By Mathew Hassan Kukah
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Indeed, these may be poor images, but I think they speak to the issues that we are addressing. We must pose the central question which will naturally be on the lips of all of us who are asked to detribalise: What is in it for me? What do I gain? Who will reap the greater benefit? What will the nation or the one asking me to detribalise offer me in return? When I compare where I am with where I hope to be, I must have good reason to take the leap.
The conclusion here is that first, the tribal tent is my comfort
zone because, in it, I am safe and secure. Members of my tribe will fight to
protect me and my family, they will offer me food and shelter, among many other
things. So, naturally, anyone who wants my loyalty or wants me to abandon my
tribal tent must offer me something better than what my tribal tent is already
offering me. It is a tradeoff.
Indeed, these may be poor images, but I think they speak to the issues that we are addressing. We must pose the central question which will naturally be on the lips of all of us who are asked to detribalise: What is in it for me? What do I gain? Who will reap the greater benefit? What will the nation or the one asking me to detribalise offer me in return? When I compare where I am with where I hope to be, I must have good reason to take the leap.
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| *President Buhari shakes hands with Bishop Kukah |
Look at our situation in Africa
today. Why are our people emigrating and why are young people facing death on
the Atlantic Ocean rather than staying in
their home tents? Clearly, the home tent has proven to be rather treacherously
hostile to their quest for fulfillment.
