On Drug Abuse & Addiction Amongst the So-called Hausa-Fulani
Today I happened upon a report that highlighted the precarious situation which we that are normally referred to in Nigeria as the Hausa-Fulani are in. The issue at hand is that of drug abuse and addiction which has gradually become a phenomenon that people seem to accept as part of the realities of today.
Well gradually this 'monster' is carving out our communities and making the most valuable members into hollow sh...ells worth nothing more than an empty barrel or even less for empty barrels do serve as containers for storage, something I'm sad to say a 'druggie' can't be. Thus though this is applicable to any community that wants the best for it's people I particularly have the following advice for my people.
From the youths to the housewives that are said to be one of the largest users of some of these drugs, it behooves those who are the 'intelligentsia' of our various communities to ensure that there is an engagement (positive) towards making the population productive. This is what ensures there is no time to 'waste' engaging in such destructive activities.
Whole generations are being rendered useless and it will take the conscious and concerted efforts to do away with the prevalence of drug abuse. Women who are in their homes should be encouraged to take up crafts and trades and use their brains instead of letting them be idle.
Young boys and men who are the bulk of our population should have their skills, talents, brains and whatever that can be gained from them- be channeled towards productive endeavors. They need to be 'harnessed' like any other 'resource' instead of to be left to the whims of drug pushers and peddlers who feed fat on them.
There is no other way and if it is not done then you, yes I mean YOU, YOU, and YOU who are in your comfort zones hearing about the various problems and feeling 'safe' and 'sound' will soon find out what it means to either be in prison or be an outcast (for those who have the wherewithal to flee to other climes).
Let me end with a popular Hausa saying: Wanda yaki sharar masallaci, zaiyi ta kasuwa! In English I have no better rendition than to use another proverb popular in English: A word is enough for the wise!
Whole generations are being rendered useless and it will take the conscious and concerted efforts to do away with the prevalence of drug abuse. Women who are in their homes should be encouraged to take up crafts and trades and use their brains instead of letting them be idle.
Young boys and men who are the bulk of our population should have their skills, talents, brains and whatever that can be gained from them- be channeled towards productive endeavors. They need to be 'harnessed' like any other 'resource' instead of to be left to the whims of drug pushers and peddlers who feed fat on them.
There is no other way and if it is not done then you, yes I mean YOU, YOU, and YOU who are in your comfort zones hearing about the various problems and feeling 'safe' and 'sound' will soon find out what it means to either be in prison or be an outcast (for those who have the wherewithal to flee to other climes).
Let me end with a popular Hausa saying: Wanda yaki sharar masallaci, zaiyi ta kasuwa! In English I have no better rendition than to use another proverb popular in English: A word is enough for the wise!
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