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HOUR OF REFLECTION: A ROADMAP TO A BETTER AND A SANER POLITICS IN ISEYIN COMMUNITY BY Babajide Oniyo

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PROTOCOLS All honour, glorification and sanctification are all due to the Almighty Allah, the nourisher of our lives, the master of the judgement's day, the Alpha and Omega and of course , the custodian of souls, for counting us worthy amongst the living today. We say Alhamdulillah robil aalameen. What a great privilege being in the midst of elders and youths of our great town, to reflect on the time past, discuss the present and navigate through a better future. It's indeed a priceless opportunity. It baffles mind when the custodian of meat is found struggling with bones. It’s unfortunate when dealer of clothing appear unclad or tattered. Its worrisome when rich cry. What could have being the cause of the aforementioned? Insanity or self stringiness? The right answer could only be provided by the victim. One of the numerous questions I ask myself on this land is, Why are we so blessed, but so poor? Developments pass us by easily on many occasions. And the more I am...

KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY NURENI OYEWOLE FADARE, Ph.D, MLSN

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HOUR OF REFLECTION: A ROADMAP TO A BETTER AND SANER POLITICS IN ISEYIN COMMUNITY. A KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY NURENI OYEWOLE FADARE, Ph.D, MLSN fadnur982@gmail.com +234 7037785519 ON AUGUST 1, 2020 Observation of protocols, It is a great privilege for me to be invited here by Iseyin Youth Development Group to reflect on the politics of Iseyin with a view to charting a new course for our dear city. It is obvious that “the unexamined life is not worthy living” (Socrates).  Therefore, as a people of vision, it is pertinent for us to always reflect on how we govern ourselves so that our intention of leaving this society bequeathed to us by our ancestors, better than the way it was handed to us, will be achieved. The word “politics” is getting more complicated everyday. It transcends mere process through which a society is governed. It encompasses all the social activities revolving around the social interrelationship among the people of a society. It also includes the ec...