,everyone answer to who feeds him or her and not who made us.

My heart id full of questions that only God can answer.
Why does the Rich take from the poor?Why does the powerful oppress the powerless?Why will a father find it hard to say sorry to his son even when proven guilty?Why will Murderers gain amnesty and hard working young citizen rot in prison cell for something he is innocent of?Why will illiterate armed men(Boko Haram,Niger Delta Militants,OPC) get 75,000 naira,100,000,over 2 billion respectively and an NYSC Corp member get 19,800?The Why can go on and on.

Worthy of note however was that,it is a generational Sin that naturally pass itself on from one generation to another in Africa.It has eaten deep into all spheres of society because of the lack of good conscience.our conscience is dead and we have decided to keep it dead forever .I have heard young people say; "when i get there,i will do the same.i will eat all i can for myself and my family".That had been the cycle of event for years now but things are about to change around here.

An ancient Hebrew story talks about a young man named Joseph who was sent to the wrong place by the wrong people for the wrong reason.This young lad had a dream of a better future.No one believed his Dream but God did.Everything was falling apart for Joseph but his Dream was very much Alive.Even when he found himself in prison for crime he did not commit he refuse to give up on his dream and that dream made a prime minister out of a prisoner.

I have a dream today!I see a day when Africans will not class themselves by Age nor title nor portfolio but by knowledge and character.I see a day when Nigeria will not be afraid of Boko Haram but that people will even fear to mention the name of any terrorist group as it will be a taboo and they will be alien entities.i see a day when Pride will give way to posterity.A day when my son will mention seven role model and Nigerians will be 5 in that number.A day when everyones  voice and opinion will be  heard without them using Guns to enforce their will on Government.

Conclusively,i want to encourage our youth that their is hope for this nation as long as we keep our dreams alive.you may not have a job today but soon,you will have thousands of people in your pay roll.You may look small now but greatness is on your inside.Soon the difference will be clear who the future belong to.No matter the challenge you face,keep hope alive.It will soon be your turn.I leave you with this illustration; Life is like a ladder,some are at the bottom while some are in the middle and others at the top.soon those at the top will start coming down and those in the middle will be at the top and the bottom become middle.It is just a matter of time before the person at the  bottom ladder gets to the top ladder.

You may look like no body today. Right at the bottom of the ladder but very soon you will be lifted to the top.Only those who connect the top and bottom ladder when in the middle ever becomes great.God bless you!

I need five hundred people to Mentor 500 orphans this year's Childrens Day MENTOR AN ORPHAN May 25th-26th at Silvebird Gallaria.
call:08039424917 for more.


Stephen Akintayo
Speaker|Author|Coach|Entrepreneur
@stephenakintayo BB:2283dc8f.
akintayostephen on facebook

My name is Stephen, I'm not a Boko Haram part(2)

  My name is Stephen, I'm not a Boko Haram part(2)

I grew up in a traditionally respectful home.we had a culture of respect so much that every younger sibling call the older one "Boda" so and so.The size of our meal is determined by seniority.And this remind me of the typical Nigeria way of life;the older 10% feed on 90% of the national resources and leave the younger generation with left overs.The old oppress the young.National cake is shared according to your title and portfolio and not your impact.

Nigeria is said to have been the most religious country in the world.yet all that has not translated into good conscience which is the mother of good governance. Rather we have birth extremist at the bottom of the ladder whom we feed off their misery.Hence,everyone answer to who feeds him or her and not who made us.

My heart id full of questions that only God can answer.
Why does the Rich take from the poor?Why does the powerful oppress the powerless?Why will a father find it hard to say sorry to his son even when proven guilty?Why will Murderers gain amnesty and hard working young citizen rot in prison cell for something he is innocent of?Why will illiterate armed men(Boko Haram,Niger Delta Militants,OPC) get 75,000 naira,100,000,over 2 billion respectively and an NYSC Corp member get 19,800?The Why can go on and on.

Worthy of note however was that,it is a generational Sin that naturally pass itself on from one generation to another in Africa.It has eaten deep into all spheres of society because of the lack of good conscience.our conscience is dead and we have decided to keep it dead forever .I have heard young people say; "when i get there,i will do the same.i will eat all i can for myself and my family".That had been the cycle of event for years now but things are about to change around here.

An ancient Hebrew story talks about a young man named Joseph who was sent to the wrong place by the wrong people for the wrong reason.This young lad had a dream of a better future.No one believed his Dream but God did.Everything was falling apart for Joseph but his Dream was very much Alive.Even when he found himself in prison for crime he did not commit he refuse to give up on his dream and that dream made a prime minister out of a prisoner.

I have a dream today!I see a day when Africans will not class themselves by Age nor title nor portfolio but by knowledge and character.I see a day when Nigeria will not be afraid of Boko Haram but that people will even fear to mention the name of any terrorist group as it will be a taboo and they will be alien entities.i see a day when Pride will give way to posterity.A day when my son will mention seven role model and Nigerians will be 5 in that number.A day when everyones  voice and opinion will be  heard without them using Guns to enforce their will on Government.

Conclusively,i want to encourage our youth that their is hope for this nation as long as we keep our dreams alive.you may not have a job today but soon,you will have thousands of people in your pay roll.You may look small now but greatness is on your inside.Soon the difference will be clear who the future belong to.No matter the challenge you face,keep hope alive.It will soon be your turn.I leave you with this illustration; Life is like a ladder,some are at the bottom while some are in the middle and others at the top.soon those at the top will start coming down and those in the middle will be at the top and the bottom become middle.It is just a matter of time before the person at the  bottom ladder gets to the top ladder.

You may look like no body today. Right at the bottom of the ladder but very soon you will be lifted to the top.Only those who connect the top and bottom ladder when in the middle ever becomes great.God bless you!

I need five hundred people to Mentor 500 orphans this year's Childrens Day MENTOR AN ORPHAN May 25th-26th at Silvebird Gallaria.
call:08039424917 for more.


Stephen Akintayo
Speaker|Author|Coach|Entrepreneur
@stephenakintayo BB:2283dc8f.
akintayostephen on facebook